Arduino Inventor's Guide by Runberg, Derek -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Contents in Detail Introduction

What is this Book About? Why Arduino? How is this Book Different From Others? Materials Required Tools Required Computer What’s in this Book? Online Resources Spread the Word: Sharing Your Work

Electronics Primer

Electricity, Conductivity, and Basic Terms

What Is Electricity? Types of Electricity What Is a Circuit? Ohm’s Law Visualizing Electricity as Water in a Pipe

Schematics, Circuit Blueprints, and Wiring Diagrams Prototyping Circuits Discrete Components vs. Breakout Boards Analog vs. Digital What Is A Microcontroller?

Project 1: Getting Started with Arduino

Materials to Gather About the Arduino

An Accessible Hardware Platform About the SparkFun RedBoard

Installing the Arduino IDE and Drivers

Installing on Windows Installing on OS X Installing on Linux

A Brief IDE Tour Changing the Default Preferences Test Drive: Plugging in the Arduino for the First Time

Choosing Your Board in the IDE Selecting the Communication Port

An Arduino “Hello, World!” Basic Arduino Troubleshooting Anatomy of an Arduino Sketch

Key Sketch Elements The setup() Function The loop() Function Your First Piece of Hardware

Going Further

Hack Modify

Saving Your Sketch

Project 2: A Stoplight for Your House

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Component: The Resistor Build the Stoplight Prototype

Connect the Red LED to the Breadboard Add Power to the Breadboard Add the Yellow and Green LEDs

Program the Stoplight

Confirm Your IDE Settings Create Placeholders for Pin Numbers Write the setup() Function Write the loop() Function Upload the Sketch Make the Stoplight Portable

Build the Stoplight Enclosure

Cardboard Construction Make the Stoplight Lenses Make the Shades Mount the LEDs and Arduino

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 3: The Nine-Pixel Animation Machine

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

Build the Nine-Pixel Animation Machine Prototype Program the Nine-Pixel Animation Machine

What Are Custom Functions? Design Your Artwork The Test Sketch

Build the Nine-Pixel Animation Machine Enclosure

Cardboard Construction Connect the Electronics

Create an Led Animation

Plan the Animation Sequence Write Custom Functions Tweak Your loop() Function

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 4: Reaction Timer

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Component: The Push Button

How Push Buttons Work Using Resistors with Push Buttons

Build the Reaction Timer Prototype Program the Reaction Timer

Write the setup() Function Write the loop() Function Test the Reaction Timer Sketch Play Again? Add a Game Element Upload the Complete Code for the Reaction Timer

Build the Reaction Timer Enclosure

Cut Out the Cardboard Assemble the Electronics Spice Up Your Game Enclosure

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 5: A Color-Mixing Night-Light

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Components

The RGB LED The Photoresistor

Build the Night-Light Prototype

Wire the Voltage Divider Wire the RGB LED

Test the Night-Light with Basic Color Mixing Program the Night-Light

Prepare to Check the Light Level Control the Night-Light Based on the Light Level Prevent False Alarms Recalibrate the Night-Light

Create More Colors with Analogwrite()

Create Analog Signals with PWM Mix Colors with analogWrite() Find RGB Values with Color Picker The Custom-Color Night-Light Code

Build the Night-Light Enclosure

Cardstock Construction Put the Electronics Inside Let It Glow!

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 6: Balance Beam

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Components

The Potentiometer The Servo Motor

Build the Balance Beam Prototype Program the Balance Beam

Test the Servo Complete the Balance Beam Sketch

Build the Balance Beam

Cut Out the Parts Build the Beam Build the Base and Attach the Servo Final Assembly

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 7: Tiny Desktop Greenhouse

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Components

TMP36 Temperature Sensor Standard Hobby Motor NPN Transistor

Taking a Systems Approach Build the Temperature Monitor

Measure Temperature with the TMP36 Connect the Temperature Sensor Program the Temperature Sensor

Build the Servo Motor Autovent Program the Autovent Build the Fan Motor

Program the Fan Motor Isolate the Motor Effect

Build the Tiny Desktop Greenhouse Enclosure

Add the Autovent Window Servo Create the Paper Clip Linkage Add the Roof Build the Fan-Motor Box Connect It Up

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 8: Drawbot, The Robotic Artist

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Components

The H-Bridge Motor Driver Integrated Circuit Geared Hobby Motor

Build the Drawbot Prototype Program the Drawbot

Create a Custom Function Clean Up the Code

Wire the Second Motor Drive Both Motors Build the Drawbot Chassis

Test and Troubleshoot Turn and Make Patterns: A Robot Square Dance

Going Further

Hack Modify Bonus

Project 9: Drag Race Timer

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Component: The 16 × 2 Character LCD Drag Race Timer Operation Build the LCD Circuit

Power the LCD Control the Contrast Connect the Data and Control Wiring Test the LCD

Add the Rest of the Electronics Program the Drag Race Timer A Quick Test Build the Drag Race Track

Build the Starting Tower Assemble the Starting Gate Build Your Own Track Add the Photoresistor Test and Troubleshoot

Going Further

Hack Modify

Project 10: Tiny Electric Piano

Materials to Gather

Electronic Parts Other Materials and Tools

New Components

The SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer The Piezo Buzzer

Build the Circuit Program the Tiny Electric Piano

Test the Buzzer Create Specific Notes Generate Sound with the SoftPot Play a Song

Build the Piano Going Further

Hack Modify Bonus Project: Binary Trumpet

Appendix: More Electronics Know-How

Measuring Electricity with a Multimeter

Parts of a Multimeter Measuring Continuity Measuring Resistance Measuring Voltage Measuring Current

How to Solder

Heating the Iron Perfecting Your Soldering Technique Cleaning the Iron Soldering Tips

Additional Soldering Tools

Third Hand Flux Pen Solder Wick Solder Vacuum

Resistors and Bands

Afterword

Additional Resources Acknowledgments

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