Making Things Talk : Using Sensors, Networks, and Arduino to See, Hear, and Feel Your World

by Igoe, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780596510510
• ISBN10: 0596510519
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing thousands of dollars and requiring professional electrical engineering expertise. But recent innovations, such as open-source physical computing platforms with simple i/o boards and development environments, have given hobbyists, hackers and makers new options for home brewing video games, robots, toys, and more. This book contains a series of projects that teach you what you need to know to get your creations talking to each other, connecting to the Web, and forming networks of smart devices. Whether you need to plug some sensors in your home to the Internet or create a device that can interact wirelessly with other creations, Making Things Talk shows you exactly what you need.

Author Biography

Tom Igoe teaches courses in physical computing and networking, exploring ways to allow digital technologies to sense and respond to a wider range of human physical expression. Coming from a background in theatre, his work centers on physical interaction related to live performance and public space. Along with Dan O'Sullivan, he co-authored the book "Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers," which has been adopted by numerous digital art and design programs around the world. Projects include a series of networked banquet table centerpieces and musical instruments; an email clock; and a series of interactive dioramas, created in collaboration with M.R. Petit. He has consulted for The American Museum of the Moving Image, EAR Studio, Diller + Scofidio Architects, Eos Orchestra, and others. He hopes someday to work with monkeys, as well.

Table of Contents

The Tools	p. 16
The Simplest Network	p. 48
A More Complex Network	p. 80
Look Ma! No Computer	p. 114
Communication in (Near) Real Time	p. 146
Wireless Communication	p. 176
The Tools	p. 220
How to Locate (Almost) Anything	p. 260
Identification	p. 294
And Another Thing	p. 342
Where to Get Stuff	p. 360
Program Listings	p. 368
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