Arduino @ TeseoLab

Photo from Arduino website

"Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software."

"The Arduino philosophy is based on making designs rather than talking about them. It is a constant search for faster and more power- ful ways to build better prototypes." (Massimo Banzi co-founder of Arduino)

Getting Started with Arduino

Many Arduino books, blogs and tutorials are available. For a exhaustive list have a look to: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Many books are available online for NTNU students and employees thru the service Safari Books Online (campus network or VPN connection).

Books on Arduino

To anyone completely new with Arduino (and eletronics), the following is a possible learning path:

1. Banzi M. "Getting Started with Arduino" 2nd ed.
   Easy-to-read introduction to Arduino, open hardware and electronics. No previous reading needed.
   SafariBooksOnline | Amazon
2. Schmidt M. "Arduino. A Quick-Start Guide"
   Medium difficulty level guide, with step by step tutorials for simple to complex projects.
   Amazon
3. Margolis M. "Arduino Cookbook" 2nd ed.
   Extremely exhaustive guide with recipes for connecting many kind of sensor and actuator to Arduino
   SafariBooksOnline | Amazon

Other books e documents:

• E. Premeaux"Arduino Projects to Save the World"
  SafariBooksOnline
• Arduino Comic [5]
• 10 Ways to destroy an Arduino [6]

Books on physical interaction design and frameworks

• J.J. Noble "Programming Interactivity" 2nd ed.
  SafariBooksOnline | Amazon
• Sullivan & Igoe "Physical Computing"
  Amazon

Other suggested lectures

Books on wireless sensor networks:

• R. Faludi "Building Wireless Sensor Networks"
  SafariBooksOnline | Amazon

Some foundations in digital and analog electronics:

• Platt C. "Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery)"
  Amazon
• F.E.Mims "Getting Started with Electronics"
  Amazon

Blogs, Tutorials, How-To, ...

• Bildr
• Limor's blog
• Fritzing, a great tool to sketch circuits on a breadboard
• Sparkfun Tutorials

Lab Equipments

The lab has several Arduino boards, sensors and tools that students can borrow to build their own prototypes.

In order to borrow parts get in contact with Simone or Alfredo.