Chapter 7. Serial communication
This chapter covers
- What serial communication is, what it can do, and where it gets used
- How to work with asynchronous serial components like GPS modules
- An introduction to the core skills of soldering
- The basics of synchronous serial communication and the most popular protocols for hobby electronics: SPI and I2C
- Building more complex projects by combining multiple serial device components

For this chapter, you’ll need the following:
- 1 Arduino Uno and USB cable
- 1 Adafruit Ultimate GPS breakout board
- 1 Adafruit HMC5883L magnetometer (compass) breakout board
- 1 Adafruit BMP180 multisensor breakout ...