Index

A

• AC (Alternative Current)
  • about / Selecting a PowerSwitch Tail
• Adafruit
  • references, for products / Prerequisites
• Adafruit DRV2605 Haptic Controller
  • about / Getting started with the Adafruit DRV2605 haptic controller
• Adafruit DRV2605 library
  • downloading / Downloading the Adafruit DRV2605 library
  • URL / Downloading the Adafruit DRV2605 library
• Adafruit DRV2605L Haptic Motor Controller
  • URL / Prerequisites
• Adafruit VC0706 camera library
  • reference link / Connecting the TTL Serial Camera with Arduino and Ethernet Shield
• API keys
  • obtaining / Creating a Twitter app and obtaining API keys
• Arduino
  • URL / Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • URL, for official page / Firmware upgrading
  • WiFi Shield, stacking with / Stacking the WiFi Shield with Arduino
  • hacking / Hacking an Arduino earlier than REV3
  • connecting, to Wi-Fi Network / Connecting your Arduino to a Wi-Fi network
  • water flow sensors, wiring with / Wiring the water flow sensor with Arduino
  • circuit, building with / Building the circuit with Arduino
  • used, for reading serial data / Reading the serial data using Arduino
  • PowerSwitch Tail, connecting with / Connecting the PowerSwitch Tail with Arduino
• Arduino Ethernet board
  • about / The Arduino Ethernet board
  • reference link / The Arduino Ethernet board
  • solar cell, connecting with / Connecting a solar cell with the Arduino Ethernet board
  • Arduino GPS shield, connecting with / Connecting the Arduino GPS shield with the Arduino Ethernet board
• Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • about / Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • connecting, to Internet / Connecting Arduino Ethernet Shield to the Internet
  • testing / Testing your Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • PowerSwitch Tail, wiring with / Wiring PowerSwitch Tail with Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • TTL Serial Camera, connecting with / Connecting the TTL Serial Camera with Arduino and Ethernet Shield
• Arduino Ethernet Shield R3
  • reference link / Prerequisites
• Arduino Ethernet Shield Rev3
  • reference link / Prerequisites
• Arduino GPS shield
  • about / Getting started with the Arduino GPS shield
  • URL, for tutorials / Getting started with the Arduino GPS shield
  • connecting, with Arduino Ethernet board / Connecting the Arduino GPS shield with the Arduino Ethernet board
  • testing / Testing the GPS shield
• Arduino infrared recorder
  • building / Building an Arduino infrared recorder and remote
• Arduino infrared remote
  • building / Building an Arduino infrared recorder and remote
• Arduino Security Camera, with motion detection
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
• Arduino UNO board / Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • URL / Prerequisites
• Arduino UNO R3 board
  • reference link / Connecting Arduino Ethernet Shield to the Internet, Prerequisites
• Arduino UNO Rev3 board
  • reference link / Prerequisites, Hardware
• Arduino WiFi library
  • fixing / Fixing the Arduino WiFi library
• Arduino WiFi Shield
  • URL / Prerequisites
  • about / Arduino WiFi Shield
  • firmware, upgrading / Firmware upgrading
  • haptic controller, connecting to / Connecting a haptic controller to Arduino WiFi Shield
• ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) / Arduino Ethernet Shield

B

• base64.h library
  • URL, for downloading / Connecting the camera output with Temboo
• basic IR remote
  • hardware requisites / Hardware
  • software requisites / Software

C

• camera output
  • connecting, with Temboo / Connecting the camera output with Temboo
• Cascade Style Sheet (CSS)
  • about / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
  • adding, to web user interface / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
• CCW (Counter Clock Wise) / Wiring PowerSwitch Tail with Arduino Ethernet Shield
• Choreo
  • creating / Creating your first Choreo
• Choreos
  • about / Creating a Temboo account
• circuit
  • building, with Arduino / Building the circuit with Arduino
• client requests
  • handling, by HTTP GET / Handling client requests by HTTP GET
• connections
  • about / Knowing more about connections

D

• data
  • displaying, on web page / Displaying data on a web page
• datasheet, for DRV2605 Haptic Driver
  • URL / Downloading the Adafruit DRV2605 library
• DC (Direct Current)
  • about / Getting started
• device
  • defining / Defining a new device
• device lists
  • examining / Examining the device lists
• DHCP
  • used, for obtaining IP address / Obtaining an IP address using DHCP

