Go deeper than ever into Minecraft, build redstone contraptions, and write and install your own mods! Experience Minecraft in ways you never thought possible. Minecraft Mastery reveals how to host servers to share your world with others; use redstone to create complex contraptions such as dice, dig[...]
UNLEASH YOUR INNER MAD SCIENTIST! This wickedly inventive guide explains how to design and build 15 fiendishly fun electronics projects. Filled with photos and illustrations, 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius includes step-by-step directions, as well as a construction primer for those [...]
THE ELECTRONICS KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INVENTOR Spark your creativity and gain the electronics skills required to transform your innovative ideas into functioning gadgets. This hands-on, updated guide outlines electrical principles and provides thorough, easy-to-follow instructions[...]
Discover how to create cool Arduino devices that "talk" to Android smartphones and tablets! Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius brings two popular open-source technologies together with a series of hands-on projects that marry the worlds of touch-screen devices and physical computing. The[...]
Program Arduino with ease! Using clear, easy-to-follow examples, Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches reveals the software side of Arduino and explains how to write well-crafted sketches using the modified C language of Arduino. No prior programming experience is required! The download[...]
Electronics guru Simon Monk reveals how to create polished Arduino devices that are both fun and functional! The definitive collection of Arduino projects for the hobbyist and experimenter, The TAB Book of Arduino Projects: 40 Things to Make with Shields and Proto Shields catapults your Arduino ski[...]
Getting started with electronics has never been easier than with this full-color DIY guide The perfect companion for every hobbyist, Hacking Electronics provides a wealth of up-to-date tutorials and reference material ideal for DIY enthusiasts. The book explains essential components, including trans[...]
Program your own Raspberry Pi projects Create innovative programs and fun games on your tiny yet powerful Raspberry Pi. In this book, electronics guru Simon Monk explains the basics of Raspberry Pi application development, while providing hands-on examples and ready-to-use scripts. See how to set up[...]
The bestselling project-based book for Arduino now covers Arduino Uno and Leonardo! The much-anticipated update to the groundbreaking 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, now in its Second Edtion, covers the latest advances to the popular open-source electronics prototyping platform, including t[...]
Electronics guru Simon Monk eases the learning curve for EAGLE-the powerful, free program for designing your own printed circuit boards (PCBs). Featuring detailed illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards leads you through t[...]
Electronics guru Simon Monk makes it easy to learn BeagleBone Black programming skills! Learn how to program the BeagleBone Black-the wildly popular single-board computer--using JavaScript and the native BoneScript language. You'll find out how to interface with expansion capes to add capabilities [...]
Create your own electronic devices with the popular IOIO ("yoyo") board, and control them with your Android phone or tablet. With this concise guide, you'll get started by building four example projects--after that, the possibilities for making your own fun and creative accessories with Android and [...]
Prolific hacker and successful author Simon Monk helps you solve specific issues for using Raspberry Pi, the $35 system on a chip that's taking the computer and electronics world by storm.[...]
The Spark Core is an inexpensive board that lets you connect your electronic projects to the cloud over Wi-Fi. It's as easy to program as Arduino, and at under $40 for the board, it's an inexpensive way to make your creations part of the Internet of Things. Since Spark Core is open source hardware a[...]