Publisher's Synopsis
With Retro Arduino , you'll learn how to rebuild controllers to resurrect old R/C cars, make your own electronic dice, build your own electronic board game score keepers, control toys with an iPhone, and even teach an old music box how to play new songs. Old remote control cars, music boxes, board games and game pieces, and electronic toys. Toss them out? Put them in storage? Put them on eBay and cross your fingers?Why not make amazing new toys out of old toys -- recapture the magic of retro gadgets, games, and toys by adding the magical ingredient: Arduino. Along the way you'll learn electronic concepts such as digital and analog I/O, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), and how to use sensors and create displays. No experience required, but you'll definitely have experience by the time you're through! What you ll learn Arduino programming basics Basic electronics concepts, and how to apply them to your projects Communicating between Arduino and other devices, including iPhones and Android phones How to use sensors with Arduino How to display information with Arduino Who this book is for Anyone 12 and up who wants to breathe new life into old toys while learning electronics concepts with Arduino.