E

• environment variables
  • setting, for Python / Setting environment variables for Python
• ez_setup.py script
  • URL, for downloading / Installing the setuptools utility on Python

F

• falling edge
  • about / Rising edge and falling edge
• FlexiTimer2
  • references / Downloading the NearBus agent
• Flickr
  • images, uploading to / Uploading images to Flickr
  • URL / Creating a Flickr account
• Flickr account
  • creating, steps / Creating a Flickr account
• FTDI cable
  • reference link / The Arduino Ethernet board

G

• Google Maps JavaScript API
  • about / Displaying the current location on Google Maps
  • current location, displaying / Displaying the current location on Google Maps
• GPS (Global Positioning System)
  • about / Getting started with the Arduino GPS shield
• GPS location data
  • sending, Temboo used / Send a GPS location data using Temboo
• GPS Location Tracker
  • software requisites / Hardware and software requirements, Software requirements
  • hardware requisites / Hardware requirements

H

• Hall effect sensor
  • reference link / Water flow sensors
  • about / Water flow sensors
• haptic controller
  • connecting, to Arduino WiFi Shield / Connecting a haptic controller to Arduino WiFi Shield
• haptic controller breakout board
  • vibrator, soldering to / Soldering a vibrator to the haptic controller breakout board
• haptic feedback
  • about / Haptic feedback and haptic motors
• haptic motors
  • about / Haptic feedback and haptic motors
• hardwired TCP/IP stack
  • supported protocols / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• hexadecimal
  • IR commands, capturing in / Capturing IR commands in hexadecimal
• Hitachi HD44780 DRIVER compatible LCD Screen (16 x 2)
  • reference link / Prerequisites
• HTTP GET
  • client requests, handling by / Handling client requests by HTTP GET

I

• ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• image capturing
  • TTL Serial Camera, wiring for / Wiring the TTL Serial Camera for image capturing
• image capturing, with Arduino
  • about / Image capturing with Arduino
  • software serial library / The Software Serial library
  • working / How the image capture works
• images
  • uploading, to Flickr / Uploading images to Flickr
• installing
  • Python, on Windows / Installing Python on Windows
  • setuptools utility, on Python / Installing the setuptools utility on Python
  • pip utility, on Python / Installing the pip utility on Python
  • Tweepy library / Installing the Tweepy library
  • pySerial / Installing pySerial
• Internet
  • Arduino Ethernet Shield, connecting to / Connecting Arduino Ethernet Shield to the Internet
• Internet Connected Smart Water Meter
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
• IOREF pin / Hacking an Arduino earlier than REV3
• IP address
  • obtaining, DHCP used / Obtaining an IP address using DHCP
• IP Address
  • obtaining / Obtaining an IP address
• IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• IR Arduino library
  • reference link / Software
• IR commands
  • capturing, in hexadecimal / Capturing IR commands in hexadecimal
  • capturing, in raw format / Capturing IR commands in the raw format
• IR receiver module
  • building / Building the IR receiver module
• IR sender module
  • building / Building the IR sender module
• IR Socket
  • reference link / Hardware
• IR socket
  • adding, to non-IR enabled devices / Adding an IR socket to non-IR enabled devices

L

• LAN
  • PowerSwitch Tail, controlling through / Controlling through the LAN
• LCD screen
  • adding, to water meter / Adding an LCD screen to the water meter
• Liquid Flow sensor
  • reference link / Water flow sensors
• liquid flow sensor
  • reference link / Prerequisites

M

• MAC (Media Access Control)
  • about / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• MAC Address
  • finding / Finding the MAC address
• mains electricity
  • availability, sensing / Sensing the availability of mains electricity
• mains electricity sensor
  • testing / Testing the mains electricity sensor
• metro.css
  • reference link / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
• MetroUI CSS
  • reference link / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
• Metro UI CSS
  • about / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
  • URL / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
• motion detection
  • about / Motion detection

