Arduino Starter Projects

About this ebook

What you will learn

Get to know the Arduino Uno, install the free Arduino IDE and upload your first program. Then build ten projects, from a traffic light and a light-sensing lamp to a melody player, a distance meter, a thermometer, a servo, a soil moisture alarm and an LCD display, each with parts, pin-by-pin wiring, complete code and a clear explanation.

Who it is for

Students of class 6 to 12 and hobbyists.

Chapters

Contents

1. Chapter 1: Meet the Arduino Uno
2. Chapter 2: Installing the IDE and your first upload
3. Chapter 3: Digital output, digital input and the Serial Monitor
4. Chapter 4: Analog input and PWM
5. Chapter 5: Lights and buttons
6. Chapter 6: Light and brightness
7. Chapter 7: Sound and distance
8. Chapter 8: Temperature and movement
9. Chapter 9: Soil and screens
10. Chapter 10: Fixing problems and what to build next

Inside

At the end of the book

• Practice questions. To check what you have learnt, with the answers after them.
• Glossary. The key words of the book, each explained in one sentence.
• Easy English. Short sentences and everyday words, with each new word explained the first time.

How to use it

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Courses

Courses this book supports

Students of these courses also find the book in the student portal, with the other ebooks for their course.

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