Nuts and Volts - January 2016

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Programming PICs in Basic by Chuck Hellebuyck

If you wanted to learn how to program microcontrollers, then you've found the right book! Microchip PIC microcontrollers are being designed into electronics throughout the world and none is more popular than the eight-pin version. Now the home hobbyist can create projects with these little microcontrollers using a low cost development tool called the CHIPAXE system and the Basic software language.Chuck Hellebuyck introduces how to use this development setup to build useful projects with an eight-pin PIC12F683 microcontroller. $14.95

Programming Arduino Next Steps: Going Further with Sketches by Simon Monk

In this practical guide, electronics guru Simon Monk takes you under the hood of Arduino and reveals professional programming secrets.

Also shows you how to use interrupts, manage memory, program for the Internet, maximize serial communications, perform digital signal processing, and much more. All of the 75+ example sketches featured in the book are available for download. $20.00

Beginner's Guide to Reading Schematics, 3E by Stan Gibilisco

Navigate the roadmaps of simple electronic circuits and complex systems with help from an experienced engineer. With all-new art and demo circuits you can build, this hands-on, illustrated guide explains how to understand and create high-precision electronics diagrams.

Find out how to identify parts and connections, decipher element ratings, and apply diagram-based information in your own projects.

$25.00

Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python by Donald Norris

Learn To Easily Create Robotic, Io T, and Wearable Electronic Gadgets!

Discover how to set up components, connect your PC or Mac, build Python applications, and use USB, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connections. Start-to-finish example projects include a motor controller, home temperature system, robotic car, and wearable hospital alert sensor.

$20.00

Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing by Chuck Hellebuyck

This book was written to answer the questions most beginners need answered. It covers many of the popular

3D printer choices and then uses the under $500

Da Vinci 1.0 from XYZprinting to show you how easy it is to get started. I take you through using Tinkercad software for creating your own custom designs. I go further and show you how to take a simple design and send it off to a professional 3D printer. This book was designed for anyone just getting started.

$24.95

Programming the Raspberry Pi Second Edition: Getting Started with Python by Jack Simon

This practical book has been revised to fully cover the new Raspberry Pi 2, including upgrades to the Raspbian operating system.

Discover how to configure hardware and software, write Python scripts, create user-friendly GUIs, and control external electronics. DIY projects include a hangman game, RGB LED controller, digital clock, and RasPiRobot complete with an ultrasonic rangefinder.

$15.00

Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists by Stan Gibilisco

In this practical guide, electronics expert Stan Gibilisco shows you, step by step, how to set up a home workshop so you can invent, design, build, test, and repair electronic circuits and gadgets.

Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists provides tips for constructing your workbench and stocking it with the tools, components, and test equipment you’ll need. Clear illustrations and interesting do-it-yourself experiments are included throughout this hands-on resource.

$25.00

Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE by Eric Kleinert

Featuring detailed illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE leads you through the process of designing a schematic and transforming it into a PCB layout. You’ll then move on to fabrication via the generation of standard Gerber files for submission to a PCB manufacturing service. This practical guide offers an accessible, logical way to learn EAGLE and start producing PCBs as quickly as possible.

$30.00

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic by Michael Jay Geier

Master the Art of Electronics Repair

In this hands-on guide, a lifelong electronics repair guru shares his tested techniques and invaluable insights.

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic shows you how to repair and extend the life of all kinds of solid-state devices, from modern digital gadgetry to cherished analog products of yesteryear.