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Program, build, and master over 50 projects with MicroPython and the RP2040 microprocessor The Raspberry Pi Pico is a high-performance microcontroller module designed especially for physical computing. Microcontrollers differ from single-board computers, like the Raspberry Pi 4, in not having an operating system. The Raspberry Pi Pico can be programmed to run a single task very efficiently within real-time control and monitoring applications requiring speed. The ‘Pico’ as we call it, is based on the fast, efficient, and low-cost dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ RP2040 microcontroller chip running at up to 133 MHz and sporting 264 KB of SRAM, and 2 MB of Flash memory. Besides its large memory, the Pico has even more attractive features including a vast number of GPIO pins, and popular interface modules like ADC, SPI, I²C, UART, and PWM. To cap it all, the chip offers fast and accurate timing modules, a hardware debug interface, and an internal temperature sensor. The Raspberry Pi Pico is easily programmed using popular high-level languages such as MicroPython and or C/C++. This book is an introduction to using the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller in conjunction with the MicroPython programming language. The Thonny development environment (IDE) is used in all the projects described. There are over 50 working and tested projects in the book, covering the following topics: Installing the MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico using a Raspberry Pi or a PC Timer interrupts and external interrupts Analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) projects Using the internal temperature sensor and external temperature sensor chips Datalogging projects PWM, UART, I²C, and SPI projects Using Wi-Fi and apps to communicate with smartphones Using Bluetooth and apps to communicate with smartphones Digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) projects All projects given in the book have been fully tested and are working. Only basic programming and electronics experience is required to follow the projects. Brief descriptions, block diagrams, detailed circuit diagrams, and full MicroPython program listings are given for all projects described. Readers can find the program listings on the Elektor web page created to support the book.

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This e-book (pdf), a software-only follow up to the best-selling Elektor Visual Studio C# range of books, is aimed at Engineers, Scientists and Enthusiasts who want to learn about the C# language and development environment. It covers steps from installation, the .NET framework and object oriented programming, through to more advanced concepts including database applications, threading and multi-tasking, internet/network communications and writing DLLs. The DirectX chapters also include video capture. The e-book concludes with several chapters on writing Android applications in C# using the Xamarin add-on. This e-book is based on the Visual Studio 2015 development environment and latest C# additions including WPF applications, LINQ queries, Charts and new commands such as await and async. The latest Visual Studio debugging features (PerfTips, Diagnostic Tool window and IntellTrace) are covered. Finally, the Android chapters include GPS, E-mail and SMS applications. Additionally, the e-book provides free on-line access to extensive, well-documented examples — in a try for yourself style — together with links to the author’s videos, guiding you through the necessary steps to get the expected results.

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The Internet of Things is rapidly gaining interest, and that has fueled the development of the Edison. A tiny computer, the size of a postage stamp, with a lot of power and built-in wireless communication capabilities. In this eBook we will help you get up-to-speed with the Edison, by installing the software both on the Edison as well as on your Windows PC. We will use the Edison Arduino break-out board because it is easy to work with. We will discuss Linux, Arduino C++ and Python, and show examples of how the Edison can interface with other hardware. We will use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to set up wireless connections, and show you a trick to program sketches over Wi-Fi. Once you have completed this book your Edison will be up and running with the latest software version, and you will have sufficient knowledge of both hardware and software to start making your own applications. You will even be able to program the Edison over USB and wireless both in Arduino C++ and Python. This is not a projects eBook, but a toolbox that will allow you to explore the wonderful world of the Intel Edison!

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A Reference and User Guide for the Arduino Uno Hardware and Firmware A manual providing up-to-date hardware information for the popular Arduino Uno, the easy to use open-source electronics platform used by hobbyists, makers, hackers, experimenters, educators and professionals. Get all the information that you need on the hardware and firmware found on Arduino Uno boards in this handy reference and user guide. ldeal for the workbench or desktop Contains all of the Arduino Uno hardware information in one place Covers Arduino / Genuino Uno revision 3 and earlier boards Easily find hardware technical specifications with explanations Pin reference chapter with interfacing examples Diagrams and illustrations for easy reference to alternate pin functions and hardware connections Learn to back up and restore firmware on the board, or load new firmware Basic fault finding and repair procedures for Arduino Uno boards Power supply circuits simplified and explained Mechanical dimensions split into five easy to reference diagrams Contains circuit diagrams, parts list and board layout reference to easily locate components

