Making Things Smart

Making Things Smart teaches the fundamentals of the powerful ARM microcontroller by walking beginners and experienced users alike through easily assembled projects comprised of inexpensive, hardware-store parts.

Projects in this book include: What Is an Electric Motor?Experiment 1: Faraday's MotorExperiment 2: Motor with CommutatorExperiment 3: Stepper MotorExperiment 4: Stepper Motor ControlExperiment 5: More Stepper Motor ControlStroboscope TachometerExperiment 6: Detecting SpeedExperiment 7: StroboscopeExperiment 8: Brighter StroboscopeJohn Logie Baird's TVExperiment 9: Persistence of VisionExperiment 10: John Logie Baird's TVMake a Simple RobotExperiment 11: Try Out a Servo MotorExperiment 12: Make a Simple RobotExperiment 13: Following LightPen PlotterExperiment 14: Pen PlotterDigital Pinhole CameraExperiment 15: Making a Digital CameraPrinterExperiment 16: Making a PrinterWired CommunicationExperiment 17: Making an OscilloscopeCutting the Cord: InfraredExperiment 18: Making the IR ReceiverExperiment 19: Decoding IR SignalsExperiment 20: Using Our Decoded SignalExperiment 21: Using Our Remote Control on the Net, with dweet.ioExperiment 22: Using Our Remote Control on the Net, with IFTTTCutting the Cord: Radio SignalsExperiment 23: Wiring Up the ReceiverExperiment 24: Wiring Up a TransmitterExperiment 25: Transmitting from EspruinoExperiment 26: Decoding the Received DataConnecting with WiFiExperiment 27: Adding WiFi to Your PicoExperiment 28: Testing Your WiringExperiment 29: Connecting to WiFiExperiment 30: Sending Data to the InternetExperiment 31: Getting Data from the InternetExperiment 32: Creating a ServerBluetooth Low EnergyExperiment 33: Using Puck.jsExperiment 34: Making a Door Opening CounterExperiment 35: Advertising Door OpeningsExperiment 36: Receiving Door Openings with EddystoneXY PlotterExperiment 37: Making an XY TableExperiment 38: Controlling the XY TableInternet-Connected PlotterExperiment 39: Internet-Connected Plotter