Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition

by: Dr. Simon Monk
Abstract: Up-to-date hacks that will breathe life into your Arduino and Raspberry Pi creations! This intuitive DIY guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose household devices and integrate them with your Raspberry Pi and Arduino inventions. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition, features fun, easy-to-follow projects. You'll discover how to build an Internet-controlled hacked electric toy, an ultrasonic rangefinder, a remote-controlled robotic rover, an audio amp, slot car brakes and headlights—even a smart card reader! • Get up and running on both Arduino and Raspberry Pi • Safely solder, join wires, and connect switches • Identify components and read schematic diagrams • Work with LEDs, including high-power Lumileds • Use LiPo batteries, solar panels, and buck-boost power supplies • Use sensors to measure light, temperature, acceleration, sound level, and color • Build and modify audio amps, microphones, and transmitters • Repair gadgets and scavenge useful parts from dead equipment • Get the most out of cheap or free bench and software tools
Full details
Table of Contents
- A. About the Author
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- D. Introduction
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Components
- 3. Basic Hacks
- 4. LEDs
- 5. Batteries and Power
- 6. Hacking with Arduino
- 7. Hacking with Raspberry Pi
- 8. Hacking with Modules
- 9. Hacking with Sensors
- 10. Audio Hacks
- 11. Mending and Breaking Electronics
- 12. Tools
- A. Appendix: Parts
Tools & Media
Expanded Table of Contents
- A. About the Author
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- D. Introduction
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Components
- 3. Basic Hacks
- 4. LEDs
- 5. Batteries and Power
- 6. Hacking with Arduino
- Blinking an LED
- Controlling a Relay Using an Arduino
- Hacking a Toy for Arduino Control
- Measuring Voltage with an Arduino
- Controlling an LED with an Arduino
- Playing a Sound with an Arduino
- Using Arduino Shields
- Controlling a Relay from a Web Page
- Switching with an Arduino and Transistor
- Using an Alphanumeric LCD Shield with Arduino
- Controlling a Servo Motor with an Arduino
- Typing Passwords Automatically
- Summary
- 7. Hacking with Raspberry Pi
- 8. Hacking with Modules
- 9. Hacking with Sensors
- 10. Audio Hacks
- 11. Mending and Breaking Electronics
- 12. Tools
- A. Appendix: Parts
Book Details
Title: Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2017 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9781260012200
Authors:
Dr. Simon Monk
(Preston, UK) has a bachelor's degree in cybernetics and computer science and a Ph.D. in software engineering. He spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full-time writer on hobby electronics and open-source hardware. Dr. Monk is the author of numerous electronics books, specializing in open-source hardware platforms, especially Arduino and Raspberry Pi. He is also the co-author with Paul Scherz of Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @simonmonk2.
Description: Up-to-date hacks that will breathe life into your Arduino and Raspberry Pi creations! This intuitive DIY guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose household devices and integrate them with your Raspberry Pi and Arduino inventions. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition, features fun, easy-to-follow projects. You'll discover how to build an Internet-controlled hacked electric toy, an ultrasonic rangefinder, a remote-controlled robotic rover, an audio amp, slot car brakes and headlights—even a smart card reader! • Get up and running on both Arduino and Raspberry Pi • Safely solder, join wires, and connect switches • Identify components and read schematic diagrams • Work with LEDs, including high-power Lumileds • Use LiPo batteries, solar panels, and buck-boost power supplies • Use sensors to measure light, temperature, acceleration, sound level, and color • Build and modify audio amps, microphones, and transmitters • Repair gadgets and scavenge useful parts from dead equipment • Get the most out of cheap or free bench and software tools