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DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists

You're reading from DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists The ultimate project-based guide to building real-world embedded applications in C and C++ programming

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564138

Length 320 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C

Tools

ARM Cortex

Concepts

Microcontroller

Authors (2):

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz

Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Microcontrollers and Microcontroller Boards

2. Chapter 2: Software Setup and C Programming for Microcontroller Boards FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Turning an LED On or Off Using a Push Button

4. Chapter 4: Measuring the Amount of Light with a Photoresistor

5. Chapter 5: Humidity and Temperature Measurement

6. Chapter 6: Morse Code SOS Visual Alarm with a Bright LED

7. Chapter 7: Creating a Clap Switch

8. Chapter 8: Gas Sensor

9. Chapter 9: IoT Temperature-Logging System

10. Chapter 10: IoT Plant Pot Moisture Sensor

11. Chapter 11: IoT Solar Energy (Voltage) Measurement

12. Chapter 12: COVID-19 Digital Body Temperature Measurement (Thermometer)

13. Chapter 13: COVID-19 Social-Distancing Alert

14. Chapter 14: COVID-19 20-Second Hand Washing Timer

15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Further reading

Choudhuri, K. B. R. (2017). Learn Arduino Prototyping in 10 days. Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing Ltd.
Gay, W. (2018). Beginning STM32: Developing with FreeRTOS, libopencm3, and GCC. New York, NY: Apress.
Horowitz, P., Hill, W. (2015). The Art of Electronics. [3rd ed.] Cambridge University Press: New York, NY.
Microchip (2019). PIC16F15376 Curiosity Nano Hardware User Guide. Microchip Technology, Inc. Available from: http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/50002900B.pdf.
2N2222 (2013). P2N2222A transistor datasheet. Semiconductor Component Industries, LLC. Available from:
https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/P2N2222A-D.PDF.
LED (n.d.) BL-BJ33V4V-1 super-bright LED datasheet. Bright LED Electronics Corp. Available from: http://www.maxim4u.com/download.php?id=1304920&pdfid=446ED6935162B290D3BC0AF8E0E068B8&file=0168\bl-bj33v4v-1_4138472.pdf.

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Authors (2)

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz

Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computer Science and Technology, Algoma University, Canada. He has taught microcontroller programming and interfacing, human-computer interaction, and interaction design courses. Miguel has a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University, England. He has published articles on tinkering with technology applying microcontroller boards. Miguel has conducted research projects funded by Canada's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC), Algoma University, and the Mexican Ministry of Education.

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Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla is a research professor at the School of Telematics at the University of Colima in Mexico. His research interests focus on human-computer interaction, ICT for elderly people, Internet of Things, and machine learning. He is currently serving as president of the Mexican Association on Human-Computer Interaction (AMexIHC). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and ACM and serves as Chair of the Mexican ACM SIGCHI Chapter (CHI-Mexico). Pedro is a member of the Mexican Academy of Computing (AMexComp) and the Mexican Society of Computer Science (SMCC).

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