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Practical Projects in Analog, Audio and Beyond Discover a remarkable collection of more than 450 electronics projects published in Elektor Magazine and carefully selected by renowned Elektor Lab engineer Ton Giesberts. The USB drive brings together a wide variety of circuits, designs, and practical project ideas created by numerous Elektor authors and engineers over the years. Covering a broad range of electronics topics, this extensive archive is a valuable source of knowledge and inspiration for engineers, makers, students, and electronics enthusiasts. More than 450 selected Elektor projects Carefully compiled by Elektor engineer Ton Giesberts Ideal for building, experimenting, and discovering new ideas Explore decades of Elektor expertise in one comprehensive project collection. Highlights Q-Watt Audio Power Fortissimo-100 High-End Amplifier Buffer Board for the Raspberry Pi 400 USB-to-Multi-Protocol Serial Converter DDS Function Generator AC/DC Power Meter Charge-a-Phone Specifications Storage 8 GB Connectors 1x USB-A1x USB-C System requirements PC with Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher Web browser

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This complete STM32 microcontroller programming course features a textbook, a component kit, hands-on projects, and a comprehensive online course. It is ideal for step-by-step learning of embedded systems programming with Arduino using a practical, hands-on approach. A Practical Introduction to Embedded Systems with the STM32 This course is designed for people who are new to embedded systems and looking for a structured, example-driven way to get started. A kit of parts comprising LEDs and resistors, switches, sensors and actuators, displays, a breadboard and wires, and more is included. These are used in the course to illustrate example applications. No prior experience with Arduino or embedded development is required. Each section features hands-on examples and mini projects designed to reinforce key concepts and inspire deeper exploration. By the end of the course, you’ll be able not only to reproduce the examples but also to build on them with your own ideas and applications. What Will You Learn? Microcontroller programming in C/C++ with the STM32 using the Arduino IDE Working with Digital I/O, read buttons and encoders, control LEDs and relays Read analog inputs, voltages, and analog sensors Generating analog output signals and PWM Use serial communication like UART, I²C and SPI to control displays and read digital sensors and SD cards Managing time Working with interrupts Real-time sensor input and control via buttons, LEDs, and displays Control actuators like relays and servo motors Debug programs using breakpoints and stepping through code Who Is It For? Students and self-learners exploring embedded systems Makers and IoT enthusiasts looking to improve their hardware skills Educators and trainers seeking ready-to-teach material What's Inside the Box? Access to the full course on the Elektor Academy Pro Learning Platform STM32 NUCLEO-F411RE microcontroller board Book: Arduino for STM32 Downloadable project files for every module Component Box: 2× LED, red, 5 mm LED, green, 5 mm 3× Resistor, 470 Ω, 0.25 W LDR Potentiometer, 10 kΩ, linear Pushbutton Rotary encoder module Relay module DHT22 Humidity & Temperature Sensor TM1637-compatible 4-digit 7-segment display MPU-6050 IMU with headers SSD1306-compatible I²C OLED display Micro SD card adapter with header Buzzer SG90 Micro Servo ILI9341-compatible SPI 240×320 TFT display 20× Jumper wires Breadboard

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If you enjoy DIY electronics, projects, software and robots, you’ll find this book intellectually stimulating and immediately useful. With the right parts and a little guidance, you can build robot systems that suit your needs more than overpriced commercial systems can. 20 years ago, robots based on simple 8-bit processors and touch sensors were the norm. Now, it’s possible to build multi-core robots that can react to their surroundings with intelligence. Today’s robots combine sensor readings from accelerometers, gyroscopes and computer vision sensors to learn about their environments. They can respond using sophisticated control algorithms and they can process data both locally and in the cloud. This book, which covers the theory and best practices associated with advanced robot technologies, was written to help roboticists, whether amateur hobbyist or professional, take their designs to the next level. As will be seen, building advanced applications does not require extremely costly robot technology. All that is needed is simply the knowledge of which technologies are out there and how best to use each of them. Each chapter in this book will introduce one of these different technologies and discuss how best to use it in a robotics application. On the hardware side, we’ll cover microcontrollers, servos, and sensors, hopefully inspiring you to design your own awe-inspiring, next-generation systems. On the software side, we’ll cover programming languages, debugging, algorithms, and state machines. We’ll focus on the Arduino, the Parallax Propeller, Revolution Education PICAXE and projects I’ve with which I’ve been involved, including the TBot educational robot, the PropScope oscilloscope, the 12Blocks visual programming language, and the ViewPort development environment. In addition, we’ll serve up a comprehensive introduction to a variety of essential topics, including output (e.g. LEDs, servo motors), and communication technologies (e.g. infrared, audio), that you can use to develop systems that interact to stimuli and communicate with humans and other robots. To make these topics as accessible as possible, handy schematics, sample code and practical tips regarding building and debugging have been included. Hanno Sander Christchurch, New Zealand

