Programming Arduino Getting Started with Sketches Paperback – 1 Jan. 2012

Teaching programming using "toy" languages is both popular and effective. The Arduino is well-suitedfor this purpose - students who are too old to steer a turtle around a screen and consider themselvestoo old to play with lego will still engage with programming leds to flash and stepper motors to move.I was disappointed with this book but only because it wasn't quite what I expected. As a programmer, I waslooking for a guide to the Arduino. In fact, this is an excellently written guide to programming, and applicationto the Arduino is secondary. The book leads the reader through a series of progressively more complicated programmingexercises, explaining what each line does and why the program is put together in that particular way. Different kinds of variables,types and control structures are introduced gently and well. Embedded programming concepts such timing are discussed at an appropriatelevel.I would highly recommend this book to someone who wanted to teach themselves programming, and prefers to see the resultsof their programs come to life through hardware than through text on a screen. It would also be good as a supplement toa taught course introducing programming using the Arduino.All of the many exercises in the book are available for free download, but if you are using the book I recommend you type them in yourselfanyway.This should not be considered an in-depth reference guide to either programming or the Arduino.

I know a bit of programming but get muddled easily by poor examples as I usually make things out to be more complex than they actually are. Well this book and style of wiriting is perfect for me as it delivers the basics and explains WHY you are doing something rather than the usual - follow this and hope it works. Simon has actually put together an excellent and concise series of steps which build towards quite an advanced set of tools. Within 2 days with my Arduino I'd actually modified my own programs which worked first time and finally felt like I'd properly understood what I've tried to pick up from other programming manuals.It's laid out well so you can dip in and use it as almost as a reference manual - and the best part is he emphasises that every programmer tackles a program differently, and as long as it does what you set out then you are doing it right.Really pleased I bought this.

The book I read to research this post was Programming Arduino Getting Started With Sketches by Simon Monk which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. This book which is somewhat brief is a guide to programming the Arduino in C. It is normally programmed via a computer and there is an optional LCD screen you can buy for the Arduino. It is more suited to controlling stuff than the Raspberry Pi although is compatible with less programming languages but is more ruggedly constructed. The Arduino is open source so its specifications are freely available and many manufacturers make similar boards with names like the Boarduino and Lilypad. The Arduino name is trademarked and most people doing projects want the genuine article. Sometimes these similar boards are more suited to certain tasks like the Lilypad is most suited to electronics projects connected to being implanted in clothing and is so called because the board is surrounded in a circular fashion with sensors which resemble a flower. You will probably need a basic multimeter to work with an Arduino to identify its various power connector which are at several different voltages. The Arduino can detect adjustable readings in something like amps or volts which is something the Raspberry Pi can't do. I did really enjoy this book but it doesn't go into enough detail about C and programming it. I think C is a difficult programming language and if you intend using it you will probably have to read additional books.

Got a board? No idea what to actually do with it? Wonder what all these bits on the board are for and do? Then this book will get you started nicely. This is my 1st Arduino Duo board and this book is a god send with explaining what the parts are and how they work. The drawings are black and white so you need a decent light to see them clearly but that in my opinion is the only down side. It contains a good amount of programs for you to start playing with this board.. but even better than that.. there is a website address on the back of this book where the author has written all this code that's in the book on a web page, so for those of you are not confident in writing computer programs into the Arduino, you can simply copy and paste from the website! Great start to learning Arduino. Recommended,

This book goes through a series of examples that cover a wide range of Arduino tasks. If you have never done any programming before, I would say this book is not for you, unless you want to use one of the examples "almost off the shelf".However, if you are an experienced programmer in other fields who wants to try their hand with an Arduino, this book is perfect.l I read through the book in one evening and found that I was completely confident in how the Arduino environment all fitted together. I was able to get into my project the next day, initially starting off by modifying a couple of the examples.Get this book and give the Arduino a try. If you also enjoy working with sensors and basic electronics, you'll have a ball!

Firstly, I'm not a programmer or electronics whizz. Though, I do know some 3D software scripting. The sketches were easy to follow and the book introduced me to a few new concepts... most of which some sense. I'll just have to try and write some of my own examples to get better at understanding them.According to my phone's kindle reader, though, more than 20% of the book was the index, at the end. So, I was a bit surprised. I know it was cheap. I was just expecting a little more. Still worth the money, if you're new to the Arduino.

The text is well laid out and very explicit for a beginner just starting out with an Arduino World!. and solves many problems with the codes/uploading errors.

The hardest aspect of Arduino in my mind is to learn programming. This books really helps. The Arduino website is a good resource, but this book is educational and teaches you how to approach the programming.

Veramente un prodotto ottimo per chi comincia ad usare Arduino e la sua IDE, permette un'ottima comprensione dei meccanismi hardware a disposizione e delle possibili soluzioni software da utilizzare.Ottimo per chi comincia.

Thanks to Simon for such a precise & crystal clear information on Arduino Embedded Systems. The book clears the doubts and quickly brings you at a good productivity level .

Wem eine Referenz über die Befehle zu trocken ist, die DIY Bücher aber zu Hardwarelastig sind, der hat mit diesem Buch eine ordentliche Alternative für den Einstieg die allerdings nicht viel tiefer geht als besagte Projekt Bücher.Ich warte schon gespannt auf den 2. Teil der hoffentlich etwas mehr Tiefgang bringt.

Having just started using the Arduino last summer, I can say that this is the ABSOLUTELY BEST book a person could get to become familiar with the Arduino. I've been an electronics hobbyist for years but mainly dealt with analog world with minimal interest in too much on the digital side. I did programming but never with a microprocessor until I got my Arduino last summer. Now I'm hooked. Unfortunately, the usual books for "helping" with Arduino give sketches and explain bits and pieces without ever doing an overview of the system. However, this book is fantastic. Just got it today and have read over half of it; I've marked it up with pen to remind myself of crucial facts that I wish I had known a few months back. I programmed in Fortran (antique language) and BASIC before, but never learned the C programming language (the language of the Arduino). Thankfully, this book assumes no knowledge of C language and holds your hand through the process. It does a wonderful job explaining what each section of the programming does, it explains the hardware of the board, and it explains how the board communicates with the computer. At long last, instead of just copying and pasting someone else's program and hoping I can modify it to work for my own purposes, I can understand WHY certain things work the way they do.UPDATE: I've had this book for over five months, and I still maintain that you have GOT to have this book. I have used it so much that I've about worn it out. Yes, the info that is in the book can be found elsewhere, but he covers so much material so well in such logical places. If you're trying to understand how and why Arduino sketches work the way they do, BUY THIS BOOK!UPDATE 2: I STILL stand by my review of almost a year ago. I have used this book so much in referring to things that I may have to order a second copy as insurance in case I misplace the first. To be such a small book, it packs a lot of punch. It's written at just the right level for beginners who are just learning about Arduino and microprocessors in general, and he points you to all the resources on the web for further information. The book is practical and useful and just plain fun to read. So instead of having to copy and paste everyone else's code all the time, read this book to understand at least the basics of WHY things work in an Arduino the way they do.