Arduino Projects to Save the World [electronic resource] /
Premeaux, Emery.author.
Evans, Brian.author.
Arduino Projects to Save the World shows that it takes little more than a few tools, a few wires and sensors, an Arduino board, and a bit of gumption to build devices that lower energy bills, help you grow our own food, monitor pollution in the air and in the ground, even warn you about earth tremors. Arduino Projects to Save the World introduces the types of sensors needed to collect environmental data-from temperature sensors to motion sensors. You'll see projects that deal with energy sources-from building your own power strip to running your Arduino board on solar panels so you can actually proceed to build systems that help, for example, to lower your energy bills. Once you have some data, it's time to put it to good use by publishing it online as you collect it; this book shows you how. The core of this book deals with the Arduino projects themselves: Account for heat loss using a heat loss temperature sensor array that sends probes into every corner of your house for maximum measurement.  Monitor local seismic activity with your own seismic monitor. Keep your Arduino devices alive in the field with a solar powered device that uses a smart, power-saving design. Monitor your data and devices with a wireless radio device; place your sensors where you like without worrying about wires. Keep an eye on your power consumption with a sophisticated power monitor that records its data wherever you like. Arduino Projects to Save the World teaches the aspiring green systems expert to build environmentally-sound, home-based Arduino devices. Saving the world, one Arduino at a time. Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color.
Description based upon print version of record.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Saving the World; It's All About Sensors; Arduino's Analog to Digital Converter (ADC); Conversion Process; Changing the Voltage Reference; Voltage Dividers; A Strategy for Prototyping Sensor Systems; Understand the Sensor; Figure Out the Equations; Write a Sample Serial Sketch; Put the Sensor Through its Paces; Integrate the Code into the Project by Building Sensor Functions; Consider Power Saving Whenever Possible; Supplies and Tools Needed
Building the BreadboardShieldSummary; CHAPTER 2 Spider Temps; The Hardware; Parts List; Optional; Building It; Mechanical Build; Determining Temperature Equations; Test Code; Basic SpiderTemps Code; Test It Out; SpiderTemps, Take Two: Calibration; Adding a Display; Battery Powered?; Boxing It Up; Making Mods; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 Jungle Power; Diverse Power Sources; Solar Power; Wind Power; Water Power; Energy Harvesting; Three Sides to Every (Power) Story; Input (Batteries, Charge Controllers, and Free Energy); Regulation Options; Operate at 5 Volts from a Higher Voltage Source
Operate at Lower VoltagesUse a Boost Converter to Operate on 5 Volts with a Supply Less than 5 Volts; Selecting Your Sensor Node Arduino; Tips to Optimize Your System for Longer Battery Life; Lower the Operating Voltage; Using a Zener Diode to Drive Aref; Putting the Arduino to Sleep; Get Rid of LEDs Wherever Possible; The Build; Parts; Build Process; Measuring Current Draw; Step 1: Building the Primary Focus of the Hardware; Step 2: Inserting the Current Meter; Barrel Jack Method; Battery Wedge; Independent Regulator or Boost Converter; Step 3: Taking Readings
Determining Operational Duty Cycle (Arduino Takes a Nap)The Real-Time Clock (RTC); External Interrupts; More about Batteries; Choosing Solar Panels; Assembly; Prepare the Solar Panels; Wire the Power Supply Subsytems; Mount the Battery Case and Connect the Supplies; Install the Sensors; Build the Clock Circuit; Software; Libraries; Code; Testing It Out; Put It in a Case; Resources; CHAPTER 4 Telesensation; Getting the Lay of the Land; Planning the Message Flow and Hardware; A Simple Network; A Complex Network; A Look at Available Radio Options; Serial AM/FM Radio; Bluetooth UART/Serial Modems
Zigbee and XbeeWhich Series?; Freakduino; Antenna Considerations; Building the Two-Node Sensor Network; Freakduino-Chibi Version Hardware; The Build Process; A Simple Application to Get Your Feet Wet; Looking at Other Chibi Radio Stack Commands; What's My Address?; Sketch Blender: Getting the JunglePower Sketch to Send Data; Writing the First Source Sketch; Transmitting and Receiving More than Just One Data Point; Xbee version Hardware (Stalker version 2.0); Stalker Board and Hardware; Stalker RTC; Library Hacking; Prepare a Working Directory; Reconnecting Libraries; myMR8025.h File
Adding What We Need
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arduino Projects to Save the World shows that it takes little more than a few tools, a few wires and sensors, an Arduino board, and a bit of gumption to build devices that lower energy bills, help you grow our own food, monitor pollution in the air and in the ground, even warn you about earth tremors. Arduino Projects to Save the World introduces the types of sensors needed to collect environmental data-from temperature sensors to motion sensors. You'll see projects that deal with energy sources-from building your own power strip to running your Arduino board on solar panels so you can actually proceed to build systems that help, for example, to lower your energy bills. Once you have some data, it's time to put it to good use by publishing it online as you collect it; this book shows you how. The core of this book deals with the Arduino projects themselves: Account for heat loss using a heat loss temperature sensor array that sends probes into every corner of your house for maximum measurement.  Monitor local seismic activity with your own seismic monitor. Keep your Arduino devices alive in the field with a solar powered device that uses a smart, power-saving design. Monitor your data and devices with a wireless radio device; place your sensors where you like without worrying about wires. Keep an eye on your power consumption with a sophisticated power monitor that records its data wherever you like. Arduino Projects to Save the World teaches the aspiring green systems expert to build environmentally-sound, home-based Arduino devices. Saving the world, one Arduino at a time. Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color.
Computer input-output equipment.
Computer hardware.
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Computer Hardware.