Arduino: Building LED and Espionage Projects电子书

Arduino: Building exciting LED based projects and espionage devices

Table of Contents

Arduino: Building exciting LED based projects and espionage devices

Arduino: Building exciting LED based projects and espionage devices

Credits

Preface

What this learning path covers

What you need for this learning path

Who this learning path is for

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Module 1

1. Getting Started with Arduino

Prerequisites

Materials needed

Note

Setting up

Downloading and installing the software

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 and above)

Connecting the Arduino

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux

The Arduino IDE

Hello World

Writing a simple print statement

Using serial communication

Serial write

Serial read

The world of LED

Using serial communication

Serial write

Serial read

The world of LED

LED blink

Summary

2. Digital Ruler

Prerequisites

A bit about the sensor

Hooking up an LCD to the Arduino

Best of both worlds

Summary

3. Converting Finger Gestures to Text

Prerequisites

What is a capacitive touch sensor?

An introduction to Processing

Tic-tac-toe with touch

Arduino and Processing

The result

Pattern recognition

Summary

4. Burglar Alarm – Part 1

What is a passive infrared sensor?

A mini PIR-Arduino alarm

Testing the camera

Installing the camera on the network

Setting up the mugshot URL

Putting it together

An introduction to Python

Hooking up the Bluetooth module

Summary

5. Burglar Alarm – Part 2

Dealing with the image

Sending a notification to a smart device

Putting the pieces together

Summary

6. Home Automation – Part 1

Prerequisites

Connecting the Wi-Fi module

The CC3000 Arduino shield

Testing the shield

Using relays to control appliances

Understanding the basics of the relay

Diving deeper into relay functionality

Programming a relay

Testing the relay with a light bulb

Communicating through a terminal

Summary

7. Home Automation – Part 2

Communicating via a smart phone

Android devices

iOS (Apple) devices

Implementing speech recognition

The software

Configuring the software

Creating a voice schema

Testing out the software

Making a more reliable schema

Upgrading the home automation system

Controlling multiple appliances

Via the terminal

Via the smart phone (Android)

Via the smart phone (iOS)

Via the speech recognition software (BitVoicer)

Complete home automation

Summary

8. Robot Dog – Part 1

Prerequisites

Introducing Arduino MEGA 2560

The microcontroller

Testing MEGA

Understanding servos

Servo 101

Testing a servo

Programming a servo

Using multiple servos

Understanding power requirements

Limitations of Arduino MEGA 2560

Choosing the right power source

Using the right power source(s)

Building the chassis

Using prior art

Summary

9. Robot Dog – Part 2

Building the chassis

Sticks and servos

Completing the circuit

Labeling the servos

Building a tiny circuit

Putting it all together

Summary

10. Robot Dog – Part 3

Programming the robot

Weight distribution

Test one

The walking gait

Test two

Developing personality

Circuit upgrade

Body upgrade

Sensors

The switch

Coding the personality

Implementing speech control

Connecting the HC-06 module

Programming the Arduino

Setting up BitVoicer

Summary

2. Module 2

1. Project 1 – LED Night Lamp

Introduction to breadboard

Structure of a breadboard

Using a breadboard

Controlling multiple LEDs

Simple traffic light controller

LED fading

Pulse width modulation (PWM)

Using PWM on Arduino

Creating a mood lamp

Using an RGB LED

Why do RGB LEDs change color?

Designing a mood lamp

Developing an LED night lamp

Introduction to switch

Pixar lamp

Summary

2. Project 2 – Remote Controlled TV Backlight

Introduction to IR LEDs

What is IR LED?

Applications of IR LED / IR communication

IR sensors

Working mechanism

Programming a basic IR sensor

How to receive data from a TV remote

LED strips

Controlling an LED strip with Arduino

Summary

3. Project 3 – LED Cube

Getting started with soldering

What you will need

Safety tips

Designing an LED cube

Required components

Principle behind the design

Construction

Mistakes to avoid

Fixing to the board

Programming a 4*4*4 LED cube

Summary

4. Sound Visualization and LED Christmas Tree

Introduction to sound visualization

How to visualize the sound

What is FFT (fast fourier transform)

Sound visualization using Arduino

Developing an LED Christmas tree

Summary

5. Persistence of Vision

Creating your own Persistence of Vision

Programming an LED array

Different types of motors

DC motors

Servo motors

Stepper motors

Different applications of motors

Controlling a DC motor using Arduino

Synchronizing an LED array with a motor

Bringing your efforts to life

Using your hands for rotation

Using two different Arduinos or external motors

Use existing real-life devices

Summary

6. Troubleshooting and Advanced Resources

Troubleshooting

Can't upload program

LED is dim

Resources – advanced users

Projects

Twitter Mood Light

Secret knock detecting door-lock

LED biking jacket

Twitter-enabled coffee pot

Useful resources

Hackaday

The Arduino blog

The Make magazine

Bildr

Instructables

Tronixstuff

Adafruit

All About Circuits

Hackerspaces

The Arduino forum

Summary

3. Module 3

1. A Simple Alarm System with Arduino

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Configuring the alarm system

Testing the alarm system

Summary

2. Creating a Spy Microphone

Hardware and software requirements

Using the SD card

Testing the microphone

Building the spy microphone

Recording on the SD card

Summary

3. Building an EMF Bug Detector

Hardware and Software requirements

Hardware configuration

Testing the LCD screen

Building the EMF bug detector

Summary

4. Access Control with a Fingerprint Sensor

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Enrolling your fingerprint

Controlling access to the relay

Accessing secret data

Summary

5. Opening a Lock with an SMS

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Testing the FONA shield

Controlling the relay

Opening and closing the lock

Summary

6. Building a Cloud Spy Camera

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Setting up your Dropbox account

Setting up your Temboo account

Saving pictures to Dropbox

Live streaming from the spy camera

Summary

7. Monitoring Secret Data from Anywhere

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Sending data to dweet.io

Monitoring the device remotely

Creating automated e-mail alerts

Summary

8. Creating a GPS Tracker with Arduino

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Testing the location functions

Sending a GPS location by SMS

Building a GPS location tracker

Summary

9. Building an Arduino Spy Robot

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware configuration

Setting up the motor control

Setting up live streaming

Setting up the interface

Testing the surveillance robot

Summary

A. Bibliography

Index