Programming Home with Arduino and Android
I have been a lifelong tinkerer. My earliest recollection of dissecting my father’s
broken tape recorder instilled an appreciation for the technology that drove
it. From there, erector sets, model railroads, and programmable calculators
led to personal computers, mobile devices, and microcontrollers. Over the
concepts can be remixed with surprising, often highly satisfying results has
been liberating. That’s why this book was such a joy for me to write.
Helping others to see what’s possible by observing their surroundings and
having the desire to take an active role in making their lives easier with
technology while having fun is this book’s primary goal. Yet without others
helping me distill my ideas into what you are reading now, this book would
not have been possible. It is to them that I wish to express my deepest grati -
tude for their support.
A boatload of thanks goes to the book’s editor, Jackie Carter, who spent
countless hours ensuring that my words were constructed with clarity and
precision. Copy editor Molly McBeath did a fantastic job catching hidden
(from my view anyway) typos and grammatical misconstructions. Big thanks
to Susannah Pfalzer for her infectious enthusiasm and boundless boosts of
encouragement and to Arduino expert and fellow Pragmatic author Maik
Schmidt, whose own success helped pave the way for a book like this.
Many thanks also go to John Winans, tech wiz extraordinaire, who refactored
the state machine code used in several of the projects, as well as to Sven
Davies, Mike Bengtson, Jon Bearscove, Kevin Gisi, Michael Hunter, Jerry
Kuch, Preston Patton, and Tony Williamitis for helping to make this book as
technically accurate and complete as it is. Shout-outs also go to Jon Erikson
and Jon Kurz for their enthusiastic encouragement. I also want to thank Bob
Cochran and Jim Schultz for providing wonderfully helpful feedback during
the book’s beta period. Thanks also go to Philip Aaberg for filling my ears with
broken tape recorder instilled an appreciation for the technology that drove
it. From there, erector sets, model railroads, and programmable calculators
led to personal computers, mobile devices, and microcontrollers. Over the
concepts can be remixed with surprising, often highly satisfying results has
been liberating. That’s why this book was such a joy for me to write.
Helping others to see what’s possible by observing their surroundings and
having the desire to take an active role in making their lives easier with
technology while having fun is this book’s primary goal. Yet without others
helping me distill my ideas into what you are reading now, this book would
not have been possible. It is to them that I wish to express my deepest grati -
tude for their support.
A boatload of thanks goes to the book’s editor, Jackie Carter, who spent
countless hours ensuring that my words were constructed with clarity and
precision. Copy editor Molly McBeath did a fantastic job catching hidden
(from my view anyway) typos and grammatical misconstructions. Big thanks
to Susannah Pfalzer for her infectious enthusiasm and boundless boosts of
encouragement and to Arduino expert and fellow Pragmatic author Maik
Schmidt, whose own success helped pave the way for a book like this.
Many thanks also go to John Winans, tech wiz extraordinaire, who refactored
the state machine code used in several of the projects, as well as to Sven
Davies, Mike Bengtson, Jon Bearscove, Kevin Gisi, Michael Hunter, Jerry
Kuch, Preston Patton, and Tony Williamitis for helping to make this book as
technically accurate and complete as it is. Shout-outs also go to Jon Erikson
and Jon Kurz for their enthusiastic encouragement. I also want to thank Bob
Cochran and Jim Schultz for providing wonderfully helpful feedback during
the book’s beta period. Thanks also go to Philip Aaberg for filling my ears with
music to code by. And to the makers of and contributors to the Arduino and
Fritzing projects, you people have changed the world for the better.
I am most grateful to my wife, Marinette, and my family for allowing me to
tunnel away for months in my mythical man cave to complete this book. And
I can’t gush enough over the wonderful pencil illustrations that my daughter
drew for the book. I am so proud of you, Marielle!
Finally, I am sincerely thankful to Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt for their
passion and vision. You’re the best.
Fritzing projects, you people have changed the world for the better.
I am most grateful to my wife, Marinette, and my family for allowing me to
tunnel away for months in my mythical man cave to complete this book. And
I can’t gush enough over the wonderful pencil illustrations that my daughter
drew for the book. I am so proud of you, Marielle!
Finally, I am sincerely thankful to Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt for their
passion and vision. You’re the best.
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