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Mikrocontroller haben sich in den letzten Jahren in praktisch allen Bereichen der modernen Technik etabliert. In zunehmendem Maße dringen sie auch in die Gebiete der Künstlichen Intelligenz und der Robotertechnik vor. Das vorliegende Buch gibt eine umfassende Einführung in die Welt der Controller-Technik mit all ihren Facetten, von der einfachen Steuerung über die Sensor-Technik bis hin zur Datenübertragung in das Internet. Als Basis dafür dient das von Elektor entwickelte AVR-Playground-Board. Das Board kann mit Controllern der ATmega-Familie bestückt werden und ist mit dem bekannten Arduino-System kompatibel, so dass auch die verschiedenen Arduino-Hardware-Erweiterungen verwendet werden können. Für die Programmierung kommt die Sprache „C“ zum Einsatz. Auch hier wird im Buch auf das Arduino-System zurückgegriffen. Die frei verfügbare Arduino-Entwicklungsumgebung erlaubt den leichten Einstieg, ohne dass später Einschränkungen in Kauf genommen werden müssen. Die Hardware-nahe Programmierung steht dabei besonders im Fokus. Nach der Erläuterung von grundlegenden Anwendungen wird auf die anspruchsvolleren Themen wie Interrupts, Timer und Counter, Pulsweitenmodulation und Analog-Digital-Wandlung eingegangen. Praktische Anwendungen können sowohl mit einem Arduino als auch mit dem AVR-Playground-Board durchgeführt werden. Da das AVR-Playground-Board bereits über eine Vielzahl von Peripherie-Einheiten verfügt, sind nur noch wenige externe Bauteile erforderlich. Das Board kann im Elektor-Shop hier bezogen werden.

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Get Cracking with the Arduino Nano V3, Nano Every, and Nano 33 IoT The seven chapters in this book serve as the first step for novices and microcontroller enthusiasts wishing to make a head start in Arduino programming. The first chapter introduces the Arduino platform, ecosystem, and existing varieties of Arduino Nano boards. It also teaches how to install various tools needed to get started with Arduino Programming. The second chapter kicks off with electronic circuit building and programming around your Arduino. The third chapter explores various buses and analog inputs. In the fourth chapter, you get acquainted with the concept of pulse width modulation (PWM) and working with unipolar stepper motors. In the fifth chapter, you are sure to learn about creating beautiful graphics and basic but useful animation with the aid of an external display. The sixth chapter introduces the readers to the concept of I/O devices such as sensors and the piezo buzzer, exploring their methods of interfacing and programming with the Arduino Nano. The last chapter explores another member of Arduino Nano family, Arduino Nano 33 IoT with its highly interesting capabilities. This chapter employs and deepens many concepts learned from previous chapters to create interesting applications for the vast world of the Internet of Things. The entire book follows a step-by-step approach to explain concepts and the operation of things. Each concept is invariably followed by a to-the-point circuit diagram and code examples. Next come detailed explanations of the syntax and the logic used. By closely following the concepts, you will become comfortable with circuit building, Arduino programming, the workings of the code examples, and the circuit diagrams presented. The book also has plenty of references to external resources wherever needed. An archive file (.zip) comprising the software examples and Fritzing-style circuit diagrams discussed in the book may be downloaded free of charge below.

