Arduino - Open-Source Electronics Prototyping Platform

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP). The boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled; the software can be downloaded for free.

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Homepage Arduino Programming Language
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Arduino Tag on Flickr
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Craft – Transforming Traditional Crafts Vol. 1

Craft – Bookcover
Originally uploaded by F. Sigorski - Part Two

Craft: Transforming Traditional Crafts, Vol. 1 (Paperback) by Carla Sinclair (Editor). Paperback: 160 pages. Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Ill edition, October 1, 2006. Language: English. ISBN-10: 0596529287.

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Making Things Talk

Making Things Talk – Bookcover
Originally uploaded by F. Sigorski - Part Two

"Making Things Talk" "Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects" is a book about building electronic projects that interact with the physical world. Through a series of simple projects, this book teaches you how to get your creations to communicate with one another by forming networks of smart devices that carry on conversations with you and your environment. Whether you need to plug some sensors in your home to the Internet or create a device that can interact wirelessly with other creations. "Making Things Talk" "Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects" by Tom Igoe, Publisher: Make Books, First Edition  September 2007, Language: English, Pages: 428, ISBN 10: 0-596-51051-9.

Source: O'Reilly

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