Want
to
light
up
a
display?
Control
a
touch
screen?
Program
a
robot?
The
Arduino
is
a
microcontroller
board
that
can
help
you
do
all
of
these
things,
plus
nearly
anything
you
can
dream
up.
Even
better,
it's
inexpensive
and,
with
the
help
of
Beginning
Arduino,
Second
Edition,
easy
to
learn.
In
Beginning
Arduino,
Second
Edition,
you
will
learn
all
about
the
popular
Arduino
by
working
your
way
through
a
set
of
50
cool
projects.
You'll
progress
from
a
complete
Arduino
beginner
to
intermediate
Arduino
and
electronic
skills
and
the
confidence
to
create
your
own
amazing
projects.
You'll
also
learn
about
the
newest
Arduino
boards
like
the
Uno
and
the
Leonardo
along
the
way. Absolutely
no
experience
in
programming
or
electronics
required!
Each
project
is
designed
to
build
upon
the
knowledge
learned
in
earlier
projects
and
to
further
your
knowledge
of
Arduino
programming
and
electronics.
By
the
end
of
the
book
you
will
be
able
to
create
your
own
projects
confidently
and
with
creativity.
You'll
learn
about:
-
Controlling
LEDs
-
Displaying
text
and
graphics
on
LCD
displays
-
Making
a
line-following
robot
-
Using
digital
pressure
sensors
-
Reading
and
writing
data
to
SD
cards
-
Connecting
your
Arduino
to
the
Internet
This
book
is
for
electronics
enthusiasts
who
are
new
to
the
Arduino
as
well
as
artists
and
hobbyists
who
want
to
learn this
very
popular
platform
for
physical
computing
and
electronic
art.
Please
note:
The
print
version
of
this
title
is
black
and
white;
the
eBook
is
full
color.
The
color
fritzing
diagrams
are
available
in
the
source
code
downloads
on
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Nota biografica
Mike
McRoberts
discovered
the
Arduino
in
2008
while
looking
for
ways
to
connect
a
temperature
sensor
to
a
PC
to
make
a
cloud
detector
for
his
other
hobby
astrophotography.
After
a
bit
of
research,
the
Arduino
seemed
like
the
obvious
choice,
and
the
cloud
detector
was
successfully
made,
quickly
and
cheaply.
Mike
s
fascination
with
the
Arduino
had
begun.
Since
then
he
has
gone
on
to
make
countless
projects
using
the
Arduino.
He
had
also
founded
an
Arduino
starter
kit
and
component
online
business
called
Earthshine
Electronics.
His
next
project
is
to
use
an
Arduino-based
circuit
to
send
a
high
altitude
balloon
up
to
the
edge
of
space
to
take
stills
and
video
for
the
heck
of
it,
with
the
help
of
the
guys
from
the
U.K.
High
Altitude
Society
and
CUSF.
Mike
s
hobby
of
electronics
began
as
a
child
when
the
100-in-1
electronics
kits
from
Radio
Shack
made
up
his
Christmas
present
list.
He
started
programming
as
a
hobby
when
he
obtained
a
Sinclair
ZX81
computer
as
a
teenager.
Since
then,
he
s
never
been
without
a
computer.
Recently,
he
s
become
a
Mac
convert.
He
is
a
member
of
London
Hackspace
and
the
Orpington
Astronomical
Society
and
can
regularly
be
found
contributing
to
the
Arduino
Forum.
He
also
likes
to
lurk
on
IRC
in
the
Arduino,
high
altitude
and
london-hack-space
channels
(as
earthshine
),
and
on
Twitter
@TheArduinoGuy.
When
he
is
not
messing
around
with
Arduinos
or
running
Earthshine
Electronics,
he
likes
to
indulge
in
astronomy,
astrophotography,
motorcycling,
and
sailing.
