Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
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Some code examples in chapter 6 and chapter 8 have lines that are too long and so they wrap to the next line. These need to be reformatted to reduce the line length. |
![]() Michael Shiloh |
Dec 23, 2014 | ||
Printed, PDF | Page various various |
Some of the figures (4-1, 4-5, 5-4, 5-6, 5-7, 7-2) show the old Uno layout. They should updated for the R3 layout. |
![]() Brian Jepson |
Apr 18, 2015 |
Printed | Page p.99 Downloading code. |
Selling a book when you cannot just download the code from a link, and Oreilly expects you to sign up to get the free code for a book you paid $40 AUD for! It's a scam, there should just be a download link. |
Gary | Mar 08, 2022 |
Printed, PDF | Page 21 installation section |
Some notes from a reader: |
![]() Brian Jepson |
Apr 18, 2015 |
Printed, PDF | Page 26 Blinking an LED |
From a reader: The book suggests running the "blink" program to test the Arduino. Although the book mentions earlier that the onboard LED is already blinking by default, as soon as |
![]() Brian Jepson |
Apr 18, 2015 |
Printed | Page 66 Lower part of the breadboard above power |
Wire missing from c11 to - |
Jack Rosenthal | Feb 18, 2017 |
ePub | Page 95 Bottom of page |
Example 7-1 gets an IOException. This happens when executing in the ProcesssingIDE and Eclipse. I am using Processing 3. |
Brett Schormann | Mar 09, 2017 |
ePub | Page 98 End of the paragraph just after "Warning" |
2 times in the paragraph it says "12C" but it should be "I2C." |
David Peach | Dec 21, 2015 |
Printed | Page 99 anywhere |
Version 1.5 of the IDE supports an easier way of installing libraries. This should be documented. |
Michael Shiloh | Dec 27, 2014 |
ePub | Page 141 2 paragraphs before figure 8-20 |
This sentence at the beginning of the paragraph has "chould" that should be "should." |
David Peach | Dec 21, 2015 |
ePub | Page 156 3 paragraphs before "Things to Try on Your Own" |
This sentence is missing the word "on." |
David Peach | Dec 21, 2015 |
Printed | Page 191 last paragraph -link |
link does not work. |
Pellumb Bara | Oct 29, 2021 |