N

• NearBus
  • URL / Setting up a NearBus account
• NearBus account
  • setting up / Setting up a NearBus account
• NearBus agent
  • downloading / Downloading the NearBus agent
• NearBus connected device
  • configuring, for Xively / Configuring the NearBus connected device for Xively
• NearBus library
  • URL, for downloading / Downloading the NearBus agent
• negative-going pulse
  • about / Rising edge and falling edge
• non-IR enabled devices
  • IR socket, adding to / Adding an IR socket to non-IR enabled devices
• NTSC- supported monitor, Adafruit
  • reference link / Testing NTSC video stream with video screen
• NTSC video stream
  • testing, with video screen / Testing NTSC video stream with video screen

O

• OAuth
  • initializing / Initializing OAuth
  • finalizing / Finalizing OAuth

P

• photo upload sketch
  • generating / Generating the photo upload sketch
• PHY (Physical Layer)
  • about / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• pin labels, TTL Serial Camera
  • about / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • CVBS / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • GND / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • TX / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • RX / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • +5 / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
• pip utility
  • installing, on Python / Installing the pip utility on Python
  • URL, for downloading / Installing the pip utility on Python
• plumbing
  • about / A little bit about plumbing
• PN80135
  • about / PN80135
• PN PSSRKT-240
  • about / PN PSSRKT-240
• positive-going pulse
  • about / Rising edge and falling edge
• PowerSwitch Tail
  • selecting / Selecting a PowerSwitch Tail
  • PN PSSRKT-240 / PN PSSRKT-240
  • references / PN PSSRKT-240
  • PN80135 / PN80135
  • wiring, with Arduino Ethernet Shield / Wiring PowerSwitch Tail with Arduino Ethernet Shield
  • turning, into simple web server / Turning PowerSwitch Tail into a simple web server
  • reference link / Hardware
  • connecting, with Arduino / Connecting the PowerSwitch Tail with Arduino
  • controlling, through LAN / Controlling through the LAN
• PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• pySerial
  • installing / Installing pySerial
• Python
  • about / Getting started with Python
  • installing, on Windows / Installing Python on Windows
  • URL / Installing Python on Windows
  • environment variables, setting for / Setting environment variables for Python
  • setuptools utility, installing on / Installing the setuptools utility on Python
  • pip utility, installing on / Installing the pip utility on Python
• Python 2, versus Python 3
  • reference link / Installing Python on Windows
• Python interpreter
  • opening / Opening the Python interpreter
• Python script
  • writing, for reading Twitter tweets / Writing a Python script to read Twitter tweets

R

• R3 (Revision 3) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• raw format
  • IR commands, capturing in / Capturing IR commands in the raw format
• rising edge
  • about / Rising edge and falling edge
• RSSI
  • about / Wi-Fi signal strength and RSSI
  • URL / Wi-Fi signal strength and RSSI
  • vibration effects, making for / Making vibration effects for RSSI

S

• serial data
  • reading, Arduino used / Reading the serial data using Arduino
• setuptools
  • URL, for download page / Installing the setuptools utility on Python
• setuptools utility
  • installing, on Python / Installing the setuptools utility on Python
• signal strength
  • reading, over Wi-Fi / Reading the signal strength over Wi-Fi
• simple web server
  • implementing / Implementing a simple web server
• SMS
  • sending, with Twilio API / Sending an SMS with Twilio API
• software serial library / The Software Serial library
• solar cell
  • connecting, with Arduino Ethernet board / Connecting a solar cell with the Arduino Ethernet board
• SparkFun
  • references, for products / Connecting Arduino Ethernet Shield to the Internet, Sensing the availability of mains electricity, Prerequisites, Connecting a solar cell with the Arduino Ethernet board, Hardware requirements, Hardware
• SparkFun GPS Shield kit
  • URL / Getting started with the Arduino GPS shield
• SS (Slave Select)
  • about / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• SSID (Service Set Identifier) / Connecting your Arduino to a Wi-Fi network
• static IP address
  • assigning / Assigning a static IP address

