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Arduino For Dummies (For Dummies Series) Paperback – 23 May 2013

by John Nussey (Author)
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The quick, easy way to leap into the fascinating world of physical computing This is no ordinary circuit board. Arduino allows anyone, whether you're an artist, designer, programmer or hobbyist, to learn about and play with electronics. Through this book you learn how to build a variety of circuits that can sense or control things in the real world. Maybe you'll prototype your own product or create a piece of interactive artwork? This book equips you with everything you'll need to build your own Arduino project, but what you make is up to you! If you're ready to bring your ideas into the real world or are curious about the possibilities, this book is for you. ? Learn by doing ? start building circuits and programming your Arduino with a few easy to follow examples - right away! ? Easy does it ? work through Arduino sketches line by line in plain English, to learn of how a they work and how to write your own ? Solder on! ? Only ever used a breadboard in the kitchen? Don't know your soldering iron from a curling iron? No problem, you'll be prototyping in no time ? Kitted out ? discover new and interesting hardware to make your Arduino into anything from a mobile phone to a geiger counter! ? Become an Arduino savant ? learn all about functions, arrays, libraries, shields and other tools of the trade to take your Arduino project to the next level. ? Get social ? teach your Arduino to communicate with software running on a computer to link the physical world with the virtual world It's hardware, it's software, it's fun! Start building the next cool gizmo with Arduino and Arduino For Dummies.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1118446372
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1118446379
  3. Publisher
    John Wiley & Sons
  4. Publication date
    23 May 2013
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    20.32 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm
  7. Print length
    446 pages
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this book is a gentle intro to the Arduino (Linux Voice, April 2014)

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

  • Build exciting interactive projects using Arduino
  • Integrate inputs, outputs, and existing hardware into yourprojects
  • Construct robust prototypes to get your project out into thereal world
  • Communicate between hardware and software using Arduino andProcessing

The quick, easy way to leap into the fascinating world ofphysical computing

Arduino is no ordinary circuit board. Whether you're an artist,a designer, a programmer, or a hobbyist, Arduino lets you learnabout and play with electronics. You'll discover how to build avariety of circuits that can sense or control real-world objects,prototype your own product, and even create interactive artwork.This handy guide is exactly what you need to build your own Arduinoproject — what you make is up to you!

  • Learn by doing – start building circuits and programmingyour Arduino with a few easy examples — right away!
  • Easy does it – work through Arduino sketches line byline, and learn how they work and how to write your own
  • Solder on! – don't know a soldering iron from a curlingiron? No problem! You'll learn the basics and be prototyping in notime
  • Kitted out – discover new and interesting hardware toturn your Arduino into anything from a mobile phone to a Geigercounter
  • Become an Arduino savant – find out about functions,arrays, libraries, shields, and other tools that let you take yourArduino project to the next level
  • Get social – teach your Arduino to communicate withsoftware running on a computer to link the physical world with thevirtual world

Open the book and find:

  • Help choosing an Arduino starter kit
  • How to set up your Arduino and install the Arduino DevelopmentEnvironment
  • Projects you can build that produce light, sound, andmotion
  • Instructions on prototyping using breadboards and a solderingiron
  • How to use different inputs and outputs in your projects
  • Tips for hacking existing hardware
  • Ways to extend Arduino's capabilities with libraries andshields

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley & Sons
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 May 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 446 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118446372
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118446379
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 590 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 1.91 x 24.77 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 582 ratings

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Customers find the book well-explained and easy to understand, particularly for complete novices. Moreover, the book serves as a good introductory guide, helping customers get started with Arduino. They appreciate its content, with one customer noting it covers all the basic stuff needed. Additionally, customers find the book offers good value for money.

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Customers find the book offers good value, with one mentioning it comes with a relatively cheap starter kit.

