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Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days

Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days

By : Bosu Roy Choudhuri
4.8 (13)
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Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days

Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days

4.8 (13)
By: Bosu Roy Choudhuri

Overview of this book

This book is a quick, 10-day crash course that will help you become well acquainted with the Arduino platform. The primary focus is to empower you to use the Arduino platform by applying basic fundamental principles. You will be able to apply these principles to build almost any type of physical device. The projects you will work through in this book are self-contained micro-controller projects, interfacing with single peripheral devices (such as sensors), building compound devices (multiple devices in a single setup), prototyping standalone devices (powered from independent power sources), working with actuators (such as DC motors), interfacing with an AC-powered device, wireless devices (with Infrared, Radio Frequency and GSM techniques), and finally implementing the Internet of Things (using the ESP8266 series Wi-Fi chip with an IoT cloud platform). The first half of the book focuses on fundamental techniques and building basic types of device, and the final few chapters will show you how to prototype wireless devices. By the end of this book, you will have become acquainted with the fundamental principles in a pragmatic and scientific manner. You will also be confident enough to take up new device prototyping challenges.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
1
Boot Camp
Boot Camp
Organization of the chapters
How to use the book
Things you will need to get started
Things you will learn in this book
Summary
2
The Arduino Platform
The Arduino Platform
Introduction to the Arduino platform
Overview of Arduino prototyping
Setting up the Arduino board
Arduino program structure and execution
Understanding the first Arduino sketch
Compiling, loading and running a sketch
Commonly used in-built C sketch functions
Digital input and output
Analog input and output
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
3
Day 1 - Building a Simple Prototype
Day 1 - Building a Simple Prototype
The three LED project
Rationale for using a resistor
The Piezo Buzzer project
Using transistors
Using diodes
LED with a push button
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
4
Day 2 - Interfacing with Sensors
Day 2 - Interfacing with Sensors
Types of sensor components
Future inspiration
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
5
Day 3 - Building a Compound Device
Day 3 - Building a Compound Device
Compound devices
Building a smoke detector
Smoke detector - Digital I/O method
Smoke detector sketch - Digital I/O method
Smoke detector (analog I/O method)
Smoke detector sketch (analog I/O method)
Local storage with SD card modules
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
6
Day 4 - Building a Standalone Device
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Day 4 - Building a Standalone Device
Standalone devices
External power supply options
Determining power source capacity
Building a distance measurement device
Distance measurement device circuit
Distance measurement device sketch
Operating the distance measurement device
Finishing touches
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
7
Day 5 - Using Actuators
Day 5 - Using Actuators
About actuators
Special considerations while using DC motors
A basic DC motor prototype
Basic DC motor sketch
DC motor speed control - PWM method
Using Arduino interrupts
Interfacing with a servo motor
Future inspiration
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
8
Day 6 - Using AC Powered Components
Day 6 - Using AC Powered Components
Using relays with AC powered devices
Part 1 - Simulation of sound activated light bulb controller
Part 2 - Actual prototype for sound activated light bulb controller
Future inspiration - Automatic room lights
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
9
Day 7 - The World of Transmitters, Receivers, and Transceivers
Day 7 - The World of Transmitters, Receivers, and Transceivers
Understanding Infrared communications
Hacking into an existing remote control
Building an Infrared receiver device
Building an Infrared transmitter device
Controlling Arduino projects
Transceivers
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
10
Day 8 - Short Range Wireless Communications
Day 8 - Short Range Wireless Communications
Building a radio frequency device
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
11
Day 9 - Long-Range Wireless Communications
Day 9 - Long-Range Wireless Communications
The GSM module
AT commands
GSM module interfacing with Arduino Uno
GSM module sketch
Forest fire early warning system - Inspiration
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary
12
Day 10 - The Internet of Things
Day 10 - The Internet of Things
Introduction to IOT
IoT cloud configuration
Edge device setup
Smart retail project inspiration
IOT project considerations
Try the following
Things to remember
Summary

Day 4 - Building a Standalone Device

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."
- Abraham Lincoln

So far, in all the previous chapters, we have been building and powering the prototypes by plugging in the Arduino board into the computer using a USB cable. First, the Arduino board would get powered by this USB connection. In turn, the Arduino board was supplying power to the connected peripheral devices.

While building real-world device prototypes, independent (not from a computer's USB port) power sources must be used, so that the device prototype can work without being connected to a computer. Hence, in this chapter, we will learn how to make standalone devices that have their independent power sources.

You will learn the following topics in this chapter:

  • Introduction to standalone devices
  • Different considerations for power sources based...
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