P ublished in 2015 b y e Rosen P ublishing Gr oup , Inc. 29 East 21st S tr eet, N e w Y or k, NY 10010 Cop y r ight 2015 b y e Rosen P ublishing Gr oup , Inc. F irst Editio n Al l r ights r eser v ed. N o par t of this boo k ma y be r epr oduced in an y f or m without per missio n in w r iting fr o m the publisher , ex cept b y a r e vie w er . Libr ar y of Cong r ess Catalog ing-in-P ublic at ion Data R auf , Do n, author . Getting the most out of makerspa ces to explor e Ar duino & electr o nics/Do n R auf .F irst editio n. pag es cm.(Makerspa ces) A udience: Gr a des 5-8. Inc ludes bibliogr ap hic al r ef er ences and index. ISBN 978-1-4777-7815-9 (libr ar y bound)ISBN 978-1-4777-7817-3 (pb k.) ISBN 978-1-4777-7818-0 (6-pa c k) Ar duino (P r ogr ammable co ntr ol ler)Juv enile liter atur e . Ar duino (P r ogr am - mable co ntr ol ler)P r ogr ammingJuv enile liter atur e . Electr o nicsData pr ocessingJuv enile liter atur e . I. T itle . T J223.P76R38 2015 629.8955133dc23 2013048225 Manufa ct ur ed in the Unit ed St at es of A me r ic a
I n t roduc t I on c hapte r o n e Making Ideas Come to Lif e 7 C hp r w lectifying Nes 1 C hp r h r Making Sace fo an duino Makesace 1 C hp r r duino ut of te Bo x 2 C hp r I v Imagine It, Build It: Simle duino p oject 3 C hp r S I e w ide w old of duino p ojects 3 C hp r S v N duino on te Moe 45 C hp r I h Beyond duino 5 L SS r r Mr I N r M I N r r h r r I N B I BL I r p h I N
An Ar duino is a smal l, a or dable micr o cont r ol ler used to build elect r onics pr ojectsfr om r ob ots to qua dr o copters. Easy to pr ogr am, the Ar duino c an cont r ol lights, motors, and other out puts.
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akers ar e ar tists, engineers, hobb y ists, enthusiasts, and students. e y ma y also be amateurs inter ested in in - no vatio n and making ne w pr oducts f or the co mm unit y . S o me makers g o o n to beco me entr epr eneurs and e v en star t their o wn co mpanies. W hat is the maker mo v ement, also kno wn as makerspa ces? Makerspa ces ar e w or kshops that br ing people tog ether to do hands-o n cr eativ e and of ten tec hnol - og y-or iented pr ojects. e y ar e tea c hing people to build r obots, x bic y c les, pr ogr am ga dg ets, make model air planes, use 3-D pr inters, and mor e . e emp ha - sis is o n hands-o n w or k and sho wing people that the y c an lear n things that ma y at rst seem be y o nd their gr asp . Makerspa ces of ten take pla ce in libr ar ies or sc hools. e y br ing exper ts and beginners tog ether to lear n b y doing and explor ing . e y pr o vide a fr iend l y , no n-intimidating en vir o n - ment to cr eate in. Makers ar e ar tists, hobb y ists, enthusiasts, and students. e y ma y also be amateurs inter ested in inno - vatio n and making ne w pr oducts f or the co mm unit y . S o me makers g o o n to beco me entr epr eneurs and e v en star t their o wn co mpanies. Makerspa ces hav e been fr iend l y atmosp her es f or y oung people to lear n al l about electr o nics. Most people plug their de vices into wal ls or po w er up their cel l p ho nes and lap - tops, y et the y hav e no c lue ho w these de vices w or k. Ar dui - no (pr o nounced ar-D WE E-no) is a ne w pr oduct that o ers a fun wa y to lear n about electr o nics, as w el l as co mputer pr ogr amming , engineer ing , and possibl y so me r obotics.
I N h M S M r S p C S p L r r I N & L C r N I CS A n Ar duino is a micr oco ntr ol ler and does just what its name sugg ests. It is micr o , or v er y smal l, and it is a co n - tr ol ler , meaning it is a t y pe of co mputer that c an help a perso n co ntr ol electr o nic ga dg ets. It s also a or dable and easy to build. at s wh y it has been so popular in maker - spa ces. ose who hav e in v ented with it hav e co me up with so me wild ideas, suc h as making poc ket pianos, r emote- co ntr ol led lawn mo w ers, smar t p ho ne gar ag e door openers, r obots, and mor e . Most lo w-cost 3-D pr inters o n the mar - ket toda y use Ar duino-co mpatible micr oco ntr ol lers. is r esour ce il lustr ates ho w makerspa ces ar e al lo wing people to explor e electr o nics and Ar duino to empo w er them to dr eam up ga dg ets and other pr ojects and make them co me to lif e .
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ant to make a co ee pot that sends a t w eet when the co ee is r ea dy? Ho w about pr oduc - ing a c y c ling ja c ket with a ashing t ur n sig nal built in the ba c k? Ma y be making a r e-br eathing animat r onic pon y is mor e y our thing . Ho w do y ou build one? e answ er is Ar duino . Ar duino has c apt ur ed the imag inat ions of y oung people bec ause it not onl y tea c hes pr og r amming and basic elect r onics but also sho ws ho w to put a pr og r am to immediate use in oper at ing a r eal-lif e g a dg et. S o what e xa ctl y is this mag ic al thing c al led Ar duino? Ar duino c al ls itself an open-sour ce elect r onics pr o - tot y ping plat f or m based on e xible , easy-to-use har d - war e and sof t war e . Open-sour ce means the pr og r am that oper ates Ar duino is fr ee , available f or public use , and c an be modied b y an y one . P r otot y ping means that it al lo ws y ou to make a rst model of an idea or in v ent ion. Ar duino uses a lo w-cost micr ocont r ol ler with a bunc h of other user-fr iend l y elect r onic components on a cir cuit boar d, whic h lets beg inners and be y ond cr e - ate incr edible things. An Ar duino boar d plugs into al l kinds of sensors, lights, motors, and other de vices. It then easil y combines with a simple sof t war e pr og r am that tel ls the de vice what to do . It s intended f or ar t ists, desig ners, hobb y ists, and an y one inter ested in cr eat ing inter a ct iv e objects or en vir onments.
I N h M S M r S p C S p L r r I N & L C r N I CS If o ne g oes o nline and sear c hes f or Ar duino pr ojects, man y video c lips of amazing and fun ga dg ets, to y s, tools, and r obots appear . One maker built an Ar duino de vice that sends a T wit - ter messag e , or t w eet, to his custo mers notify ing them when fr esh-baked g oods hav e just co me out of the o v en. A nother Man y makerspa ces use Ar duino-based pr ojects as an int r o duct ion to elect r onics and pr ogr amming . e Ar duino is easil y wir ed to cr eate inter a ct iv e ga dg ets, to y s, to ols, and b e y ond.