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  • DEREK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth buying
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2025
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    Easy to understand for a complete novice. Good condition
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  • Lyn H
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant beginners book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2013
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    Yet another excellent DUMMIES guide, this time for a basic (plus a bit) insight into using and working with the Arduino series of micro-controller boards.
    If you're looking at this book then I would guess you already have a reason and won't be simply thinking "Arduino? Whats that? I'll buy the book...."
    It covers the basics of the Arduino as well as the basic needed electronics to go with it as you can't use one without a degree of the other.
    The thing with the Arduino series of boards is that you're limited only by your imagination, electronic theory and, as with many things, just how much extra money you wish to throw at your interest.
    Unfortunately if you're a UK resident you will, of course, have to be prepared to get ripped off by the UK vendors for most of the addons where the standard cost conversion seems to be to take the US price, double it and add the number you first thought of! Cynical? Yes I am after too many years in the industry!
    But the book is good and a great basis on which your Arduino experience can begin.
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  • S Peel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but it gets beyond the dummy stage ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2016
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    Good book, but it gets beyond the dummy stage quickly and needs rereading to make sense of some of it! I am not a fan of the design of Dummies books, but I have learned some things from this, so it has served its purpose.
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  • HampoleMike
    5.0 out of 5 stars At last, an Arduino book for true beginners.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2016
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    Like many of the reviewers, I have bought loads of books on the subject of Arduino programming. It has thus far been a dismal bewildering experience but at long last John Nussey has brought us a book for us Arduino newbies. This very comprehensive guide is so far in front of the others I was amazed how quickly I was taking in the basics and understanding the concepts without really realising. As with others I found this a relaxing and comfortable guide, very easy to read and nothing left out in explanation and help. I didn't feel rushed in the slightest and felt the Author really had me in mind when writing this. I would easily have given up had this book not come along and if you buy no other, this is the one for you, it's truly 1st class. If there are a couple of typo's, they by no way diminishes it's value as THE primer book for Arduino beginners. I'm loving it and learning SO much, at last!
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  • E W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for beginners.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2016
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    I bought this along with a starter arduino kit and this book has proven invaluable, it has a clear direction for learning and gives you plenty of places to visit online after you've finished with it. I would not have had as much fun with my kit if I hadn't had this book with it. There are plenty of tutorials which are written out in a way that makes them as challenging as you like, so you can read the whole thing and work out how to complete to project or use the solution. It helps with both the circuitry and programming. I would recommend this book to anyone starting out with arduino.
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  • jonesthesteam
    3.0 out of 5 stars Proof Read by Dummies
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2013
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    A very good book on the Arduino spoilt by silly mistakes and typo errors e.g page 80 on Joule's Law P = I x R should be P = V x I (as per the 3rd line of Calculating Power at the top of page 80) so that it derives correctly to the line below as P = I X I x R. Also on page 94 on "Putting Up Resistance", it should read, "It draws a maximum current of approximately 25mA (milliamps)", not "It draws a maximum voltage of .......", as printed.
    There are a number of silly grammatical mistakes earlier in the book too with missing words and incorrect spelling.
    Considering this is a book for the raw beginner in electronics, and the price charged, it should be better than this. The proof readers at Wordsmith Editorial need a rap across the knuckles for such mistakes.

    But for these technical and editorial mistakes I would have given this book a 5 star rating, but because of them it only rates 3 stars in my view. Such a shame, but otherwise I would recommend it.
    Looking at the Amazon site, I've just seen that there is a new edition due out on 21 May 2014. I hope they've corrected these mistakes.

    PS. Don't be fooled by my pen name - I've got over 40 years experience in electronics development!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Arduino starter
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2013
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    This is an good read starting from the basic "blink routine" and explaining it line by line. It then progresses using examples that become more complex using real examples of interfacing different components and sensors. A lot of the early work can be found elsewhere but it's good to have it in one volume and easy to find. The later chapters dealing with "I2C" and "Processing" were useful for me as was the information on different sources of shields in the U.K. and WWW sites for further resources. The only thing that possibly isn't useful at this level was a chapter on soldering, which I felt wasn't necessary.
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  • Charles
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best book about Arduino and how to use and program it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2013
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    When I bought the 'Arduino for Dummies book, I had had no computer programming experience and struggled to fully understand the programming of an Arduino board. That is, until I bought this book. It is by far the best book on the subject. It surpasses all others and leads the reader through the subject with great clarity. There were a couple of details that were insufficently clarified and these were resolved by referring to Simon Monk's book 'Programming Arduino - Getting Started with Sketches'. However I emphasise that without the 'Arduino for Dummies' book I would never have understood how to program and use an Arduino board. I recommend this book unreservedly.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on 26 February 2015
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    Great for beginners
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  • Thibaut D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very well structured to get started with Arduino
    Reviewed in France on 23 September 2015
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    Extremely Easy to read and to understand when you have basics knowledge in C programming and electronics. If you don't - just follow the instructions until you get more and more familiar to be able to tweak the examples with your own needs.
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  • Fred d.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Comprehensive book. Great for getting started on projects.
    Reviewed in Canada on 21 December 2018
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    This book has given me a better understanding how to use the ARDUINO for both input and output in projects. It has cleared up some questions that I had about ARDUINO programming. It introduces you to various projects, and the use of various sensors. It also gives you a heads up on some problems to watch out for. I will share this book with my grandchildren. It will be an important reference book in the years to come.
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  • Hans
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what i wanted. Happy
    Reviewed in Germany on 15 March 2014
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    Basics of Arduino, great way to start. I highly recommend ordering from Amazon.de to the Netherlands. Excellent prices & cheap (sometimes free) shipping.
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  • Rushabh Chourasia
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to get started.
    Reviewed in India on 3 December 2014
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    This is a great book for anyone who is interested in learning the basics of an Arduino. It also clears concepts on programming and electronics. I had an Arduino starter kit but I was unable to understand much on my own. This book helped me tremenduosly and now I am working on a simple obstacle avoiding robot. But this if you want to get started.
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