Junk Box Arduino: Ten Projects in Upcycled Electronics

423 Pages·2016·12.67 MB·English

by  James R. Strickland (auth.)

Junk Box arduino
Ten Projects in Upcycled Electronics
—
The Ultimate Arduino-Hacker’s
Playground Guide
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James R. Strickland
Junk Box Arduino

Ten Projects in Upcycled Electronics

James R. Strickland
Junk Box Arduino: Ten Projects in Upcycled Electronics
James R. Strickland
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA
ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-1426-8 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-1425-1
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-1425-1
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Contents at a Glance
About the Author ............................................................................xix
About the Technical Reviewers ......................................................xxi
Introduction ..................................................................................xxiii
How to Use This Book .....................................................................xxv
■ Chapter 1: Your Shopping List ........................................................1
■ Chapter 2: Cestino ........................................................................29
■ Chapter 3: Kick the Tires, Light the Fire .......................................55
■ Chapter 4: 8 Bit Ports ...................................................................81
■ Chapter 5: Collector, Base, and Emitter ......................................103
■ Chapter 6: TTL: The Missing Link ...............................................125
■ Chapter 7: Logic Probe ...............................................................149
■ Chapter 8: EPROM/Flash Explorer ..............................................161
■ Chapter 9: ATA Explorer ..............................................................203
■ Chapter 10: Time Out For a Quick Game .....................................271
■ Chapter 11: Z80 Explorer ............................................................303
Index ..............................................................................................399
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Contents
About the Author ............................................................................xix
About the Technical Reviewers ......................................................xxi
Introduction ..................................................................................xxiii
How to Use This Book .....................................................................xxv
■ Chapter 1: Your Shopping List ........................................................1
Tools and Supplies ..................................................................................1
An Arduino ................................................................................................................1
Solderless Breadboards ............................................................................................2
Jumpers (Optional) ...................................................................................................3
Hookup Wire .............................................................................................................4
A Multimeter .............................................................................................................5
Screwdrivers ............................................................................................................6
Wire Cutters/Strippers ..............................................................................................7
USB to 5v TTL Level Serial Cable ..............................................................................8
Optional: A Universal Programmer ..........................................................................10
Software and Documentation ................................................................10
Arduino 1.6.5 or Later .............................................................................................10
ATmega1284p Data Sheet ......................................................................................11
Texas Instruments 74xx00 Data Sheet ...................................................................11
Calculator ...............................................................................................................11
Optional: Adafruit Circuit Playground/Electrodroid .................................................11
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■ CONTENTS
Parts ......................................................................................................11
A Word On Resistors ...............................................................................................12
A Word On Capacitors .............................................................................................14
Some Words on Junk ..............................................................................................16
Parts by Project .....................................................................................17
Cestino ....................................................................................................................17
Morse Code Practice Translator ..............................................................................19
Larson (Memorial) Scanner ....................................................................................20
Transistor Tester .....................................................................................................21
TTL Tester ...............................................................................................................21
Logic Probe/Injector ...............................................................................................22
ROM/EPROM/EEPROM Explorer ..............................................................................22
ATA Explorer ............................................................................................................24
Dice Device .............................................................................................................25
Z80 Explorer ...........................................................................................................26
Postage Is Not Your Friend ....................................................................28
Summary ...............................................................................................28
■ Chapter 2: Cestino ........................................................................29
The Stuff You Need ................................................................................30
New Parts ...............................................................................................................30
New or Used Parts ..................................................................................................30
Anatomy of the Cestino .........................................................................31
The ATmega1284P Microcontroller .........................................................................32
20 MHz TTL Full Can Oscillator ...............................................................................35
Placing Components ..............................................................................36
Power Circuits .......................................................................................38
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■ CONTENTS
A Dab of Ohm’s Law ..............................................................................41
How It Works ...........................................................................................................42
Examples ................................................................................................................42
LED Circuit .............................................................................................43
Clock Circuit ..........................................................................................45
Reset Circuit ..........................................................................................46
TTL RS-232 Circuits ...............................................................................48
RTS-Reset Circuit ...................................................................................................49
TX, RX, and CTS Circuits .........................................................................................50
Testing, Board Layout, and Static ..........................................................52
Credit Where Credit Is Due ....................................................................52
Further ...................................................................................................53
■ Chapter 3: Kick the Tires, Light the Fire .......................................55
The Stuff You Need ................................................................................55
New Parts ...............................................................................................................55
New or Used Parts ..................................................................................................55
Software .................................................................................................................55
Bootloader and Core ..............................................................................56
Bootloader ..............................................................................................................56
Core ........................................................................................................................56
A Little History of Software Abstraction ..................................................................57
Set Up the Arduino Application ..............................................................57
ISP: In Circuit Programmer ....................................................................58
Arduino as ISP .......................................................................................59
How ArduinoISP Works ...........................................................................................59
Set Up the ArduinoISP Sketch .................................................................................60
Set the Programmer and Board in the Arduino Application ....................................60
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