-
Arduino Adventures: Escape from Gemini Station
Author Harold Timmis , James Floyd Kelly
Arduino Adventures: Escape from Gemini Station provides a fun introduction to the Arduino microcontroller by putting you (the reader) into the action of a science fiction adventure story. You'll find yourself following along as Cade and Elle explore Gemini Station....
Release Date 2013/01 -
X86 Assembly Language and C Fundamentals
Author Joseph Cavanagh
The predominant language used in embedded microprocessors, assembly language lets you write programs that are typically faster and more compact than programs written in a high-level language and provide greater control over the program applications. Focusing on the ....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 33
Author Mark Frauenfelder
MAKE Volume 33 has great projects for makers of all skill levels — Arduino projects, internet gadgets, food, music, personal fabrication, astronomy, electronics, and more. In our special Codebox section you'll learn about software of interest to makers, including ....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition
Author Tammy Noergaard
Embedded Systems Architecture is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. This book is perfect for those starting out as technical professionals such as engineers, programmers and designers of em....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, 3rd Edition
Author Aldo V. da Rosa
With energy sustainability and security at the forefront of public discourse worldwide, there is a pressing need to foster an understanding of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa’s highly respected and comprehensive reso....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author Sinisa Dodic , Stevan Popov , Mirjana Golusin
While the last few decades have witnessed incredible leaps forward in the technology of energy production, technological innovation can only be as transformative as its implementation and management allows. The burgeoning fields of renewable, efficient and sustainab....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 3rd Edition
Author Doug Abbott
This new edition of Linux for Embedded and Real-Time Applications provides a practical introduction to the basics and the latest developments in this rapidly evolving technology. Ideal for those new to using Linux in an embedded environment, it takes a hands-on appr....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Pottermore Secrets and Mysteries Revealed: The Unofficial Guide to Pottermore.com
Author Jason R. Rich
Pottermore.com allows you to experience the adventures of Harry Potter in a whole new and exciting way. During your quest, you’ll re-live important and memorable scenes from the Harry Potter books, and take part in your own, unique and interactive adventure that’s c....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Midnight Lunch: The 4 Phases of Team Collaboration Success from Thomas Edison's Lab
Author Sarah Miller Caldicott
How Thomas Edison's system for collaboration can benefit any teamThomas Edison created multi-billion dollar industries that still exist today. What many people don't realize is that his innovations were generated through focused approaches to teamwork and collabor....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Embedded Systems: Hardware, Design and Implementation
Author Krzysztof Iniewski
Covers the significant embedded computing technologies—highlighting their applications in wireless communication and computing powerAn embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system—often with real-time computing ....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Practical LEGO Technics: Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life
Author Mark Rollins
You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make planes, trains, automobiles actually fly, roll, and run? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO Technics, Mar....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author Peter Membrey , David Hows
Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux will tell you everything you need to know about the Raspberry Pi's GUI and command line so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and you'll disc....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author Jay Shergill , Anna Kaziunas France , Bre Pettis
Ready to join the personal fabrication movement? This hands-on book shows you how to make a wide variety of physical objects with the amazing MakerBot 3D printer. It’s handy when you need a replacement for something lost, broken, or no longer made—like a knob on you....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi
Author Shawn Wallace , Matt Richardson
What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer the size of a credit card? All sorts of things! If you’re learning how to program, or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform ca....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Robotics and Automation in the Food Industry
Author D Caldwell
The implementation of robotics and automation in the food sector offers great potential for improved safety, quality and profitability by optimising process monitoring and control. Robotics and automation in the food industry provides a comprehensive overview of cur....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Kinect for Windows SDK Programming Guide
Author Abhijit Jana
Build motion-sensing applications with Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows SDK quickly and easilyBuilding application using Kinect for Windows SDK.Covers the Kinect for Windows SDK v1.6A practical step-by-step tutorial to make learning easy for a beginner.A detailed disc....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Build Your Own Transistor Radios
Author Ronald Quan
A DIY guide to designing and building transistor radiosCreate sophisticated transistor radios that are inexpensive yet highly efficient. Build Your Own Transistor Radios: A Hobbyist’s Guide to High-Performance and Low-Powered Radio Circuits offers complete projects....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Daniel M. Dobkin
This book explains how UHF tags and readers communicate wirelessly. It gives an understanding of what limits the read range of a tag, how to increase it (and why that might result in breaking the law), and the practical things that need to be addressed when designin....
Release Date 2012/11 -
The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking
Author Mike Rohde
This gorgeous, fully illustrated handbook tells the story of sketchnotes--why and how you can use them to capture your thinking visually, remember key information more clearly, and share what you've captured with others. Author Mike Rohde shows you how to incorpora....
Release Date 2012/11 -
IPTV and Internet Video, 2nd Edition
Author Howard Greenfield , Wes Simpson
Stake your claim in the rapidly growing IPTV market with a thorough understanding of the key trends and technological advances shaping the future of broadband video technology. Make informed business decisions with a working knowledge of changes in technology, servi....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Alex Case
After you've recorded the perfect song, you're only halfway there! Mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is a challenge. One of the most elusive arts of the recording practice, mixing can take a lifetime to master - this handbook jum....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Fair Value Measurement: Practical Guidance and Implementation, 2nd Edition
Author Mark L. Zyla
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTPractical Guidance and Implementation"Writing Fair Value Measurement was a monumental task fraught with controversy not only in the U.S., but also abroad. Having coauthored a book with Mark as well as written one myself, I was even more impress....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Paolo Arcioni , Luca Roselli , Hendrik Rogier , Apostolos Georgiadis
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Circuits and Systems: Emerging Design, Technologies and Applications provides a wide spectrum of current trends in the design of microwave and millimeter circuits and systems. In addition, the book identifies the state-of-the art challe....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness
Author C.C. Chapman
Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happenAmazing Things Will Happen offers straightforward advice that can be put into action to improve your life. Through personal anecdotes from the author's life, and interviews of successful individuals across several i....
Release Date 2012/11 -
The Cycle of the Gift: Family Wealth and Wisdom
Author Keith Whitaker , Susan E. Massenzio , James E. Hughes
A comprehensive guide to giving well to family membersGiving is at the core of family life--and with current law allowing up to $5,120,000 in tax-free gifts, at least through December 2012, the ultra-affluent are faced with the task of giving at perhaps largest scal....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming
Author Mannie Lowe , James J. Trobaugh
Winning LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming is your ticket to successfully programming for fun and competition with LEGO MINDSTORMS and the NXT-G programming language commonly used in FIRST LEGO League events. The book is a companion title to author James Trobaugh's acclai....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Make: Lego and Arduino Projects
Author Adam Wolf , Matthew Beckler , John Baichtal
Make amazing robots and gadgets with two of today’s hottest DIY technologies. With this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll learn how to build devices with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, the Arduino prototyping platform, and some add-on components to bridge the two. Mindstorms a....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Jared St. Jean
Much more than a game controller, Microsoft’s Kinect is a bundle of high quality sensors for capturing data on depth, motion, and form. It was only a matter of time before spirited hackers got involved, and this hands-on guide—written by an editor of developkinect.c....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Atmospheric Monitoring with Arduino
Author Emily Gertz , Patrick Di Justo
Around the globe, DIYers are building an infrastructure out of low cost sensors, cheap computers, and cloud-based data sharing. One of the most important environmental conditions to monitor is the quality of the atmosphere. Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino show....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Eric Kao , Michael Genesereth
This book is a gentle but rigorous introduction to formal logic. It is intended primarily for use at the college level. However, it can also be used for advanced secondary school students, and it can be used at the start of graduate school for those who have no....
Release Date 2012/11