Getting started with .NET Gadgeteer

Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you'll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft's rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There's no soldering involved--you simply plug in modules that m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monk, Simon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham O'Reilly 2012
Series:Make: projects
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you'll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft's rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There's no soldering involved--you simply plug in modules that make gadget-building quick and easy. Ideal for beginners, this book shows you how to work with modules and other hardware in the popular Fez Spider Starter Kit, and teaches you how to program your gadgets with Visual Studio C# Express and the .NET Micro Framework 4.1 SDK. You'll soon learn a wide range of programming techniques along with the skills to design your own projects. Get to know the software and hardware with a simple LED project Download code from the companion site to build and test each project Build a spy camera that automatically captures and saves images at regular intervals Construct a simple animated game with the joystick module Create a web server that sends messages you draw or write on the touchscreen module Build a gadget that backs up digital images from an SD card to a USB flash drive Learn about other .NET Gadgeteer modules for creating environmental sensors, an MP3 player, and a WiFi network
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781449330682
144933069X
9781449330699
9781449330705
1449330703