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Chapter 7. Serial communication

This chapter covers

What serial communication is, what it can do, and where it gets used
How to work with asynchronous serial components like GPS modules
An introduction to the core skills of soldering
The basics of synchronous serial communication and the most popular protocols for hobby electronics: SPI and I²C
Building more complex projects by combining multiple serial device components

For this chapter, you’ll need the following:

1 Arduino Uno and USB cable
1 Adafruit Ultimate GPS breakout board
1 Adafruit HMC5883L magnetometer (compass) breakout board
1 Adafruit BMP180 multisensor breakout ...

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