Electronics for artists: adding light, motion, and sound to your artwork

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"With today's modern technology--LEDs, servomotors, motion sensors, speakers, and more--artwork can incorporate elements of light, sound, and motion for dramatic effects. Author and educator Simon Quellen Field has developed a primer for creative individuals looking for new ways to express themselves though electronically enhanced art"--;Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Creating Light; Color Codes; Project: Electric Flowers; Chapter 2: Controlling Electrical Current; How Bright Is That?; Resistors in Parallel; Chapter 3: Flashing, Dimming, and Oscillating; Project: Build a Slow Switch; Project: Flashing Leds With an Integrated Circuit; Project: A More Efficient Light Dimmer; Chapter 4: Creating Motion And Sound; Project: Controlling a Servomotor; Beeps and Squeaks; Chapter 5: Computer-Controlled Leds; Tools for Programming; Your First Program; Numbers and Constants. Front Cover Title Page Half Title Dedication Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Creating Light Color Codes Project: Electric Flowers Chapter 2: Controlling Electrical Current How Bright Is That? Resistors in Parallel Chapter 3: Flashing, Dimming, and Oscillating Project: Build a Slow Switch Project: Flashing Leds With an Integrated Circuit Project: A More Efficient Light Dimmer Chapter 4: Creating Motion And Sound Project: Controlling a Servomotor Beeps and Squeaks Chapter 5: Computer-Controlled Leds Tools for Programming Your First Program Numbers and Constants. PortsPatterns Dimming Controlling 120-Volt Lamps Project: Metronome Serial Control of 14 Dimmable LEDs Project: Randomly Twinkling LEDs Chapter 6: Computer-Controlled Motors More Power Controlling Servomotors Controlling Stepper Motors Project: Making Music With Your Computer Project: Making The Computer Speak Chapter 7: Sensing The World Using LEDs as Light Sensors Proximity Switch Sonar Piezoelectric Tap Sensor Project: Cecil, A Sessile Robot Project: Rover, a Simple Wheeled Robot Chapter 8: Communication Buttons An LCD Text Display. Communicating Between a LaunchPad and Another MSP430 ChipSynchronous Communication Bluetooth Infrared Chapter 9: Programming Data Types Constants Assignment Expressions Control Flow Library Functions Slightly More Complex Issues Index Back Cover.