Make: getting started with littleBits

Foreword by the Founder

Preface

1. IittleBits Basics: Inputs and Outputs

The Bits

Power (Blue)

Output (Green)

Input (Pink)

Wire (Orange)

Other Accessories

Project; Night Airplane

Project: Coffee Table Ground Effect Lighting

A Quick Overview of littleBits Resources

2. Control and Logic

Inverter

Pulse

Project: Flashing Sign

Latch

Timeout

Project: Midnight Snack Light

Threshold

Logic Bits

Double AND

Double OR

NAND

NOR

XOR

Going Further

3. Music and Motion

Synth Kit

Oscillator

Random

Keyboard

Micro Sequencer

Sequencer

Mix

Envelope

Filter

Delay

Project: Synthesizer With the Works

MP3 Player

New from KORG: MIDI, CV, USB i/o

Making Motion

Vibration Motor

DC Motor

Servo

Project: RC Car

4. Wireless and Cloud Communication

Wireless Transmitter and Receiver

Project Tutorial: Remote Control Facetime Car

Remote Trigger

IR Transmitter and AC Switch

CloudBit

Getting Set Up

Cloud Control

IFTTT

Project: The Game is On!

Project: Thinking Of You

Going Further with the cloudBit

5. Programraing with the Arduino Bit

What is Arduino?

Getting Set Up

Arduino Sketch Basics

PinMode

DigitalWrite

Delay

Arduino Inputs and Outputs

DigitalRead

AnalogWrite

AnalogRead

Keyboard and Mouse Control

Variable Scope

Mouse Functions

Project: HelloRun Game Controller

Keyboard Emulation

While

Using the Arduino Bit with Scratch

6. Making Your Own Bits

Proto Module

Creating an Output

Creating an Input

Perf Module

Input and Output

What Can You Make?

Index