The LEGO Arduino Cookbook: Expanding The Realm Of MINDSTORMS EV3 Invention

Features of The LEGO Arduino Cookbook: Expanding the Realm of MINDSTORMS EV3 Invention

Push into new fields of technology using LEGO and Arduino with the projects in this Cookbook MINDSTORMS EV3 inventions dont have to be confined to LEGO factorymade sensors Incorporate a wide range of sensors displays LED arrays actuators and even a smartphone into your creationsAdd amazing capabilities to your LEGOs by building things such as a metal detector longrange lidar audio spectrum analyzer weather station and a smartphone Stepbystep instructions bring these new devices to life Youll work with the reliable and inexpensive Arduino UNO to take your projects even further and make them truly smart Learn to set up and program your Arduino UNO Then learn data communications protocols I2C SPI and PWM to link sensors to the Arduino A variety of data communications techniques are also demonstrated on passing data between the Arduino and the MINDSTORMS EV3 Intelligent BrickEquipped with these new tools LEGO inventors can build vast new capabilities into their designsWhat Youll Learn Interface new sensors devices and communications with LEGO Mindstorms EV3Work with communication protocols of pulse width modulation PWM I2c and SPIConvert pulse width modulation to analog voltage with resistor and capacitor componentsWho This Book Is ForTech savvy fans of LEGO projects and hardware hackers Also coaches or students involved in a school sciencetechnology project or design competition