Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Book 6

Working with Arduino Microprocessors

Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: Introducing Arduino
   1. Introducing the Arduino UNO
   2. Buying an UNO Starter Kit
   3. Installing the Arduino IDE
   4. Connecting to an UNO
   5. Looking at a Simple Arduino Sketch
   6. Running the Blink Program
   7. Using a Digital I/O Pin to Control an LED
   8. Project 43: Blinking an LED with an Arduino UNO
2. Chapter 2: Creating Arduino Sketches
   1. Introducing C
   2. Working with a Prototyping Shield
   3. Building a Test Circuit
   4. Project 44: An Arduino LED Test Circuit
   5. Flashing the LEDs
   6. Using Comments
   7. Creating Identifiers
   8. Using Variables
   9. Doing Math
   10. A Program That Uses Variables and Math
   11. Using If Statements
   12. Using While Loops
   13. Using For Loops
   14. Crafting Your Own Functions
3. Chapter 3: More Arduino Programming Tricks
   1. Using a Push Button with an Arduino
   2. Checking the Status of a Switch in Arduino
   3. Project 45: A Push-Button Controlled Arduino LED Flasher
   4. Randomizing Your Programs
   5. Reading a Value from a Potentiometer
   6. Project 46: A Variable-Rate LED Flasher
4. Chapter 4: An Arduino Proximity Sensor
   1. Using an Ultrasonic Range Finder
   2. Using an LCD
   3. Building a Proximity Sensor
   4. Project 47: An Arduino Proximity Sensor
5. Chapter 5: Adding Sound and Motion to Your Arduino Projects
   1. Using a Speaker with an Arduino
   2. Project 48: Creating Sound with a Speaker
   3. Using an MP3 Shield
   4. Building an Arduino Music Player
   5. Project 49: Using a Music Maker Shield to Play Sounds
   6. Using a Servo with an Arduino
   7. Project 50: Using a Servo with an Arduino
6. Chapter 6: Keypads and Keyboards