Arduino Projects For Dummies

Learn to: Set up a workspace for your projects Create projects with Arduino Uno Automate the home and garden, including a tweeting pet door Build a GPS data logger and an RFID reader Discover how to use your Arduino to breathe life into everyday objects! If you′re ready to start exploring all the amazing things you can do with Arduino, you′ve come to the right place. Featuring 12 cool projects you′ll build from scratch, this book is the fun, easy way to learn everything you need to know to create your very own original interactive objects and automated devices. Make space – set up your Arduino project workspace and outfit it with the right building supplies and tools Decode the code – get up to speed on Arduino programming and code writing basics, even if you′ve never programmed before Make it move – learn what components are available to make things tweet, spin, jump, and move about – and how to hook them up Light it up – create nifty projects from an intricate light ballet to a light pet, a scrolling LED sign, LCD alarm clock, and more Sensors and stuff – use sensors to build a plant watering system, tweeting pet door, and household temperature and light monitor Get sophisticated – build a GPS tracker and data logger, your own LED cubes, a remote control car, and other advanced projects Open the book and find: Arduino programming advice Help building an Arduino alarm clock How to automate your garden′s watering system Tips for constructing a keypad entry system Instructions for building an RFID reader Essential Arduino tools you should have on hand How to build a robot car from stuff you find around the house Ways to make anything remote controllable

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Arduino Projects 7 Chapter 1: Exploring the World of Arduino 9 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Workspace and Tools 19 Chapter 3: Understanding the Basics 41 Part II: Basic Arduino Projects 63 Chapter 4: The All–Seeing Eye 65 Chapter 5: Making a Light Pet 85 Chapter 6: Making a Scrolling Sign 107 Chapter 7: Building an Arduino Clock 127 Part III: The Interactive Home and Garden 153 Chapter 8: Building a Keypad Entry System 155 Chapter 9: Building an RFID Tag Reader 181 Chapter 10: Building an Automated Garden 201 Chapter 11 : Building a Tweeting Pet Door 221 Chapter 12: Building a Home Sensing Station 243 Part IV: Advanced Arduino Projects 273 Chapter 13: Building a GPS Data Logger 275 Chapter 14: Building a Remote–Controlled Car 299 Chapter 15: Building an LED Cube 323 Part V: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 16: Ten Great Arduino Resources 351 Chapter 17: Ten Troubleshooting Tips 359 Index 369

Brock Craft is a Lecturer in Physical Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London in the Department of Computing. He was a Partner at the design firm TinkerLondon, where he introduced the Arduino into the UK along with its creator, Massimo Banzi.