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hey guys ,
im a 2nd year electric electronic student and my lesson are really good but im not learning any practical and physical in the university and im really interested in electronics and want to learn something practical and improve my self in-order to be a good engineer , so they said that its agood way to start from arduino and pic and such simple things in-order to get familiar with electronics , but i also dont know were to start from , so im wondering if you know any book or something about these micro controller that can help me regarding that i have already bought an arduino kit .
thanks

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I prefer the internet over books normally.
Visit http://playground.arduino.cc/
Start with the blink a led. Then move into the depths of micro controllers.
When are you getting your arduino kit?

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i already have my kit now
isnt there any book that explains arduino and microcontrolers

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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=arduino&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aarduino

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Hi,

I recently picked up a copy of Arduino Cookbook after going through all the chapters in the starter kit book.

So far, I've found it very useful for learning how to use various different sensors and devices with the arduino, and (unlike the starter kit book) it explains a bit about what you're doing, for both the code and electronics side of things.

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wired67:
Hi,

I recently picked up a copy of Arduino Cookbook after going through all the chapters in the starter kit book.

So far, I've found it very useful for learning how to use various different sensors and devices with the arduino, and (unlike the starter kit book) it explains a bit about what you're doing, for both the code and electronics side of things.

thanks i wil buy it

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There's my book as well, goes more in depth into how the microcontroller works.

Paperback and Kindle versions available.

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First tip, learn about punctuation. For starters it makes your text way more readable. And second, punctuation in code (called syntax) is even more important. Compilers will simply just fail if you do it wrong.

Second, just pick a simple project to make. Don't start with networking, protocols, a million LEDs etc but something basic. Go trough the examples, use Google, search the forum and try to make it.

Third tip, stay away from the String class and floats :wink:

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Get yourself a good cheap multimeter. Do it now before you need it as you surely will need it at sometime.

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