What you need for this book
To build the awesome electronics gadgets and devices in this book, the following materials are required:
- An Arduino Uno (Rev 3 electronics board).
- The latest Arduino IDE can be downloaded from the website http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software.
- An assortment of electronic components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, seven segment LED display, 74LS04 Hex inverter IC, and 74LS00 NAND logic gate IC).
- The EMIC 2 text-to-speech module. The module can be purchased from Parallax Inc's website https://www.parallax.com/product/30016.
- littleBits deluxe set. The electronics module kit can be purchased from littleBits website http://littlebits.cc/shop.
- The Elenco SNAP circuit kit. The Elenco SNAP circuit kit can be purchased from Adafruit website https://www.adafruit.com/category/117.
- A solderless breadboard.
- A jumper wire kit.
- A small variable DC power supply (the variable output voltage rating of 0-24V DC with an output current rating of 2A max).
- 9V batteries with battery snap connectors.