Safari Books Online is a digital library providing on-demand subscription access to thousands of learning resources.
21. | Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot By: Michael Margolis Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 16-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 22-SEP-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot Building robots that sense and interact with their environment used to be tricky. Now, Arduino makes it easy. With this book and an Arduino microcontroller and software creation environment, you’ll learn how to build and program a robot that can roam around, sense its environment, and perform a wide variety of tasks....
|
22. | Learn Electronics with Arduino By: Don Wilcher Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 27-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 19-SEP-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learn Electronics with Arduino
Have you ever wondered how electronic gadgets are created? Do you have an idea for a new proof-of-concept tech device or electronic toy but have no way of testing the feasibility of the device? Have you accumulated a junk box of electronic parts and are now wondering what to build?
Learn Electronics with Arduino will answer these questions to discovering cool and innovative applications for new tech products using modification, reuse, and experimentation techniques. You'll learn electronics concepts while building cool and practical devices and gadgets based on the Arduino, an...
|
23. | By: Owen Bishop Publisher: Newnes Publication Date: 10-SEP-2007 Insert Date: 07-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Robot Builder's Cookbook
Owen Bishop introduces, through hands-on project work, the mechanics, electronics and programming involved in practical robot design-and-build. The use of the PIC microcontroller throughout provides a painless introduction to programming whilst harnessing the power of a highly popular microcontroller used by students and design engineers worldwide. This is a book for first-time robot builders, advanced builders wanting to know more about programming robots and students in Further and Higher Education tackling microcontroller-based practical work. They will all find this book a unique ...
|
24. | Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms By: Mario Ferrari; Guilio Ferrari Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 05-JAN-2002 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms
Lego robots! Mindstorms are sweeping the world and fans need to learn how to programme them Lego Mindstorms are a new generation of Lego Robots that can be manipulated using microcomputers, light and touch sensors, an infrared transmitter and CD-ROMs. Since Lego launched Lego Mindstorms in late 1998 sales have skyrocketed - with no sign of slowing down. Mindstorms have captured the imagination of adults and children alike, creating a subculture of Mindstorm enthusiasts around the world. The kits are now a staple part of engineering and computer science classes at many high profile...
|
25. | Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems By: Tim Wescott Publisher: Newnes Publication Date: 03-APR-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems
Many embedded engineers and programmers who need to implement basic process or motion control as part of a product design do not have formal training or experience in control system theory. Although some projects require advanced and very sophisticated control systems expertise, the majority of embedded control problems can be solved without resorting to heavy math and complicated control theory. However, existing texts on the subject are highly mathematical and theoretical and do not offer practical examples for embedded designers. This book is different;it presents mathematical...
|
26. | By: David Calcutt; Frederick Cowan; Hassan Parchizadeh Publisher: Newnes Publication Date: 02-APR-2004 Insert Date: 02-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 8051 Microcontrollers
The 8051 architecture developed by Intel has proved to be the most popular and enduring type of microcontroller, available from many manufacturers and widely used for industrial applications and embedded systems as well as being a versatile and economical option for design prototyping, educational use and other project work. In this book the authors introduce the fundamentals and capabilities of the 8051, then put them to use through practical exercises and project work. The result is a highly practical learning experience that will help a wide range of engineers and students to get...
|
27. | By: Tony Olsson Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 04-JUL-2012 Insert Date: 07-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Arduino Wearables
You've probably seen LED-decorated t-shirts and hats, and maybe even other electronic gadgets embedded in clothing, but with Arduino Wearables you can learn to make your own wearable electronic creations.
This book is an introduction to wearable computing, prototyping, and smart materials using the Arduino platform. Every chapter takes you all the way from idea to finished project. Even if you have no experience with Arduino, this book will get you set up with all the materials, software, and hardware you need; you'll complete simple projects first, and then build on your growing...
|
28. | By: Tom Igoe Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag Publication Date: 30-APR-2012 Insert Date: 26-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Making Things Talk (Make) Elektronische Projekten zu bauen, die mit der physischen Welt interagieren können, bereitet großen Spaß. Aber so richtig spannend wird es, wenn die DIY-Projekte auch direkt miteinander kommunizieren können.
