The SparkFun Arduino Inventor's Guide

The Arduino microcontroller makes it easy to learn about electronics but it can be hard to know where to start. The 10 projects in "The SparkFun Arduino Inventor's Guide" will teach you to build code and invent with the super-smart Arduino and a handful of parts.First you’ll master the basics with a primer that explains how a circuit works how to read a wiring schematic and how to build and test projects with a solderless breadboard. Then you’ll learn how to make your hardware move buzz flash and interact with the world using motors LEDs sensors and more as you build these 10 projects:The classic first Arduino project: blinking an LEDA miniature traffic lightAn LED screen that displays animated patterns and shapesA fast-paced button-smashing game to test your reflexesA light-sensitive color-changing night-lightA challenging ball-balancing gameA temperature-sensing mini greenhouse with an automated fan and ventA motorized robot that you can controlA racing timer for toy carsA tiny electric piano that you can actually play!With each project you’ll learn real coding skills so you can tell your inventions what to do --- for example store temperature readings with variables start a timer or spin a motor with functions and make decisions using loops. You’ll even find tips and tricks to put your own twist on each gadget and take things further.Info:Authors: Brian Huang and Derek RunbergPublisher: No Starch PressPaperback: 336 pagesISBN-10: 1-59327-652-2ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-652-2