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Java FX 8 Essentials

You're reading from   Java FX 8 Essentials Create amazing Java GUI applications with this hands-on, fast-paced guide

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784398026
Length 224 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 7. Monitoring and Controlling Arduino with JavaFX

Arduino is an open source electronics tool based on a simple programmable microcontroller board that can be programmed using a free open source IDE. Alone or attached to a computer, it creates interactive devices that can sense by taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors and can act by controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other outputs physical devices.

As one of the first Internet of Things (IoT) devices, it was created in 2005. It has been here from the very beginning of the IoT concept.

Arduino runs standalone or can communicate with software running on your computer (Java, JavaFX, Python, and so on) and the boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled.

It is a fact that Arduino simplifies the process of working with microcontrollers. Also, it more lucrative than other systems for teachers, students, and interested amateurs, as it is inexpensive—an Arduino board cost less than ...

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