Arduino for kids : a cool guide to help kids develop robots and electronics by Kuber, Priya, Bhatnagar, Rishi Gaurav; Varada, Vijay instant download

Arduino for kids : a cool guide to help kids develop robots and electronics by Kuber, Priya, Bhatnagar, Rishi Gaurav; Varada, Vijay instant download

1 online resource (208 pages), Print version record, Cover; Copyright; Credits; Foreword; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Customer Feedback; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The World around Us; Solving problems -- the best way out; The beauty of taking notes; The human body; Summary; Chapter 2: Systems and Logic; What is a system?; What is code?; What is an algorithm?; Logic; How does a control structure work?; What language does your Arduino Understand?; What is a library?; Activity -- Understanding the Morse Code; What is a function?; What is a constant?; What is a variable?; What is a datatype?, Application of the control structureUsing loops; The Arduino IDE; Introduction to the Arduino IDE; How to download the IDE?; Verifying your first sketch; Saving your first sketch; Accessing your first sketch; Summary; Chapter 3: Components and Connections; Exploring electricity; Venturing into voltage; Conceptualizing current; Revealing the Resistance; Comprehending Capacitance; Understanding Series and Parallel connections; Series connection; Parallel connection; What are sensors?; Physics behind sensors; Exploring common sensors; Distance sensor; Temperature sensor; Humidity sensor, Making your own sensor!Summary; Chapter 4: The Magic Wand; Demystifying microcontroller; Memory; Timers; Arithmetic and logic unit; Analog to Digital converters; Input and output lines; Registers; Coding the microcontroller -- the process; Introduction; Process; Power supply; Let's use the IDE; Inside the working of a microcontroller; Open-source hardware and software; Summary; Chapter 5: Hello World!; Hey Arduino! Let's get to work; Get the LEDs working; Testing an external influence on LEDs -- pushbutton switch; Hi Computer, I'm Arduino! -- Using serial communication to make your Arduino talk, Light sensitivity sensor -- LDRSummary; Chapter 6: Safety Box; Don't touch my stuff!; What you will need; Let's get to work!; I/O pins; It's all about the logic;…