About this item
Up-to-date hacks that will breathe life into your Arduino and Raspberry Pi creations!This intuitive DIY guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose household devices and integrate them with your Raspberry Pi and Arduino inventions. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition, features fun, easy-to-follow projects. You'll discover how to build an Internet-controlled hacked electric toy, ultrasonic rangefinder, remote-controlled robotic rover, audio amp, slot car brakes and headlights -- even a smart card reader!* Get up and running on both Arduino and Raspberry Pi * Safely solder, join wires, and connect switches * Identify components and read schematic diagrams * Work with LEDs, including high-power Lumileds and addressable LED strips* Use LiPo batteries, solar panels, and buck-boost power supplies * Use sensors to measure light, temperature, acceleration, sound level, and color * Build and modify audio amps, microphones, and transmitters * Repair gadgets and scavenge useful parts from dead equipment* Get the most out of cheap or free bench and software tools.
About the Author
Simon is a full-time author.
His books are on topics related to Open Hardware and Electronics.
You can find out more about him here: http://www.simonmonk.org
