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Arduino Robotic Projects

You're reading from   Arduino Robotic Projects Build awesome and complex robots with the power of Arduino.

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Published in Aug 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783989829
Length 240 pages
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Arduino Robotic Projects
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface
1. Powering on Arduino FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with the Arduino IDE 3. Simple Programming Concepts Using the Arduino IDE 4. Accessing the GPIO Pins 5. Working with Displays 6. Controlling DC Motors 7. Controlling Servos with Arduino 8. Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors 9. Even More Useful Sensors 10. Going Truly Mobile – the Remote Control of Your Robot 11. Using a GPS Device with Arduino 12. Taking Your Robot to Sea 13. Robots That Can Fly 14. Small Projects with Arduino Index

The first external hardware connection


Now that you are aware of all of the GPIO capabilities, you can start putting them to work. In order to do this, it is best to purchase a small breadboard and some jumper wires; this will make connecting to the outside world easier.

They are easy to find. You can purchase one at almost any electronics store or on any online electronics site. The jumper wires you want are male-to-male solderless jumper wires.

Note

These jumper cables plug easily into the header pins on the Arduino Uno or Mega and the breadboard. If you are working with FLORA, you will want to purchase some alligator clip style wires. These will make connecting to FLORA easy.

There are also many starter kits which come with breadboards and jumper cables, along with additional sensors and HW capabilities that you can use with your Arduino board. There are too many to list here; simply search Arduino starter kits on the Internet and you'll get an idea of the many choices. Just make sure they...

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