Langbridge - Arduino sketches: tools and techniques for programming wizardry

Arduino Sketches: Tools and Techniques for Programming Wizardry

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To my loving girlfriend, Anne-Laure, who once again put up with entire evenings and weekends spent on my PC. This is the second time I've done that to her, but she put up with me anyway and kept on smiling (most of the time). I still don't know how.

To my wonderful daughter, Elna: I have to admit, I'm addicted to your laugh and smile, something you did every time I showed you the projects I was working on. Again you found a way of telling me when I needed to stop and spend more time playing with you (by unplugging and randomly rewiring my breadboard projects), but coming back home at the end of a long and difficult day to see you smiling and jumping into my arms gave me more energy than you can imagine.

James A. Langbridge does not like talking about himself in the third person, but he will try anyway. James was born in Singapore and followed his parents to several countries before settling down in Nantes, France, where he lives with his partner and their daughter.

James is an embedded systems consultant and has worked for more than 15 years on industrial, military, mobile telephony, and aviation security systems. He works primarily on low-level development, creating bootloaders or optimizing routines in assembly, making the most of small processors. When not on contract, James trains engineers on embedded systems, or he makes new gizmos, much to the dismay of his partner.

James wrote his first computer program at age 6 and has never stopped tinkering since. He began using Apple IIs, ZX80s and ZX81s, and then moved to BBC Micros and the Amiga before finally having no other option but to use PCs.

Scott Fitzgerald is an artist and educator working with technology and its relationship to people, approaching digital tools from a human-centric perspective. His work has been featured in numerous books and publications such as The New York Times and IDN Magazine. He has edited several books on Arduino and communication technologies, is the author of the book that accompanies the Arduino Starter Kit, and is responsible for documentation of the Arduino platform at http://arduino.cc. Scott is currently an assistant arts professor and head of the interactive media program at New York University Abu Dhabi. He enjoys tormenting his cat and partner with early morning work sessions.

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Writing a book is a huge project. When I was at school, I used to shudder at the thought of writing 1,000 words for an essay, and I was alone to do it. This book is, of course, much longer, and I enjoyed every minute of it, thanks to the team of professionals who helped me every step of the way. Take a quick look at the people involved in this project, and you will soon see what I'm talking about.

I can't thank everyone involved personally; there are just too many people, but there are a few names that I will never forget. My thanks go out to Christina Haviland, my project editor. When I knew that I would be working with her again, I was thrilled. She actually managed to put up with me for the entire duration and didn't even shout at me when I was late, despite the fact that some of the chapters were very, very late. I was also thrilled to know that I'd be working with San Dee Phillips, my copy editor. The job they did transforming raw data coming out of my brain into something readable is outstanding. Then there is Scott Fitzgerald, my technical editor, who made sure that I didn't make any mistakes. Believe me, nothing slipped by, and despite all the grumbling I did when I received the corrections, thank you! This wouldn't have been possible without you.