Massimo Banzi

Presents an introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform.

Getting Started with Arduino

The Arduino Hardware
The Arduino board is a small microcontroller board, which is a small circuit (the board) that contains a whole computer on a small chip (the microcontroller). This computer is at least a thousand times less powerful than the MacBook I’m using to write this, but it’s a lot cheaper and very useful to build interesting devices. Look at the Arduino board: you’ll see a black chip with 28 “legs”—that chip is the ATmega168, the heart of your board.
We (the Arduino team) have placed on this board all the components that are required for this microcontroller to work properly and to communicate with your computer. There are many versions of this board; the one we’ll use throughout this book is the Arduino Duemilanove, which is the simplest one to use and the best one for learning on. However, these instructions apply to earlier versions of the board, including the more recent Arduino Diecimila and the older Arduino NG. The figure on the left below shows the Arduino Duemilanove; The figure on the right shows the Arduino NG.

	


Product Description
This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design and hobbyist world by storm. Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for Arduino projects and helps you get going on them right away. From getting organized to putting the final touches on your prototype, all the information you need is right in the book.

Inside, you'll learn about:

    * Interaction design and physical computing
    * The Arduino hardware and software development environment
    * Basics of electricity and electronics
    * Prototyping on a solderless breadboard
    * Drawing a schematic diagram

And more. With inexpensive hardware and open-source software components that you can download free, getting started with Arduino is a snap. To use the introductory examples in this book, all you need is a USB Arduino, USB A-B cable, and an LED.

Join the tens of thousands of hobbyists who have discovered this incredible (and educational) platform. Written by the co-founder of the Arduino project, with illustrations by Elisa Canducci, Getting Started with Arduino gets you in on the fun! This 128-page book is a greatly expanded follow-up to the author's original short PDF that's available on the Arduino website.

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Michael Shiloh

The Open Source Electronics Prototyping Platform

Make: Getting Started with Arduino

Arduino is the open source electronics prototyping platform that has taken the Maker Movement by storm. This thorough introduction, updated for the latest Arduino release, helps you start prototyping right away. From obtaining the required components to putting the final touches on your project, all the information you need is here! Getting started with Arduino is a snap. To use the introductory examples in this guide, all you need is an Arduino Uno or Leonardo, along with a USB cable and an LED. The easy-to-use, free Arduino development environment runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. In Getting Started with Arduino, you'll learn about: Interaction design and physical computingThe Arduino board and its software environmentBasics of electricity and electronicsPrototyping on a solderless breadboardDrawing a schematic diagramTalking to a computer--and the cloud--from ArduinoBuilding a custom plant-watering system

Getting Started With Arduino

Arduinos Erfolg ist atemberaubend. Was 2008 als Open Source-Entwicklungsplattform für Künstler mit wenig Programmiererfahrung startete, hat sich zwischenzeitlich zum Quasi-Standard für den Mikrocontroller-Einsatz entwickelt. Mit "Arduino für Einsteiger" liegt ein Buch vor, dass auch den ungeübten Leser in die Steuerung von LEDs, Motoren und Sensoren mithilfe des Arduinos und seiner Open Source-Entwicklungsumgebung fundiert einführt. "Arduino für Einsteiger" wurde in seiner dritten Auflage vom Arduino-Entwickler Massimo Banzi um 100 Seiten erweitert. Ein neues Kapitel beschäftigt sich mit dem Bau einer Gartenbewässerungsanlage und ein Zusatzkapitel behandelt den neuen Arduino Leonardo.

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