© Paul Bradt and David Bradt 2020
P. Bradt, D. BradtScience and Engineering Projects Using the Arduino and Raspberry Pihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5811-8_1

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Paul Bradt1  and David Bradt2
(1)
Houston, TX, USA
(2)
Houston, USA
 

This chapter will highlight some of the basics about the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi. It will help the reader get started if they are unfamiliar with these powerful devices. It is amazing what these devices can do and this chapter provides some basic aspects for getting them set up to run.

Arduino Basics

The Arduino is a powerful microcontroller that is ready to program and acts as an intermediary device between a personal computer and various sensors. It is relatively new technology that is a great ...

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