Getting Started with Electronic Projects, you will create several popular electronic security projects. This practical and accessible guide will show you more than just building handy and useful electronic security projects. Build thrilling and intricate electronic projects using LM555, ZigBee, and BeagleBone.
What you need will depend on which projects you intend to build. The first four projects can be built with the basic hand tools described in Chapter 1, Introduction – Our First Project. The software referenced in Chapter 4, Sound Card-based Oscilloscope, was tested on an IBM PC-running Windows XP, so you do not need a powerhouse PC or laptop. The next chapters will require access to some RF test equipment, such as a spectrum analyzer and possibly an RF signal generator.
The final chapters will require you to purchase a BeagleBone Black system. Some of the hardware is optional, but it is something I personally found useful. The reader should note that all of the software and hardware for this book was written on a PC running Windows XP.
The projects eventually become more complex when you start building an infrared flashlight using materials from a dollar store. Here you start with a IR flashing beacon and a motion sensitive alarm with a really cool on/off switch, then you move on to a black box project that will turn your sound card into an oscilloscope and eventually a ZigBee-based alarm system.
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