Making Things Talk – Die Welt sehen, hören, fühlen zeigt mit 33 leicht nachzubauenden Elektronikprojekten, wie Dinge untereinander, mit der Umwelt und mit Menschen kommunizieren können.
Making Things Talk wurde in den USA in der 1. Auflage zu DEM Standardwerk über Physical Computing....
|
29. | Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds By: Enrique Ramos Melgar; Ciriaco Castro DÃez; Przemek Jaworski Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 18-APR-2012 Insert Date: 23-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds
If you've done some Arduino tinkering and wondered how you could incorporate the Kinect—or the other way around—then this book is for you. The authors of Arduino and Kinect Projects will show you how to create 10 amazing, creative projects, from simple to complex. You'll also find out how to incorporate Processing in your project design—a language very similar to the Arduino language.
The ten projects are carefully designed to build on your skills at every step. Starting with the Arduino and Kinect equivalent of "Hello, World," the authors will take you through a diverse range of...
|
30. | By: Massimo Banzi Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag Publication Date: 30-APR-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Arduino für Einsteiger Arduino ist ein Mikrocontroller, der mithilfe eines USB-Kabels an den PC angeschlossen und von dort aus gesteuert wird. Sowohl die Hardware wie auch die Entwicklungsumgebung zur Steuerung stehen unter Open-Source-Lizenz. Zahlreiche Peripherieteile wie LEDs, Motoren und Sensoren können über den Arduino gesteuert werden. Der Mikrocontroller eignet sich besonders für Menschen mit wenig Programmierkenntnissen.
Arduino für Einsteiger erklärt, wie die Entwicklungsumgebung auf dem PC (oder Mac) installiert wird und wie der Mikrocontroller programmiert wird. Das Buch vermittelt elektronisches...
|
31. | Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer By: Simon Monk Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 08-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you’ll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft’s rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There’s no soldering involved—you simply plug in modules that make gadget-building quick and easy. Ideal for beginners, this book shows you how to work with modules and other hardware in the popular Fez Spider Starter Kit, and teaches you how to program your gadgets with Visual Studio C# Express and the .NET Micro Framework 4.1 SDK....
|
32. | Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: 01-APR-2005 Insert Date: 13-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: RFID For Dummies®
Many companies have asked suppliers to begin using RFID (radio frequency identification) tags by 2006
RFID allows pallets and products to be scanned at a greater distance and with less effort than barcode scanning, offering superior supply-chain management efficiencies
This unique plain-English resource explains RFID and shows CIOs, warehouse managers, and supply-chain managers how to implement RFID tagging in products and deploy RFID scanning at a warehouse or distribution center
Covers the business case for RFID, pilot programs, timelines and strategies for site assessments...
|
33. | IBM WebSphere RFID Handbook: A Solution Guide By: James Chamberlain; Corinne Blanchard; Sam Burlingame; Sarika Chandramohan; Eric Forestier; Gary Griffith; Mary Lou Mazzara; Subu Musti; Sung-Ik Son; Glenn Stump; Christoph Weiss Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 18-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 10-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM WebSphere RFID Handbook: A Solution Guide This IBM Redbooks publication explains the key products and
components that are included in the WebSphere RFID solution, with a
focus on WebSphere RFID Premises Server and Device Infrastructure.
You will learn how to install and to configure the Premises Server,
to connect and to communicate with your edge devices, and to
implement the Dock Door Receiving Starter Kit.
