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| Introduction | |
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| The Basics | |
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| Electricity | |
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| Transduction: Electrical Basics | |
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| Electricity versus Electronics | |
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| How Electricity Flows | |
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| Shopping | |
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| Solderless Breadboard | |
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| Microcontrollers | |
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| Microcontroller Features (in Order of Priority) | |
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| High-Level Microcontroller Modules | |
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| Mid-Level Microcontroller Modules | |
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| Low-Level Solutions | |
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| Common Components | |
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| Switches | |
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| Resistors | |
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| Variable Resistors | |
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| Capacitors | |
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| Diodes | |
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| Transistors and Relays | |
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| Wires | |
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| Power Supply | |
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| Power Connector | |
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| Voltage Regulator | |
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| RC Servomotor | |
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| Serial Connector | |
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| Serial Cable | |
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| Project Box | |
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| Clock Crystals | |
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| Headers | |
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| Cable Ties | |
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| USB-to-Serial Adaptor | |
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| Tools | |
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| Shopping List | |
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| Bringing It All Back Home | |
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| Building Circuits | |
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| Schematics | |
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| Connection Symbols | |
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| Power Symbols | |
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| Finding Schematics | |
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| Breadboards | |
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| Where Does the Microcontroller Fit In? | |
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| Translating Schematics into Circuits | |
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| Using a Multimeter | |
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| Soldering | |
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| Powering the Breadboard | |
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| Connecting the Quick and Dirty Way | |
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| Connecting the Professional Way | |
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| Voltage Regulators | |
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| Be Neat | |
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| The Microcontroller | |
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| "Hello World!" Is the Hard Part | |
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| Where Does the Microcontroller Fit In? | |
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| Input | |
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| Output | |
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| Routing Inputs to Outputs | |
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| Identifying the Pins of the Microcontroller | |
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| Lower-Level Microcontrollers: External Clock | |
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| Your First Microcontroller-Based Circuit | |
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| Getting Your Program to the Chip | |
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| Programming Stamp-Like Modules | |
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| Stamp-Like Programming Hardware Connection | |
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| Stamp-Like Programming Software Environments | |
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| Programming Lower-Level Chips | |
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| The Hardware Programmer | |
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| Lower-Level Programming Software Environments | |
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| Debugging | |
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| Programming | |
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| The Good News | |
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| Flow Control: How a Computer "Reads" a Program | |
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| Loops | |
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| If Statements | |
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| Variables | |
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| Built-In Routines: Subroutines and Functions | |
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| Homemade Routines | |
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| Advanced Loops: While-Wend and For-Next | |
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| While-Wend or Do-While | |
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| For-Next | |
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| Pseudocode | |
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| Comments | |
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| Debugging | |
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| Good Debugging Habits | |
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| The Bad News | |
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| The "Big Four" Schematics, Programs, and Transducers | |
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| Digital Input | |
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| Transducers: Switches | |
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| Digital Input Circuit | |
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| Programming | |
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| Digital Output | |
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| Transducers | |
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| Circuit | |
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| Programming | |
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| Analog Input | |
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| Transducers | |
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| Circuit | |
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| Programming | |
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| Pulsewidth Modulation for Input | |
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| Analog Output | |
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| Pulsewidth Modulation for Output | |
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| LED Dimming | |
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| DC Motor Speed Control | |
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| Generating Tones | |
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| RC Servo Motors | |
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| From Analog In to Analog Out: Scaling Functions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Communicating between Computers | |
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| Physical Agreement | |
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| Timing Agreement | |
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| Electrical Agreement | |
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| Package Size | |
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| Numbers or Letters: Using ASCII | |
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| Software for the Microcontroller | |
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| Serial Output from a Microcontroller | |
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| Testing with an LED | |
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| Testing with Terminal Software | |
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| Serial Input to a Microcontroller | |
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| Serial Freeze and Blocking Functions | |
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| Your Private Protocol | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Call and Response | |
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| Sending Bigger Numbers | |
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| Send Your Numbers as Text | |
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| Scaling Your Numbers | |
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| Sending Big Numbers in Many Bytes | |
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| Serial Communication on a Multimedia Computer | |
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| Serial in Lingo | |
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| Serial in Processing | |
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| Serial in Java | |
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| Serial in Max/MSP | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Advanced Methods | |
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| Physical Interaction Design, or Techniques for Polite Conversation | |
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| The Conversation: Listening, Speaking, and Thinking | |
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| Listening | |
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| Speaking | |
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| Complex Responses | |
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| Random Numbers | |
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| Thinking | |
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| Techniques for Effective Interaction | |
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| Multitasking | |
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| Edge Detection | |
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| Analog Sensors: Thresholds, Edges, and Peaks | |
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| Debouncing | |
