30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius

30 Ways to Have Some Computer-Controlled Evil Fun!

This wickedly inventive guide shows you how to program and build a variety of projects with the Arduino microcontroller development system.

Covering Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius gets you up to speed with the simplified C programming you need to know--no prior programming experience necessary.

Using easy-to-find components and equipment, this do-it-yourself book explains how to attach an Arduino board to your computer, program it, and connect electronics to it to create fiendishly fun projects. The only limit is your imagination!
 

Quickstart

Powering Up
Installing the Software
Configuiring Your Arduino Environment
Downloading the Project Software
Project 1: Flashing LED
Breadboard
Summary

A Tour of Arduino

Microcontrollers
What's on an Arduino Board?
The Arduino Family
The C Language
Summary

LED Projects

Project 2: Morse Code S.O.S. Flasher
Loops
Arrays
Project 3: Morse Code Translator
Project 4: High-Brightness Morse Code Translator
Summary

More LED Projects

Digital Inputs and Outputs
Project 5: Model Traffic Signal
Project 6: Strobe Light
Project 7: S.A.D. Light
Project 8: High-Powered Strobe Light
Random Number Generation
Project 9: LED Dice
Summary

Sensor Projects

Project 10: Keypad Security Code
Rotary Encoders
Project 11: Model Traffic Signal Using a Rotary Controller
Sensing Light
Project 12: Pulse Rate Monitor
Measuring Temperature
Project 13: USB Temperature Logger
Summary

Light Projects

Project 14: Multicolor Light Display
Seven-Segment LEDs
Project 15: Seven-Segment LED Double Dice
Project 16: LED Array
LCD Displays
Project 17: USB Message Board
Summary

Sound Projects

Project 18: Oscilloscope
Sound Generation
Project 19: Tune Player
Project 20: Light Harp
Project 21: VU Meter
Summary

Power Projects

Project 22: LCD Thermostat
Project 23: Computer-Controlled Fan
H-Bridge Controllers
Project 24: Hypnotizer
Servo Motors
Project 25: Servo-Controlled Laser
Summary

Miscellaneous Projects

Project 26: Lie Detector
Project 27: Magnetic Door Lock
Project 28: Infrared Remote
Project 29: Lilypad Clock
Project 30: Evil Genius Countdown Timer
Summary

Your Projects

Circuits
Components
Tools
Project Ideas

Appendix Components and Supplies

Suppliers
Starter Kit of Components
Index

About the Author:

Dr. Simon Monk has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. He spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd.

He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is an occasional author in hobby electronics magazines. Simon is author of 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius.

Softcover
208 Pages