Arduino in easy steps

Arduino in easy steps is an indispensable guide for anyone wanting to get started with Arduino – the popular circuit board that allows users to create interactive objects. In digestible chunks, it explains:

• -What Arduino is and what can be done with it
• -What’s in your Arduino kit, refreshing your knowledge of resistors, transistors, transformers, circuitry and electricity
• -How to set up your Arduino environment with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
• -How to choose Arduino Shields and key tools such as power adapters, testing equipment and design software
• -Neat techniques on soldering etc. to help you progress smoothly with your project
• -The fundamentals of coding, how to write Arduino sketches and use free downloadable ready-made code to save time

This primer also includes a chapter on troubleshooting and examples of inspiring projects!

Ages 9 and up