Make : basic Arduino projects / Don Wilcher

Includes bibliographical references.

1 Trick Switch 1 -- Parts List 1 -- Lei's Build a Trick Switch 2 -- Trick Switch with On/Off Indicators 4 -- Something to Think About 6 -- 2 Sunrise-Sunset Light Switch 9 -- Parts List 9 -- Let's Build a Sunrise-Sunset Light Switch 10 -- Circuit Theory 12 -- Sunrise-Sunset Detector with Serial Monitor 14 -- Something to Think About 16 -- 3 Tilt Sensing Servo Motor Controller 19 -- Parts List 19 -- Let's Build a Tilt Sensing Servo Motor Controller 20 -- Upload the Tilt Sensor Sketch 23 -- A Simple Animatronic Controller Using the Serial Monitor 24 -- Circuit Theory 27 -- Something to Think About 28 -- 4 Twin LEDs 29 -- Parts List 29 -- Circuit Theory 31 -- Twin LED Flasher 31 -- Build the Adjustable Twin LED Flasher 35 -- It' Alive! Build a FrankenBot Toy 38 -- Something to Think About 41 -- 5 Opposite Switch 43 -- Parts List 43 -- Circuit Theory 44 -- Opposite Switch (aka the NOT Logic Gate) 45 -- Build an Arduino NOT Logic Gate 45 -- Upload the Arduino NOT Logic Gate Sketch 46 -- Something to Think About 50 -- 6 AND Logic Gate 51 -- Parts List 51 -- Circuit Theory 32 -- Arduino AND Logic Gate 55 -- Upload the Arduino AND Logic Gate Sketch 57 -- Something to Think About 59 -- 7 OR Logic Gate 61 -- Parts List 61 -- Circuit Theory 62 -- Arduino OR Logic Gate 64 -- Upload the Arduino OR Logic Gate Sketch 66 -- Something to Think About 69 -- 8 Tilt Flasher 71 -- Parts List 71 -- Circuit Theory 72 -- Up-Down Sensor 73 -- Something to Think About 76 -- 9 Multicolor RGB Flasher 79 -- Parts List 79 -- Circuit Theory 80 -- RGB Flasher 81 -- Something to Think About 86 -- 10 Magic Light Bulb 87 -- Parts List 87 -- Let's Build a Magic Light Bulb 88 -- Upload the Magic Light Bulb Sketch 89 -- Circuit Theory 91 -- Something to Think About 92 -- 11 Metal Checker: The Electronic Switch 95 -- Parts List 95 -- Let's Build a Metal Checker 96 -- Upload the Metal Checker Sketch 98 -- Circuit Theory 100 -- Something to Think About 101 -- 12 Theremin 103 -- Parts List 103 -- Let's Build a Theremin 104 -- Upload the Theremin Sketch 106 -- Circuit Theory 109 -- Something to Think About 110 -- 13 An Arduino Ohmmeter 111 -- Parts List 111 -- Let's Build an Arduino Ohmmeter 112 -- Upload the Arduino Ohmmeter Sketch 113 -- Circuit Theory 115 -- Something to Think About 117 -- 14 LCD News Reader 119 -- Parts List 119 -- Let's Build the LCD 120 -- Upload the LCD News Reader Sketch 122 -- Circuit Theory 128 -- Something to Think About 129 -- 15 A Logic Tester(with an RGB LED) 131 -- Parts List 131 -- Let's Build a Logic Tester 132 -- Upload the Logic Tester Sketch 133 -- Circuit Theory 135 -- Something to Think About 136 -- 16 A Logic Tester(with an LCD) 137 -- Parts List 137 -- Let's Build a Logic Tester 138 -- Upload the Logic Tester Sketch 139 -- Circuit Theory 141 -- Something to Think About 142 -- 17 Amazing Pushbutton (with Processing) 143 -- Parts List 143 -- Let's Build an Amazing Pushbutton 144 -- Upload the Amazing Pushbutton Sketch 146 -- Download and Install Processing Notes 148 -- Let's visualize Digital Data with Processing 148 -- Troubleshooting Tips for Processing 155 -- Something to Think About 156 -- 18 Terrific Tilt Switch (with Processing) 157 -- Parts List 157 -- Let's Build a Terrific Tilt Switch 158 -- Upload the Terrific Tilt Switch Sketch 159 -- Let's Visualize Digital Data with Processing 162 -- Something to Think About 167 -- 19 Rocket Launching Game (with Processing) 169 -- Parts List 169 -- Let's Build a Rocket Game 170 -- Upload the MultiDigital4 Sketch 171 -- Rocket Launcher with Processing 174 -- Something to Think About 181 -- 20 Temperature Indicator (with Processing) 183 -- Parts List 183 -- Let's Build a Temperature Indicator 184 -- Upload the Temperature Indicator Sketch 185 -- Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) Sensor with Processing 188 -- Something to Think About 191 -- 21 Sweeping Servo 193 -- Parts List 193 -- Let's Build a Servo Motor Tester 194 -- Upload the Sweeping Sketch 195 -- Something to Think About 198 -- 22 Electronic Cricket 199 -- Parts List 199 -- Let's Build an Electronic Cricket 200 -- Upload the Electronic Cricket Sketch 201 -- Something to Think About 204 -- 23 A Pocket Stage Light 205 -- Parts List 205 -- Let's Build a Pocket Stage Light 206 -- Upload the Pocket Stage Light Sketch 208 -- Something to Think About 211 -- 24 Electronic Pixel 213 -- Parts List 213 -- Let's Build an Electronic Pixel 214 -- Upload the Electronic Pixel Sketch 216 -- Something to Think About 219 -- 25 Metronome 221 -- Parts List 221 -- Let's Build a Metronome 222 -- Upload the Metronome Sketch 225 -- Something to Think About 228 -- 26 Secret Word Game 231 -- Parts List 231 -- Let's Build a Secret Word Game 232 -- Upload the Secret Word Game Sketch 234 -- Rules for the Secret Word Game 237 -- Something to Think About 237.

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