Microcontroller Prototypes with Arduino and a 3D Printer: Learn, Program, Manufacture

ISBN-13: 9781119782612 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 352 str.

Dimosthenis E. Bolanakis

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Preface 5Acknowledgments 8About the AuthorList of TablesList of FiguresSyllabus 161. The Art of Embedded Computers 27Overview of Embedded Computers and Their Interdisciplinarity 28* Computer vs. Embedded Computer Programming and Application Development 28* Group 1: Programmable Logic Devices 30* Group 2: Reconfigurable Computers 30* Group 3: Microcomputers 31* Group 4: Single-Board Computers 32* Group5: Mobile Computing Devices 33TPACK Analysis Toward Teaching and Learning Microcomputers 34* TPACK Analysis of the Interdisciplinary Microcontroller Technology 34* Content Knowledge (The What) 35* Technology Knowledge (The Why) 36* Pedagogical Knowledge (The How) 38From Computational Thinking (CT) to Micro-CT (muCT) 40* CT Requirement and Embedded Computers 40* Microcomputers and Abstraction Process 41* The muCT Concept: An Onion Learning Framework 43* "Transparent" Teaching Methods 45The Impact of Microcontroller Technology on the Maker Industry 48* Hardware Advancement in muC Technology 48* Software Advancement in muC Technology 52* The Impact of the Arduino on the muC community 52Where Is Creativity in Embedded Computing Devices Hidden? 56* Creativity in Mobile Computing Devices: Travel Light, Innovate Readily! 56* Communication with the Outside World: Sensors, Actuators, and Interfaces 58Conclusion 602. Embedded Programming with Arduino 61Number Representation and Special-Function Codes 62Arduino and C Common Language Reference 66Working with Data (Variables, Constants, and Arrays) 68* Arduino UART Interface to the Outside World (Printing Data) 70* Arduino Ex.2-1 70* Arduino Ex.2-2 76Program Flow of Control (Arithmetic and Bitwise Operations) 79* Arduino UART Interface (Flow of Control and Arithmetic/Bitwise Examples) 84* Arduino Ex.2-3 84* Arduino Ex.2-4 86* Arduino Ex.2-5 86* Arduino Ex.2-6 91* Arduino Ex.2-7 96Code Decomposition (Functions and Directives) 102* Arduino Ex.2-8 102Conclusion 106* Problem 2-1 (Data Output from the muC Device: Datatypes and Bytes Reserved by the hw) 106* Problem 2-2 (Data Output from the muC Device: Logical Operators in Control Flow) 106* Problem 2-3 (Data Input to the muC Device: Arithmetic and Bitwise Operations) 106* Problem 2-4 (Code Decomposition) 1063. Hardware Interface with the Outside World 107Digital Pin Interface 108* Arduino Ex.3-1 108* Arduino Ex.3-2 110* Arduino Ex.3-3 115* Arduino Ex.3-4 115* Arduino Ex.3-5 116Analog Pin Interface 120* Arduino Ex.3-6 122* Arduino Ex.3-7 124Interrupt Pin Interface 127* Arduino Ex.3-8 127UART Serial Interface 130* Arduino Ex.3-9 131* Arduino Ex.3-10 132* Arduino Ex.3-11 133SPI Serial Interface 136* Arduino Ex.3-12 138* Arduino Ex.3-13 145* Arduino Ex.3-14 150* Arduino Ex.3-15 156I2C Serial Interface 158* Arduino Ex.3-16 160* Arduino Ex.3-17 166* Arduino Ex.3-18 171* Arduino Ex.3-19 179Conclusion 184* Problem 3-1 (Data Input and Output to/from the muC Using Push-Button and LED IO Units) 184* Problem 3-2 (PWM) 184* Problem 3-3 (UART, SPI, I2C) 1844. Sensors and Data Acquisition 185Environmental Measurements with the Arduino Uno 186* Arduino Ex.4-1 186* DAQ Accompanying Software of the Ex.4-1 193* DAQ Accompanying Software with Graphical Monitoring Feature via gnuplot 202* Arduino Ex.4-2 206Orientation, Motion, and Gesture Detection with Teensy 3.2 210* Arduino Ex.4-3 210* Arduino Ex.4-4 213* Arduino Ex.4-5 215* Arduino Ex.4-6 222* DAQ Accompanying Software for Orientation, Motion, and Gesture Detection with gnuplot 230* Real-Time Monitoring with Open GL 233Distance Detection and 1D Gesture Recognition with TinyZero 239* Arduino Ex.4-7 240* Arduino Ex.4-8 244* DAQ Accompanying Software for Distance Measurements 248Color Sensing and Wireless Monitoring with Micro:bit 250* Arduino Ex.4-9 250* Arduino Ex.4-10 255* Open GL Example Applying to RGB Sensing 258* Arduino Ex.4-11 261Conclusion 266* Problem 4-1 (Data Acquisition of Atmospheric Pressure) 266* Problem 4-2 (Fusion of Linear Acceleration and Barometric Altitude) 266* Problem 4-3 (1D Gesture Recognition) 266* Problem 4-4 (Color Sensing) 2665. Tinkering and Prototyping with 3D Printing Technology 267Tinkering with a Low-Cost RC Car 268* Arduino Ex.5-1 273* Arduino Ex5-2 277A Prototype Interactive Game for Sensory Play 280* Hardware Boards of the Prototype System 281* Assembly Process of the 3D Printed Parts of the System's Enclosure 285* Firmware Code Design and User Instructions 292* Arduino Ex.5-3 293* Arduino Ex.5-4 296* Arduino Ex.5-5 299* Arduino Ex.5-6 3033D Printing 306* Modeling 3D Objects with FreeCAD Software 306* Preparing the 3D Prints with Ultimaker Cura Software 313* 3D Printing with Prima Creator P120 317* Presentation of the Rest 3D Models of the Prototype Interactive Game 323Prototype B (Modeling the battery.stl Part)Prototype C (Modeling the booster.stl Part)Prototype D (Modeling the speaker.stl Part)Prototype E (Modeling the cover.stl Part)Prototype F (Modeling the button.stl Part)Prototype G (Modeling the sensor.stl.Part)Prototype H (Modeling the sensor.stl Part)Conclusion 341* Problem 5-1 (Tinkering with a Low-Cost RC Car) 341* Problem 5-2 (A Prototype Interactive Game for Sensory Play) 341* Problem 5-3 (A Prototype Interactive Game for Sensory Play) 341* Problem 5-4 (A Prototype Interactive Game for Sensory Play) 341* Problem 5-5 (3D Printing) 341References 347Appendix: List of Abbreviations 343

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Dimosthenis E. Bolanakis, PhD, is Special Lab and Teaching Personnel at Hellenic Air Force Academy in Athens, Greece. He received his doctorate in Education Sciences in 2016 from the University of Ioannina in Greece. He has co-authored over thirty papers on research into engineering education and three books.