Push into new fields of technology using LEGO and Arduino with the projects in this Cookbook. MINDSTORMS EV3 inventions don't have to be confined to LEGO factory-made sensors. Incorporate a wide range of sensors, displays, LED arrays, actuators, and even a smartphone into your creations.
- Interface new sensors, devices, and communications with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
- Work with communication protocols of pulse width modulation (PWM), I2c, and SPI
- Convert pulse width modulation to analog voltage with resistor and capacitor components
Autorentext
Grady Koch emphasizes building things from LEGO that can be applied to practical use in science, engineering, or security. He is the author of LEGO Optics: Projects in Optical and Laser Science with LEGO, High-Tech LEGO: Projects in Science, Engineering, and Spycraft with Technic and Mindstorms EV3, and Secrets of Eli's LEGO Collection. He also writes for and runs hightechlego.com, which features various LEGO technology projects. His day job since 1987 has been as a research engineer with NASA Langley Research Center. There he works with technology for remote sensing atmospheric phenomena. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering. And he holds three patents in the field of wind measurements with lidar.
Inhalt
Introduction
Chapter 1: The LEGO Arduino Workstation
The Arduino
Assembling the LEGO Arduino Workstation
The Breadboard and Wiring
Final Assembly
Summary
Chapter 2: Programming the EV3 Intelligent Brick
Getting Started with the MINDSTORMS EV3 Programming Environment
Programming
Extra and Aftermarket Device Blocks
My Blocks
Summary
Chapter 3: Programming the Arduino
Installing the Arduino Integrated Development Environment
Navigating the Arduino IDE
Running a First Sketch
Working with Libraries
Working with Functions
Summary
Chapter 4: Sensors and Electronics
MINDSTORMS Sensors and Motors
Aftermarket MINDSTORM-Compatible Sensors
Arduino Sensors
Pulsewidth Modulation (PWM)
Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) Inteface
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Electronic Components
Resistors
Capacitors
Summary
Chapter 5: The LEGO Metal DetectorI2C Sensor with EV3 Analog Interface
Mounting the Grove Inductive Sensor
The Low-Pass Filter
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