Arduino iOS Blueprints Integrate the Arduino and iOS platforms to design amazing real-world projects that sense and control external devices Fabrizio Boco BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI Arduino iOS Blueprints Copyright © 2015 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: September 2015 Production reference: 1240915 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78528-366-6 www.packtpub.com Credits Author Project Coordinator Fabrizio Boco Harshal Ved Reviewers Proofreader Tomi Dufva Safis Editing Heqing Yan Indexer Priya Sane Commissioning Editor Nadeem Bagban Graphics Disha Haria Acquisition Editor Divya Poojari Production Coordinator Shantanu N. Zagade Content Development Editor Shubhangi Dhamgaye Cover Work Shantanu N. Zagade Technical Editor Pramod Kumavat Copy Editor Vedangi Narvekar About the Author Fabrizio Boco was born in Italy in 1964. He started with electronics when he was a teen and with programming in 1980. In 1992, he received his degree in electronics engineering. Currently, he is a freelance IT manager and architect and has more than 20 years of experience in consulting for private and public companies in Italy. Even when he occupied executive positions, he worked on the design and implementation of IT projects (mostly on enterprise applications, data warehousing, and business intelligence). He has been an iOS developer since 2009, and he has designed and developed Arduino Manager, which is an iOS, Mac OS X, and Android application that can be used to control Arduino (and Arduino-compatible) boards through a powerful and easy-to-use interface, that is based on more than 20 specialized widgets (a switch, knob, display, and gauge, among others). Fabrizio believes that his engineering skills are hardcoded within his DNA; the studies and experiences only completed them. About the Reviewers Tomi Dufva completed an MA in fine arts. He is a doctoral researcher at Aalto University and the cofounder of Art and Craft School Robotti (for more information, visit www.kasityokoulurobotti.fi). He lives and works in Turku as a visual artist, art teacher, and researcher. He researches creative coding at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design, and Architecture. Tomi specializes in code literacy, maker culture, pedagogical use of code, and the integration of painting and drawing with electronics and code. Tomi has taught in various schools, from kindergartens to universities. You can go through Tomi's research by visiting his blog (www. thispagehassomeissues.com). Heqing Yan is a second year mechatronics engineering student at the University of Waterloo. He is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in applied science. He worked as a software engineer for Pearl App, Inc. and developed an iOS app called Pearl21. 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