1st Edition

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The 1st Edition of Exploring Arduino was released in 2013 and contains 14 chapters broken up into 4 parts. Click the links below to access the digital content for each chapter. On each chapter’s page, you’ll find code downloads, instructional videos, parts lists, useful links, and more.

Part 1: Arduino Engineering Basics

Chapter 1: Getting Up and Blinking with the Arduino

Chapter 2: Digital Inputs, Outputs, and Pulse-Width Modulation

Chapter 3: Reading Analog Sensors

Part 2: Controlling your Environment

Chapter 4: Using Transistors and Driving Motors

Chapter 5: Making Sounds

Chapter 6: USB and Serial Communications

Chapter 7: Shift Registers

Part 3: Communication Interfaces

Chapter 8: The I²C Bus

Chapter 9: The SPI Bus

Chapter 10: Interfacing with Liquid Crystal Displays

Chapter 11: Wireless Communication with XBee Radios

Part 4: Advanced Topics and Projects

Chapter 12: Hardware and Timer Interrupts

Chapter 13: Datalogging with SD Cards

Chapter 14: Connecting your Arduino to the Internet

Appendices

Appendix A: Deciphering the ATMega Datasheet and Arduino Schematics