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You're reading from Mastering Arduino A project-based approach to electronics, circuits, and programming

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788830584

Length 372 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

Arduino

Concepts

Single Board Computers

Author (1):

Jon Hoffman

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

The Arduino FREE CHAPTER

Basic Electronics

Circuit Diagrams

Basic Prototyping

Arduino IDE

Programming the Arduino - The Basics

Programming the Arduino - Beyond the Basics

Motion Sensor

Environment Sensors

Obstacle Avoidance and Collision Detection

Fun with Lights

Fun with Sound

Using LCD Displays

Speech Recognition and Voice Synthesizing

DC Motors and Motor Controllers

Servo Motors

Using a Relay

Remotely Controlling the Arduino

Creating a Robot

Bluetooth LE

Bluetooth Classic

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Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the HC-SR501 motion sensor and how it works. We saw how we could wire it to an Arduino where the Arduino provided power for the sensor and also read the output pin of the sensor.

In the next chapter, we will see how we can sense the weather around us.

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Authors (1)

Jon Hoffman

Jon Hoffman has over 25 years of experience in the field of information technology. Over these years, Jon has worked in the areas of system administration, network administration, network security, application development, and architecture. Currently, Jon works as a senior software engineer for Syn-Tech Systems. Jon has developed extensively for the iOS platform since 2008. This includes several apps that he has published in the App Store, apps that he has written for third parties, and numerous enterprise applications. He has also developed mobile applications for the Android and Windows platforms. What really drives Jon the challenges that the field of information technology provides and there is nothing more exhilarating to him than overcoming a challenge. Some of Jon's other interests are spending time with his family, robotic projects, and 3D printing. Jon also really enjoys Tae Kwon Do, where he and his oldest daughter Kailey earned their black belts together early in 2014, Kim (his wife) earned her black belt in December 2014, and his youngest daughter Kara is currently working towards her black belt.

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