Arduino Workshop, 2nd Edition

John Boxall has been an electronics enthusiast for over thirty years, spending much of that time in the electronics retail, wholesale, and consulting fields. He also spent several years writing Arduino tutorials, projects, and reviews of kits and accessories for tronixstuff. Arduino Workshop was his first book.

Reviews for the first edition of Arduino Workshop:"When it comes to technology, there's really something to be said for learning by example, and with each key point focused around a specific project, the information in this book is easy to learn and retain."—Dave Rankin, About.com Open Source"Arduino Workshop was the first book I’ve read that helped me really make sense of the practical applications the Arduino is capable of."—AmateurRadio.com "A very thorough primer for those wishing to jump on the [Arduino] bandwagon."—Kevin Wierzbicki, Campus Circle"I’ve checked out several Arduino “primers,” and found the best one for my purposes to be Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects by John Boxall."—Jeff Rowe, MCADCafe.com Blog"A good book for getting started . . . I highly recommend it if you’re thinking about getting into Arduino projects and you’re brand new to this stuff."—Nathan Yau, FlowingData

• AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Getting StartedChapter 2: Exploring the Arduino Board and the IDEChapter 3: First StepsChapter 4: Building BlocksChapter 5: Working with FunctionsChapter 6: Numbers, Variables, and ArithmeticChapter 7: Expanding Your ArduinoChapter 8: LED Numeric Displays and MatricesChapter 9: Liquid Crystal DisplaysChapter 10: Creating your own Arduino LibrariesChapter 11: Numeric KeypadsChapter 12: Accepting User Input with TouchscreensChapter 13: Meet the Arduino FamilyChapter 14: Motors and MovementChapter 15: Using GPS with Your ArduinoChapter 16: Wireless DataChapter 17: Infrared Remote ControlChapter 18: Reading RFID TagsChapter 19: Data BusesChapter 20: Real-time ClocksChapter 21: The InternetChapter 22: Cellular Communications