Arduino is an open-source “do-it-yourself” platform that supports an amazing collection of sensors and actuators, allowing you to build anything you can imagine.

Even if you've never worked on a hardware project before, this easy-to-follow book will guide you from your first blinking LED to connecting Arduino to your iPhone.

*Arduino in Action* is a practical guide to DIY prototyping and electronics building. You'll start with the basics — unpacking your board and using a simple program to make something happen.

Then, you'll move on to increasingly complex projects by connecting Arduino to motors, LCD displays, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. You’ll explore input/output sensors, including ultrasonic, infrared, and light sensors, and use them for tasks like obstacle-avoiding robots.

What's inside:

- Introduction to Arduino — no experience needed!

- Writing programs for Arduino

- Detecting and responding to events

- Robots, flying vehicles, Twitter machines, LCD displays, and more!

Arduino programs are similar to C or C++, so some programming experience is helpful.

“Well-written, with lots of useful examples. Not just for practice!” – Matt Scarpino, Author of *OpenCL in Action*

“Blends software hacking with hardware tweaks.” – Philipp K. Janert, Author of *Gnuplot in Action*

“A comprehensive introduction to Arduino.” – Steve Prior, geekster.com

“Takes you to a whole new world — the Arduino planet.” – Niklander & Margriet Bruggeman, Lois & Clark IT Services

“A solid, application-oriented approach.” – Andrew Davidson, Human-Centered Design & Engineering