Résumé
Discover a complete treatment of microcomputer programming and application development with Arduino and 3D printers
Microcontroller Prototypes with Arduino and a 3D Printer: Learn, Program, Manufacture delivers a comprehensive guide to learning microcontrollers that's perfectly suited to educators, researchers, and manufacturers. The book provides readers with a seasoned expert's perspective on the process of microcomputer programming and application development. Carefully designed and written example code and explanatory figures accompany the text, helping the reader fully understand and retain the concepts described within.
The book focuses on demonstrating how to craft creative and innovative solutions in embedded systems design by providing practical and illustrative methods and examples. An accompanying website includes functioning and tested source code and learning exercises and the book relies on freeware development tools for the creation of firmware and software code, 3D printed enclosures, and debugging. It allows the reader to work with modern sensors and collect sensor data to a host PC for offline analysis. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
A thorough introduction to the art of embedded computers, including their interdisciplinarity, TPACK analysis, and the impact of microcontroller technology on the maker industry
An exploration of embedded programming with Arduino, including number representation and special-function codes and C common language reference
A discussion of hardware interfaces with the outside world, including digital pin interface, analog pin interface, UART serial interface, I2C, and SPI
A treatment of sensors and data acquisition, including environmental measurements with Arduino Uno, orientation and motion detection with Teensy, gesture recognition with TinyZero, and color sensing with Micro:bit
A variety of supplementary resources - including source codes and examples - hosted on an accompanying website to be maintained by the author: www.mikroct.com.
Perfect for researchers and undergraduate students in electrical and electronic engineering or computer engineering, Microcontroller Prototypes with Arduino and a 3D Printer: Learn, Program, Manufacture will also earn a place in the libraries of hardware engineers, embedded system designers, system engineers, and electronic engineers.Preface 5
Acknowledgments 8
About the Author
List of Tables
List of Figures
Syllabus 16
1. The Art of Embedded Computers 27
Overview 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 33
TPACK 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) 38
From Computational Thinking (CT) to Micro-CT ( CT) 40
* CT Requirement and Embedded Computers 40
* Microcomputers and Abstraction Process 41
* The CT Concept: An Onion Learning Framework 43
* "Transparent" Teaching Methods 45
The Impact of Microcontroller Technology on the Maker Industry 48
* Hardware Advancement in C Technology 48
* Software Advancement in C Technology 52
* The Impact of the Arduino on the C community 52
Where 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 58
Conclusion 60
2. Embedded Programming with Arduino 61
Number Representation and Special-Function Codes 62
Arduino and C Common Language Reference 66
Working 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 76
Program 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 96
Code Decomposition (Functions and Directives) 102
* Arduino Ex.2-8 102
Conclusion 106
* Problem 2-1 (Data Output from the C Device: Datatypes and Bytes Reserved by the hw) 106
* Problem 2-2 (Data Output from the C Device: Logical Operators in Control Flow) 106
* Problem 2-3 (Data Input to the C Device: Arithmetic and Bitwise Operations) 106
* Problem 2-4 (Code Decomposition) 106
3. Hardware Interface with the Outside World 107
Digital 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.3-5 116
Analog Pin Interface 120
* Arduino Ex.3-6 122
* Arduino Ex.3-7 124
Interrupt Pin Interface 127
* Arduino Ex.3-8 127
UART Serial Interface 130
* Arduino Ex.3-9 131
* Arduino Ex.3-10 132
* Arduino Ex.3-11 133
SPI Serial Interface 136
* Arduino Ex.3-12 138
* Arduino Ex.3-13 145
* Arduino Ex.3-14 150
* Arduino Ex.3-15 156
I2C Serial Interface 158
* Arduino Ex.3-16 160
* Arduino Ex.3-17 166
* Arduino Ex.3-18 171
* Arduino Ex.3-19 179
Conclusion 184
* Problem 3-1 (Data Input and Output to/from the C Using Push-Button and LED IO Units) 184
* Problem 3-2 (PWM) 184
* Problem 3-3 (UART, SPI, I2C) 184
4. Sensors and Data Acquisition 185
Environmental 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.4-2 206
Orientation, 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 233
Distance Detection and 1D Gesture Recognition with TinyZero 239
* Arduino Ex.4-7 240
* Arduino Ex.4-8 244
* DAQ Accompanying Software for Distance Measurements 248
Color 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.4-11 261
Conclusion 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) 266
5. Tinkering and Prototyping with 3D Printing Technology 267
Tinkering with a Low-Cost RC Car 268
* Arduino Ex.5-1 273
* Arduino Ex5-2 277
A 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.5-6 303
3D 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 323
Prototype 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) 341
References 347
Appendix: List of Abbreviations 343Dimosthenis 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.
