Arduino™ Sketches
Arduino™ Sketches
Tools and Techniques for Programming Wizardry
James A. Langbridge
Arduino™ Sketches: Tools and Techniques for Programming Wizardry
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To my loving girlfriend, Anne-Laure, who once again put up with entire evenings and weekends spent on my PC. This is the second time I've done that to her, but she put up with me anyway and kept on smiling (most of the time). I still don't know how.
To my wonderful daughter, Eléna: I have to admit, I'm addicted to your laugh and smile, something you did every time I showed you the projects I was working on. Again you found a way of telling me when I needed to stop and spend more time playing with you (by unplugging and randomly rewiring my breadboard projects), but coming back home at the end of a long and difficult day to see you smiling and jumping into my arms gave me more energy than you can imagine.
About the Author
James A. Langbridge does not like talking about himself in the third person, but he will try anyway. James was born in Singapore and followed his parents to several countries before settling down in Nantes, France, where he lives with his partner and their daughter.
James is an embedded systems consultant and has worked for more than 15 years on industrial, military, mobile telephony, and aviation security systems. He works primarily on low-level development, creating bootloaders or optimizing routines in assembly, making the most of small processors. When not on contract, James trains engineers on embedded systems, or he makes new gizmos, much to the dismay of his partner.
James wrote his first computer program at age 6 and has never stopped tinkering since. He began using Apple IIs, ZX80s and ZX81s, and then moved to BBC Micros and the Amiga before finally having no other option but to use PCs.
About the Technical Editor
Scott Fitzgerald is an artist and educator working with technology and its relationship to people, approaching digital tools from a human-centric perspective. His work has been featured in numerous books and publications such as The New York Times and IDN Magazine. He has edited several books on Arduino and communication technologies, is the author of the book that accompanies the Arduino Starter Kit, and is responsible for documentation of the Arduino platform at http://arduino.cc. Scott is currently an assistant arts professor and head of the interactive media program at New York University Abu Dhabi. He enjoys tormenting his cat and partner with early morning work sessions.
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