T

• TCP (Transport Control Protocol) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• Temboo
  • about / Creating a Temboo account
  • URL / Creating a Temboo account
  • camera output, connecting with / Connecting the camera output with Temboo
  • Twilio Choreo, creating with / Creating Twilio Choreo with Temboo
  • used, for sending GPS location data / Send a GPS location data using Temboo
• Temboo account
  • creating / Creating a Temboo account
• TinyGPSPlus library
  • URL, for downloading / Hardware requirements, Connecting the Arduino GPS shield with the Arduino Ethernet board
• TTL Serial Camera
  • about / Getting started with TTL Serial Camera
  • wiring, for image capturing / Wiring the TTL Serial Camera for image capturing
  • wiring, for video capturing / Wiring the TTL Serial Camera for video capturing
  • connecting, with Arduino Ethernet Shield / Connecting the TTL Serial Camera with Arduino and Ethernet Shield
• Tweepy library
  • installing / Installing the Tweepy library
  • reference link / Installing the Tweepy library
• Twilio
  • about / Getting started with Twilio
  • URL / Creating a Twilio account
• Twilio account
  • creating / Creating a Twilio account
• Twilio API
  • SMS, sending with / Sending an SMS with Twilio API
• Twilio Choreo
  • creating, with Temboo / Creating Twilio Choreo with Temboo
• Twilio LIVE API credentials
  • finding / Finding Twilio LIVE API credentials
• Twilio number
  • obtaining / Get your Twilio number
• Twilio test API credentials
  • finding / Finding Twilio test API credentials
• Twitter-Enabled Electric Light
  • hardware requisites / Hardware
  • software requisites / Software
• Twitter app
  • creating / Creating a Twitter app and obtaining API keys
  • URL / Creating a Twitter app and obtaining API keys

U

• UDP (User Datagram Protocol) / Arduino Ethernet Shield
• user-friendly web user interface
  • building / Building a user-friendly web user interface

V

• valid IP address
  • obtaining / Finding the MAC address and obtaining a valid IP address
• Vibrating Mini Motor Disc
  • URL / Prerequisites
• vibration effects
  • making, for RSSI / Making vibration effects for RSSI
• vibrator
  • selecting / Selecting a correct vibrator
  • soldering, to haptic controller breakout board / Soldering a vibrator to the haptic controller breakout board
• video capturing
  • TTL Serial Camera, wiring for / Wiring the TTL Serial Camera for video capturing
• video screen
  • NTSC video stream, testing with / Testing NTSC video stream with video screen
• voltage divider
  • building / Building a voltage divider

W

• water flow rate
  • calculating / Calculating the water flow rate
• water flow sensors
  • about / Water flow sensors
  • wiring, with Arduino / Wiring the water flow sensor with Arduino
  • pulse, reading / Reading pulses
  • pulses, reading with Arduino / Reading and counting pulses with Arduino
  • pulses, counting with Arduino / Reading and counting pulses with Arduino
• water flow volume
  • calculating / Calculating the water flow volume
• water meter
  • LCD screen, adding to / Adding an LCD screen to the water meter
  • converting, to web server / Converting your water meter to a web server
• web-based control panel
  • building / A step-by-step process for building a web-based control panel
• web page
  • developing, for real-time voltage values display / Developing a web page to display the real-time voltage values
  • data, displaying on / Displaying data on a web page
• web server
  • PowerSwitch Tail, turning into / Turning PowerSwitch Tail into a simple web server
  • about / What is a web server?
  • water meter, converting to / Converting your water meter to a web server
• web user interface
  • Cascade Style Sheet (CSS), adding to / Adding a Cascade Style Sheet to the web user interface
• Wi-Fi
  • signal strength, reading over / Reading the signal strength over Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi Network
  • Arduino, connecting to / Connecting your Arduino to a Wi-Fi network
• Wi-Fi signal strength
  • reading / Reading the Wi-Fi signal strength
• WiFi.RSSI() function
  • parameters / Wi-Fi signal strength and RSSI
• WiFi Shield
  • stacking, with Arduino / Stacking the WiFi Shield with Arduino
• WiFi signal strength
  • about / Wi-Fi signal strength and RSSI
• Windows
  • Python, installing on / Installing Python on Windows
• WIZnet W5100 Ethernet controller chip / Arduino Ethernet Shield

X

• Xively
  • about / Creating and configuring a Xively account
  • URL / Creating and configuring a Xively account
  • URL, for sign up / Creating and configuring a Xively account
  • NearBus connected device, configuring for / Configuring the NearBus connected device for Xively
• Xively account
  • creating / Creating and configuring a Xively account
  • configuring / Creating and configuring a Xively account