The bestselling beginner Arduino guide, updated with new projects! Exploring Arduino makes electrical engineering and embedded software accessible. Learn step by step everything you need to know about electrical engineering, programming, and human-computer interaction through a series of increasingly complex projects.

"Jeremy's easy-to-understand style and depth of content about the Arduino. . . will not only allow digital beginners to get their footing but will also allow the old guard of hardware to dip a toe into the hobbyist-friendly end of the swimming pool and start connecting their devices." — Chris Gammell, Co-host of the Amp Hour Podcast

ARDUINO CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. THIS BOOK IS THE ROADMAP.

Exploring Arduino??shows how to use the world's most popular microcontroller to create cool, practical, artistic, and educational projects. Through lessons in electrical engineering, programming, and human computer interaction, this book walks you through specific, increasingly complex projects, all the while providing best practices that can apply to your own projects once you've mastered these. You'll acquire valuable skills—and have a whole lot of fun.

• Explore the features of several commonly used Arduino boards
• Use the Arduino to control very simple tasks or complex electronics
• Learn principles of system design, programming, and electrical engineering
• Discover code snippets, best practices, and system schematics you can apply to your original projects
• Master skills you can use for engineering endeavors in other fields and with different platforms
• Connect your projects to the internet
• Expands on the first edition with updated projects, all new topics like wireless connectivity and stepper motors, and more deep dives into electrical engineering and product design topics

Find schematics, tutorial videos, code downloads, and more at the companion website: www.exploringarduino.com.

CONVENIENT COMPONENT KITS Component kits are available for this book! Visit exploringarduino.com/kits.

The bestselling beginner Arduino guide, updated with new projects!

Exploring Arduino makes electrical engineering and embedded software accessible. Learn step by step everything you need to know about electrical engineering, programming, and human-computer interaction through a series of increasingly complex projects. Arduino guru Jeremy Blum walks you through each build, providing code snippets and schematics that will remain useful for future projects. Projects are accompanied by downloadable source code, tips and tricks, and video tutorials to help you master Arduino. You'll gain the skills you need to develop your own microcontroller projects!

This new 2nd edition has been updated to cover the rapidly-expanding Arduino ecosystem, and includes new full-color graphics for easier reference. Servo motors and stepper motors are covered in richer detail, and you'll find more excerpts about technical details behind the topics covered in the book. Wireless connectivity and the Internet-of-Things are now more prominently featured in the advanced projects to reflect Arduino's growing capabilities. You'll learn how Arduino compares to its competition, and how to determine which board is right for your project. If you're ready to start creating, this book is your ultimate guide!

• Get up to date on the evolving Arduino hardware, software, and capabilities
• Build projects that interface with other devices—wirelessly!
• Learn the basics of electrical engineering and programming
• Access downloadable materials and source code for every project

Whether you're a first-timer just starting out in electronics, or a pro looking to mock-up more complex builds, Arduino is a fantastic tool for building a variety of devices. This book offers a comprehensive tour of the hardware itself, plus in-depth introduction to the various peripherals, tools, and techniques used to turn your little Arduino device into something useful, artistic, and educational. Exploring Arduino is your roadmap to adventure—start your journey today!