This book starts with a broad picture of RFID technology and
explains how the WebSphere RFID solution fits into that overall
technology. It details the features and functions of the Premises
Server and includes information...
|
34. | Die elektronische Welt mit Arduino entdecken (O'Reillys Basics) By: Erik Bartmann Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag Publication Date: 30-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 06-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Die elektronische Welt mit Arduino entdecken (O'Reillys Basics) Nicht zu Unrecht hat das Open-Source-Projekt Arduino in den vergangenen Jahren große Aufmerksamkeit erlangt und vielen Nicht-Programmieren den Einstieg in eine neue, faszinierende Welt ermöglicht. Mit dem Microcontroller Arduino können aufregende Dinge entwickelt werden: von einer selbst programmierten Ampelsteuerung bis hin zu mit der Umwelt interagierenden Robotern.
Die einzige Voraussetzung, die man für Die elektronische Welt mit Arduino entdecken mitbringen muss, ist Neugierde. Für den Rest sorgt der Autor Erik Bartmann, der den Leser Schritt für Schritt in die Welt der Elektronik, der...
|
35. | Beginning Android ADK with Arduino By: Mario Böhmer Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 26-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 31-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Android ADK with Arduino
Whether you're new to Arduino and Android development, or you've tinkered a bit with either one, this is the book for you. Android has always been a natural fit with Arduino projects, but now that Google has released the Android Open Accessory Development Kit (the Android ADK), combining Android with Arduino to create custom gadgets has become even easier.
Beginning Android ADK with Arduino shows how the ADK works and how it can be used with a variety of Arduino boards to create a variety of fun projects that showcase the abilities of the ADK.
Mario Böhmer will walk you through several...
|
36. | By: Tom Igoe Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 16-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Getting Started with RFID If you want to experiment with radio frequency identification (RFID), this book is the perfect place to start. All you need is some experience with Arduino and Processing, the ability to connect basic circuits on a breadboard with jumper wire—and you’re good to go. You’ll be guided through three hands-on projects that let you experience RFID in action....
|
37. | By: Chris Walker Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 24-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 04-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Getting Started with Netduino Learn how to build electronics projects with Netduino, the popular platform that's capturing the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow, hands-on book provides everything you need to start experimenting with Netduino and the open source .NET Micro Framework. Before long, you’ll be blinking an LED and interacting with sensors....
|
38. | By: Ran Giladi Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 16-JUL-2008 Insert Date: 01-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Network Processors Network processors are the basic building blocks of today's high-speed, high-demand, quality-oriented communication networks. Designing and implementing network processors requires a new programming paradigm and an in-depth understanding of network processing requirements. This book leads the reader through the requirements and the underlying theory of networks, network processing, and network processors. It covers implementation of network processors and intergrates EZchip Microcode Development Environment so that you can gain hands-on experience in writing high-speed networking...
|
39. | IBM System Blue Gene Solution: Hardware Installation and Serviceability By: James Milano; Gary L. Mullen-Schultz; Gary Lakner Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 21-JUN-2007 Insert Date: 30-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM System Blue Gene Solution: Hardware Installation and Serviceability This IBM Redbooks publication is the second book in a series of
IBM publications written specifically for the IBM System Blue Gene
Solution, Blue Gene/L, which was developed by IBM in collaboration
with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This book
focuses on the physical installation and hardware maintenance of
the system.More specifically, in the first part of the book, we take you
through the steps to place the Blue Gene/L racks and bolt them
together. Then we explain the process of cabling the various
networks on the system. The second half of the book focuses on
powering off...
|
40. | Environmental Monitoring with Arduino By: Emily Gertz ; Patrick Di Justo Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 27-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 28-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Environmental Monitoring with Arduino Right now, thousands of people worldwide are tracking environmental conditions with monitoring devices they’ve built themselves. You can do it too! This inspiring guide shows you how to use Arduino to create gadgets for measuring noise, weather, electromagnetic interference (EMI), water purity, and more. You’ll also learn how to collect and share your own data, and you can experiment by creating your own variations of the gadgets covered in the book. If you’re new to DIY electronics, the first chapter offers a primer on electronic circuits and Arduino programming....
|