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Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days

You're reading from   Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days Build it, test it, learn, try again!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788290685
Length 288 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kallol Bosu Roy Choudhuri Kallol Bosu Roy Choudhuri
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Boot Camp FREE CHAPTER 2. The Arduino Platform 3. Day 1 - Building a Simple Prototype 4. Day 2 - Interfacing with Sensors 5. Day 3 - Building a Compound Device 6. Day 4 - Building a Standalone Device 7. Day 5 - Using Actuators 8. Day 6 - Using AC Powered Components 9. Day 7 - The World of Transmitters, Receivers, and Transceivers 10. Day 8 - Short Range Wireless Communications 11. Day 9 - Long-Range Wireless Communications 12. Day 10 - The Internet of Things

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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