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Dit is een ideaal boek voor hobbyisten, studenten en ingenieurs die op een eenvoudige manier C en het gebruik van een mbed ARM microcontroller willen leren, rechtstreeks op internet zonder ingewikkelde software installatie. ARM mbed microcontroller NXP LPC1768 De projecten in dit boek zijn bedoeld voor beginners op het gebied van ARM microcontrollers of de programmeertaal C. Dat wil niet zeggen dat de projecten allemaal eenvoudig zijn, maar wel dat ze gemakkelijk te begrijpen zijn. We maken bijvoorbeeld gebruik van USB communicatie, een onderwerp dat door de mbed zo eenvoudig wordt gemaakt dat het geschikt is voor een beginners boek. Cloud technologie De mbed NXP LPC1768 maakt gebruik van cloud technologie, een revolutionair concept voor software ontwikkeling. Dit houdt in dat u geen software hoeft te installeren om de mbed te kunnen programmeren! Het enige dat u nodig heeft is een internet browser zoals Microsoft Internet Explorer, en een USB poort op uw PC. U kunt vanaf elke willekeurige PC waar dan ook ter wereld toegang krijgen tot uw project en er aan verder werken. Wanneer u klaar bent kunt u met een paar eenvoudige klikjes met uw muis het programma overzetten naar uw mbed hardware. Uiteraard kunt u de projecten ook downloaden en op uw eigen PC opslaan wanneer u dat liever heeft. Onderwerpen die aan de orde komen Leer het programmeren van een ARM microcontroller via cloud technologie. Geen moeilijke software installatie op uw eigen PC. Leer de programmeertaal C door leuke en interessante projecten uit te voeren. Geen ervaring of kennis noodzakelijk. Voorbeelden van projecten in dit boek: knipperlicht, tijdschakelaar, donkerschakelaar, digitale thermometer, mensen detector, USB communicatie, pratende microcontroller, fout zoeken, geluidsschakelaar, en nog veel meer - totaal 35 projecten. Voorbeelden van C onderwerpen in dit boek: variabelen, opdrachten, functies, programmaverloop, pointers (inleidend).

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Learn to use Python productively in real-life scenarios at work and in everyday life If you have mastered the basics of Python and are wanting to explore the language in more depth, this book is for you. By means of concrete examples used in different applications, the book illustrates many aspects of programming (e.g. algorithms, recursion, data structures) and helps problem-solving strategies. Including general ideas and solutions, the specifics of Python and how these can be practically applied are discussed. Python 3 for Science and Engineering Applications includes: practical and goal-oriented learning basic Python techniques modern Python 3.6+ including comprehensions, decorators and generators complete code available online more than 40 exercises, solutions documented online no additional packages or installation required, 100% pure Python Topics cover: identifying large prime numbers and computing Pi writing and understanding recursive functions with memorisation computing in parallel and utilising all system cores processing text data and encrypting messages comprehending backtracking and solving Sudokus analysing and simulating games of chance to develop optimal winning strategies handling genetic code and generating extremely long palindromes Downloads Software

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Ein Blick in die einschlägigen Internetforen zeigt, dass das Programmieren immer noch in der Gruppe der beliebten Hobbys rangiert. Wo dem Hobbyprogrammierer früher eine Reihe bekannter und populärer Programmiersprachen zur Verfügung standen, ist es heute relativ übersichtlich geworden: Außer C++, Java und Visual Basic gibt es wenig bekannte und beliebte Programmiersprachen. Was fehlt, ist eine Programmiersprache, die für Laien fast so einfach zu handhaben ist wie die alten BASIC-Versionen, deren Leistung und Features dennoch an die Möglichkeiten und die Power moderner Windows-Rechner angepasst sind. Diese Programmiersprache existiert und heißt Processing. Das vorliegende Buch führt den Leser in diese visuelle Programmiersprache ein. Das Buch richtet sich an Leser, die bereits allgemeine Erfahrungen im Umgang mit Programmiersprachen besitzen und wissen, worum es sich bei Strings, Arrays oder Schleifen handelt. Der Autor zeigt anhand vieler kurzer Programmbeispiele, wie einfach es ist, mit Processing auch leistungsfähige Software zu programmieren und sich dabei auf eine nur geringe Anzahl von Befehlen, Anweisungen und Funktionen zu beschränken. Die in diesem Buch vorgestellten Programme sind zum Teil Hardware-orientiert, wobei auch die Erfassung von Daten und die Steuerung von Hardware mittels des bekannten Mikrocontrollers Arduino einer Rolle spielt. Kurz und gut: Ein Buch für alle, die eine schnell und einfach zu programmierende Software mit elektronischer Hardware kombinieren und das Ganze über maßgeschneiderte Benutzeroberflächen steuern möchten.

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