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Programming Arduino: Getting Started With Sketches (2011)

by Simon Monk(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics

review 1: The book I read to research this post was Programming Arduino Getting Started With Sketches by Simon Monk which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. This book which is somewhat brief is a guide to programming the Arduino in C. It is normally programmed via a computer and there is an optional LCD screen you can buy for the Arduino. It is more suited to controlling stuff than the Raspberry Pi although is compatible with less programming languages but is more ruggedly constructed. The Arduino is open source so its specifications are freely available and many manufacturers make similar boards with names like the Boarduino and Lilypad. The Arduino name is trademarked and most people doing projects want the genuine article. Sometimes these similar boards are more suit... moreed to certain tasks like the Lilypad is most suited to electronics projects connected to being implanted in clothing and is so called because the board is surrounded in a circular fashion with sensors which resemble a flower. You will probably need a basic multimeter to work with an Arduino to identify its various power connector which are at several different voltages. The Arduino can detect adjustable readings in something like amps or volts which is something the Raspberry Pi can't do. I did really enjoy this book but it doesn't go into enough detail about C and programming it. I think C is a difficult programming language and if you intend using it you will probably have to read additional books.
review 2: Much of what's in here can be learned from reading tutorials and other information on the web, but this book does a good job of bringing it all together in one place. I came to Arduino with some understanding of electronics and a good background in C-based programming languages, so I skimmed over quite a bit of it. But for someone who has limited experience programming but wants to try out Arduino and understand the language, this book will be very helpful. But even with all I've read, I picked up a couple things from this book that have proven helpful, enough that it was worth buying a used copy for a few bucks. I feel I got my money's worth out of it. less

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