Getting Started with Arduino 2nd Edition  (English, Paperback, Banzi)

Getting Started With Arduino, written by Massimo Banzi, is a comprehensive introduction to the open source prototyping electronic platform Arduino.

Summary Of The Book

Arduino is a piece of hardware, a single board microcontroller, which enables the use of electronics in various multidisciplinary projects. This system is made up of an open-source board with an 8 bit Atmel AVR microcontroller. The software aspect includes a common programming language, which does the compiling, and a boot-loader, which executes the microcontroller. Getting Started With Arduino is an ideal resource for design and hobby enthusiasts. This text provides a thorough introduction to the functional and theoretical aspects of Arduino 1.0. Users stand to gain many ideas for their projects, which they can implement right away.

The text is organized into 7 chapters and 4 Appendices. The first chapter examines the nature of physical computing and the intended audience of this text. In chapter two, the author addresses topics such as prototyping, tinkering, patching, and circuit bending. The third chapter deals with topics surrounding the Arduino platform such as installing drivers, software, and hardware. The fourth chapter prompts readers to apply Arduino. In this chapter, topics such as code, Blinking an LED, sensors, actuators, and electricity are addressed. Chapters 5 and 6 cover advanced topics such as analog input, serial communication, complex sensors, coding, and circuit assembly. The final chapter covers the troubleshooting aspects of Arduino. At the end of this text, readers can find four appendices, which cover the Breadboard, Reading Resistors and Capacitors, Arduino Quick Reference, and Schematic Diagrams.

Inside the text, readers will learn about important features such as interaction design, physical computing, Arduino hardware, electricity basics, electronics, prototyping, and drawing schematic diagrams. In order to use the beginner examples, readers will require Arduino Uno, a USB A-B cable, and an LED. Getting Started With Arduino was published in 2011.

About Massimo Banzi

Massimo Banzi is an author and the co-founder of Arduino. Banzi has worked on various projects for companies such as Whirlpool, Persol, Prada, and Adidas. He also held the post of the associate professor at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. Banzi conducts workshops and provides lectures at various institutions such as the Architectural Association in London and Domus Academy. Banzi’s clients include Italia Online, BT, MCI WorldCom, and Storagetek as a software architect.