First Steps with Arduino: Book 1 of the Arduino Short Reads Series

by Gary Hallberg

UPDATED in 2023 for Arduino IDE 2.0 and the latest boards.This is the first book in a series looking at many aspects of the low cost and powerful Arduino microcontroller. The Arduino platform is the ideal way for anybody to get started with coding and electronics with minimal outlay but with a platform that will allow you to build the most simple and sophisticated projects alike.This book is ideal for the absolute beginner and no prerequisite knowledge is needed. The book explains the essential functions of the platform in clear, easy to follow language and there are twelve simple and engaging experiments to start you on your journey. Control LEDs, build a dimmable night light, measure temperature and much more.All experiments are low cost and use easy to obtain components. The book promotes a deeper understanding of the subject by taking an engineering approach and provides insight into electronic and software engineering techniques. This is the ideal starting point for the novice engineer or those simply looking to have fun.You can build on the basic knowledge acquired in this book by looking out for others in the series that provide ever more challenging and engaging projects in key focus areas. Book 6 of the series (Arduino Special Functions) looks at the more advanced functionality of the Arduino Uno such as interrupts, I2C, the SPI bus and more, and is an excellent companion text for this book.There are over 680 pages of material in the overall series of books and 76 experiment! The series really is a comprehensive and definitive guide to the Arduino ecosystem, foundation electronics and coding.Other books in the series cover the following 2 – Working with DisplaysBook 3 – Controlling MotorsBook 4 – Range Finding, Object Detection and Object AvoidanceBook 5 – Building a Simple RoverBook 6 – Arduino Special FunctionsBook 7 – Communications with Arduino and the ESP32Book 8 – The Arduino Leonardo

Kindle Edition

Published July 13, 2020

Reviews

[Ansh Ahuja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

Very good book for learning basics. I will definitely recommend it totally worth the price 12 projects made with very less and cheap components