Description:

The Arduino is an open source microcontroller built on a single circuit board that is capable of receiving sensory input from its environment and controlling interactive physical objects. It is also a development environment that allows you to write software to the board, and is programmed in the Arduino programming language. The Arduino has become the most popular microcontroller platform and thus hundreds of projects are being developed using it, from basic to advanced levels.

This book will first introduce you to the most important board models of the Arduino family. You will then learn to set up the Arduino software environment. Next, you will work with digital and analog inputs and outputs, manage the time precisely, establish serial communications with other devices in your projects, and even control interrupts to make your project more responsive. Finally, you will be presented with a complete real-world example by utilizing all the concepts learned so far in the book. This will enable you to develop your own microcontroller projects.

About the Author

Francis Perea

Francis Perea is a vocational education professor at Consejeria de Educacion de la Junta de Andalucia in Spain with more than 14 years of experience. He has specialized in system administration, web development, and content management systems. In his spare time, he works as a freelancer and collaborates, among others, with n multimedia, a little design studio in Cordoba, working as a system administrator and the main web developer. He has also collaborated as a technical reviewer on SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization Second Edition, Arduino Home Automation Projects, and Internet of Things with the Arduino Yun, all by Packt Publishing. When not sitting in front of a computer or tinkering in his workshop, he can be found mountain biking, kite surfing, or working as a beekeeper, taking care of his hives in Axarquia County, where he lives.