Programming Arduino Getting Started with Sketches

Document Outline

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 This Is Arduino
• Microcontrollers
  • Development Boards
• A Tour of an Arduino Board
  • Power Supply
  • Power Connections
  • Analog Inputs
  • Digital Connections
  • Microcontroller
  • Other Components
• The Origins of Arduino
• The Arduino Family
  • Uno, Duemilanove, and Diecimila
  • Mega
  • Nano
  • Bluetooth
  • Lilypad
  • Other “Official” Boards
• Arduino Clones and Variants
• Conclusion
• 2 Getting Started
• Powering Up
• Installing the Software
• Uploading Your First Sketch
• The Arduino Application
• Conclusion
• 3 C Language Basics
• Programming
• What Is a Programming Language?
• Blink—Again!
• Variables
• Experiments in C
  • Numeric Variables and Arithmetic
• Commands
  • if
  • for
  • while
• The #define Directive
• Conclusion
• 4 Functions
• What Is a Function?
• Parameters
• Global, Local, and Static Variables
• Return Values
• Other Variable Types
  • floats
  • boolean
  • Other Data Types
• Coding Style
  • Indentation
  • Opening Braces
  • Whitespace
  • Comments
• Conclusion
• 5 Arrays and Strings
• Arrays
  • Morse Code SOS Using Arrays
• String Arrays
  • String Literals
  • String Variables
• A Morse Code Translator
  • Data
  • Globals and Setup
  • The loop function
  • The flashSequence Function
  • The flashDotOrDash Function
  • Putting It All Together
• Conclusion
• 6 Input and Output
• Digital Outputs
• Digital Inputs
  • Pull-up Resistors
  • Internal Pull-up Resistors
  • Debouncing
• Analog Outputs
• Analog Input
• Conclusion
• 7 The Standard Arduino Library
• Random Numbers
• Math Functions
• Bit Manipulation
• Advanced I/O
  • Generating Tones
  • Feeding Shift Registers
• Interrupts
• Conclusion
• 8 Data Storage
• Constants
• The PROGMEM Directive
• EEPROM
  • Storing an int in EEPROM
  • Storing a float in EEPROM (Unions)
  • Storing a String in EEPROM
  • Clearing the Contents of EEPROM
• Compression
  • Range Compression
• Conclusion
• 9 LCD Displays
• A USB Message Board
• Using the Display
• Other LCD Library Functions
• Conclusion
• 10 Arduino Ethernet Programming
• Ethernet Shields
• Communicating with Web Servers
  • HTTP
  • HTML
• Arduino as a Web Server
• Setting Arduino Pins over the Network
• Conclusion
• 11 C++ and Libraries
• Object Orientation
  • Classes and Methods
• Built-in Library Example
• Writing Libraries
  • The Header File
  • The Implementation File
  • Completing Your Library
• Conclusion
• Index