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| Smoothing, Sampling, and Averaging | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Sensing Movement | |
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| Assessing the Problem | |
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| How Ranging Sensors Work | |
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| Detecting Presence | |
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| Foot Switches | |
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| Photoelectric Switches | |
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| Motion Detectors | |
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| Magnetic Switches | |
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| Determining Position | |
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| IR Sensors | |
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| Ultrasonic Sensors | |
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| Other Position Sensors | |
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| Determining Rotation | |
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| Potentiometers | |
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| Accelerometers | |
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| Compass | |
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| Encoders | |
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| Speed of Rotation | |
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| Gyroscopes | |
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| Video Tracking | |
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| Video Tracking in Director MX | |
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| Video Tracking in Max/MSP | |
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| Video Tracking in Processing | |
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| Video Tracking in Java | |
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| CMUcam | |
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| Identity | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Making Movement | |
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| Types of Motion, Types of Motors | |
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| Characteristics of Motors | |
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| Special Electrical Needs of Motors | |
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| Inductive Loads and Back Voltage | |
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| Smoothing Current Drops Using Decoupling Capacitors | |
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| Controlling Motors | |
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| Controlling DC Motors and Gearhead Motors | |
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| Controlling RC Servos | |
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| Controlling Stepper Motors | |
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| Unipolar Stepper Motors | |
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| Bipolar Stepper Motors | |
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| Controlling Solenoids | |
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| Basic Mechanics: Converting Motor Motion to Usable Motion | |
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| Simple Machines | |
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| Joints | |
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| Linkages | |
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| Construction | |
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| Foamcore | |
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| Tupperware | |
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| Wood | |
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| Plexiglas | |
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| Adhesives | |
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| Erector, Meccano, K'nex | |
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| Black Cloth | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Touch Me | |
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| Force-Sensitive Resistors | |
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| Homegrown FSRs | |
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| Flex Sensors | |
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| Pressure Sensors | |
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| Sensing Touch Using Capacitance Sensors | |
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| Off-the-Shelf Touch Interfaces | |
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| Sensing Vibrations Using Piezoelectric Sensors | |
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| Creating Vibrations | |
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| Taking Your Temperature | |
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| Cooling Things Off and Heating Them Up | |
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| Getting Under Your Skin | |
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| Force Feedback | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| More Communication between Devices | |
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| Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication | |
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| Asynchronous Serial Protocols | |
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| Learning a Protocol | |
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| RS-232 Boxes | |
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| Global Positioning System Data | |
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| Finding a GPS Receiver | |
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| Learning the GPS Protocol | |
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| MIDI | |
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| MIDI Physical and Electrical Connections | |
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| Sending MIDI Messages | |
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| Connecting to the Internet | |
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| Network Connection Using the CoBox Micro | |
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| Network Connection in Lingo | |
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| Network Connection in Processing | |
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| Connecting over Telephone Lines Using Modems | |
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| Special-Function ICs and Modules | |
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| Synchronous Serial Protocols | |
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| Wireless Serial Communication | |
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| Infrared Serial Communication | |
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| RF Serial Communication | |
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| Bluetooth | |
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| Wireless Ethernet | |
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| Wireless Ethernet Security | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Controlling Sound and Light | |
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| Sound | |
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| Sound Input | |
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| Synthesizing Sound on a Microcontroller | |
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| Speech | |
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| Telephone Sounds | |
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| Light | |
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| BX-Basic | |
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| Light Sensors | |
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| DC Lighting Control | |
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| AC Lighting Control | |
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| Screen Graphics | |
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| Controlling Character Displays | |
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| Controlling Video Displays | |
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| Linear Media on a Multimedia Computer | |
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| Linear Media on a Microcontroller | |
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| Single-Board Computers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Managing Multiple Inputs and Outputs | |
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| Setting Groups of Pins in Parallel | |
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| Bitwise Operations | |
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| Running Out of Pins | |
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| Resistor Ladders as Analog Input | |
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| Row-Column Scanning | |
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| Row-Column Scanning Analog Inputs | |
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| Row-Column Scanning Outputs | |
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| Shift Registers | |
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| Multiplexers | |
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| Latches | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Choosing a Microcontroller | |
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| Costs | |
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| Time | |
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| Expandability/Compatibility | |
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| Physical and Electrical Characteristics | |
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| The Microcontrollers Covered in This Book | |
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| Parallax Basic Stamp 2 | |
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| NetMedia BX-24 | |
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| Basic Micro Basic Atom Pro24 | |
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| Microchip PIC | |
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| PIC Programmers | |
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| Recommended Suppliers | |
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| The Staples | |
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| Microcontrollers | |
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| Electronics Parts | |
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| Software | |
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| The Extras | |
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| Hardware | |
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| Software | |
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| Schematic Glossary | |
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| Common Schematic Terms and Abbreviations | |
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| Index | |