Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Introduction

 Chapter 1: Project 1: Good Evening, Mr. Bond: Your Secret Panel

A Life Ruined by Movies and TV

Making It Real

The Fireline Fiasco

Thinking Again

Racking Up a Success

Hiding the Button

Position Sensors

The Secret Compartment

The Electronics

Sliding Panel Electronics Troubleshooting

Software Commentary

All Together Now!

Summary

Coming up Next

 Chapter 2: Project 2: Crazy Beams—Exercise Your Pet!

The Project

Sourcing the Lasers

Project Build

Assembly

The Electronics

Crazy Beams—The Software

Summary

Coming Up Next

 Chapter 3: Project 3: WordDune

The Hardware

WordDune: The Build

WordDune Gameplay

WordDune: Game Software Setup

WordDune Commands

General Software Structure

WordDune Sketch Code Walk

WordDune: Declarations Section

setup()

loop()

format_EEPROM()

addToDictionary()

dumpEEPROMToSerialChannel()

dumpDictToSerialChannel()

Summary

Coming Up Next

 Chapter 4: Project 4: The Lighting Waterfall

The Passageway Light

Proving Circuit

Waterfall Lights Software

Moving to Making It

Waterfall Lights Mark II

Mark II Electronics

Take-Two Circuit Diagram

Summary

Coming Up Next

 Chapter 5: Moving to Mesmerize

Duck Shooter Game

The Duck Shooter Circuit

Making Duck Shooter into a Keeper

Building Duck Shooter

Going Further

Duck Shooter Software

MCU Shadow Puppets

Building the Shadow Puppets

The Shadow Puppet Circuit

Shadow Puppets Software

The Moiré Wheel

Waterslide Decals

Building the Moiré Wheel Project

Moiré Wheel Software

Summary

Coming Up Next

 Chapter 6: Smart Home Enablers

Is Your Home Smart?

Socket Cracking

On the Radio: The Un-wired Home

Wiring Up

Back to Basics

Low-Cost Wireless Communication

Smart Home Using a Mixed Network

A Simple HomeHelp Protocol

Using a Low-Cost Smart Home Wireless Node

Door Sensor Circuit Diagram

Door Sensor Sender Software

Door Sensor Receiver Software

Door Sensor Summary

Remotely Commandable Light Stand

Light Stand Electronics

Light Stand: RGB Values Sender

Light Stand Software: Receiver

The Light Stand in Action

Summary

Index