Arduino Internals – AVR E-Book

Arduino InternalsApress, 16-Nov-2011 – 392 pages

Arduino Internals guides you to the heart of the Arduino board. Author Dale Wheat shares his intimate knowledge of the Arduino board—its secrets, its strengths and possible alternatives to its constituent parts are laid open to scrutiny in this book. You’ll learn to build new, improved Arduino boards and peripherals, while conforming to the Arduino reference design.
Arduino Internals begins by reviewing the current Arduino hardware and software landscape. In particular, it offers a clear analysis of how the ATmega8 board works and when and where to use its derivatives. The chapter on the “hardware heart” is vital for the rest of the book and should be studied in some detail.
Furthermore, Arduino Internals offers important information about the CPU running the Arduino board, the memory contained within it and the peripherals mounted on it. To be able to write software that runs optimally on what is a fairly small embedded board, one must understand how the different parts interact. Later in the book, you’ll learn how to replace certain parts with more powerful alternatives and how to design Arduino peripherals and shields.
Since Arduino Internals addresses both sides of the Arduino hardware-software boundary, the author analyzes the compiler toolchain and again provides suggestions on how to replace it with something more suitable for your own purposes. You’ll also learn about how libraries enable you to change the way Arduino and software interact, and how to write your own library implementing algorithms you’ve devised yourself. Arduino Internals also suggests alternative programming environments, since many Arduino hackers have a background language other than C or Java.
Of course, it is possible to optimize the way in which hardware and software interact—an entire chapter is dedicated to this field.
Arduino Internals doesn’t just focus on the different parts of Arduino architecture, but also on the ways in which example projects can take advantage of the new and improved Arduino board. Wheat employs example projects to exemplify the hacks and algorithms taught throughout the book.
Arduino projects straddling the hardware-software boundary often require collaboration between people of different talents and skills which cannot be taken for granted. For this reason, Arduino Internals contains a whole chapter dedicated to collaboration and open source cooperation to make those tools and skills explicit.
Contents

Hardware

1

Software

25

Atmel AVR

39

Supporting Hardware

71

Arduino Software

89

Optimizations

99

Hardware Plus Software

133

Example Projects

165

Project Management

213

Hardware Design

231

Software Design

255

Networking

281

More Example Projects

305

Index

359

Cover

ii

Copyright

Bibliographic information

Title Arduino Internals
Apressus Series
SpringerLink : BĂĽcher
Technology in action
Author Dale Wheat
Edition illustrated
Publisher Apress, 2011
ISBN 1430238828, 9781430238829
Length 392 pages
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Computers / Hardware / Handheld Devices

 
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I am an experienced technical writer holding a Master's degree in computer science from BZU Multan, Pakistan University. With a background spanning various industries, particularly in home automation and engineering, I have honed my skills in crafting clear and concise content. Proficient in leveraging infographics and diagrams, I strive to simplify complex concepts for readers. My strength lies in thorough research and presenting information in a structured and logical format.

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