Who This Book Is For

This book is for Arduino enthusiasts of all experience levels. Chapters build upon each other, utilizing concepts and project components from previous chapters to develop more complex ideas. But don't worry. Whenever you face new, complex ideas, a cross-reference reminds you where you first encountered any relevant building-block concepts so that you can easily refresh your memory.

This book assumes that you have little or no previous experience working with programming or electrical engineering. Using feedback from readers of the first edition of this book, I've taken special care to be very detailed in my explanation of the more confusing topics you may encounter. To effectively support readers of various experience levels, the book features several optional sections and sidebars, or short excerpts, that explain a particular concept in greater detail. Although these sidebars are not necessary for you to gain a good understanding of how to use the Arduino...