Arduino: A Technical Reference: A Handbook for Technicians, Engineers, and Makers

Because Arduinos don't require manuals or datasheets at the outset, author and embedded systems engineer J. M. Hughes assembled every detail he could find in one convenient place. You'll get details on AVR microcontrollers, Arduino libraries, shields, modules, and other components. This book also describes four advanced projects that highlight specific ideas you can apply to other applications.

• Physical characteristics and interface functions of Arduino boards

• Various AVR microcontrollers used with Arduino

• Arduino's unique programming environment, including "sketches"

• Programming Arduino without using the Arduino IDE

• Shields such as flash memory, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and ZigBee

• Sensors, relay modules, keypads, and other add-ons that work well with Arduino

• Steps for creating your own custom shield from scratch

• Ways to analyze a design problem and define solid, testable requirements to help ensure success 

J. M. Hughes is an embedded systems engineer with over 30 years of experience in electronics, aerospace systems, and scientific applications programming. He was responsible for the surface imaging software on the Phoenix Mars Lander and was part of the team that developed a novel synthetic heterodyne laser interferometer for calibrating the position control of the mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope.