About the Author xi
About the Technical Reviewer xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1: Project 1: Good Evening, Mr. Bond: Your Secret Panel 1
A Life Ruined by Movies and TV 1
Making It Real 2
The Fireline Fiasco 2
Thinking Again 4
Racking Up a Success 5
Hiding the Button 10
Position Sensors 12
The Secret Compartment 13
The Electronics 14
Sliding Panel Electronics Troubleshooting 16
Software Commentary 17
All Together Now! 19
Summary 23
Coming up Next 23
Chapter 2: Project 2: Crazy Beams—Exercise Your Pet! 25
The Project 25
Sourcing the Lasers 26
Project Build 27
Assembly 30
The Electronics 33
Crazy Beams—The Software 36
Summary 43
Coming Up Next 43
Chapter 3: Project 3: WordDune 45
The Hardware 45
WordDune: The Build 48
WordDune Gameplay 51
WordDune: Game Software Setup 54
WordDune Commands 56
General Software Structure 57
WordDune Sketch Code Walk 59
WordDune: Declarations Section 59
setup( ) 60
loop( ) 60
format_EEPROM( ) 61
addToDictionary( ) 61
dumpEEPROMToSerialChannel( ) 61
dumpDictToSerialChannel( ) 62
Summary 67
Coming Up Next 67
Chapter 4: Project 4: The Lighting Waterfall 69
The Passageway Light 71
Proving Circuit 74
Waterfall Lights Software 77
Moving to Making It 83
Waterfall Lights Mark II 94
Mark II Electronics 94
Take-Two Circuit Diagram 97
Summary 103
Coming Up Next 103
Chapter 5: Moving to Mesmerize 105
Duck Shooter Game 105
The Duck Shooter Circuit 106
Making Duck Shooter into a Keeper 108
Building Duck Shooter 109
Going Further 113
Duck Shooter Software 114
MCU Shadow Puppets 116
Building the Shadow Puppets 117
The Shadow Puppet Circuit 121
Shadow Puppets Software 124
The Moire Wheel 127
Waterslide Decals 130
Building the Moire Wheel Project 132
Moire Wheel Software 134
Summary 136
Coming Up Next 136
Chapter 6: Smart Home Enablers 137
Is Your Home Smart? 137
Socket Cracking 139
On the Radio: The Un-wired Home 141
Wiring Up 142
Back to Basics 145
Low-Cost Wireless Communication 146
Smart Home Using a Mixed Network 148
A Simple HomeHelp Protocol 151
Using a Low-Cost Smart Home Wireless Node 154
Door Sensor Circuit Diagram 156
Door Sensor Sender Software 158
Door Sensor Receiver Software 159
Door Sensor Summary 159
Remotely Commandable Light Stand 159
Light Stand Electronics 162
Light Stand: RGB Values Sender 163
Light Stand Software: Receiver 165
The Light Stand in Action 166
Summary 168
Index 169