About the Author

Don Wilcher is a passionate educator of electronics and robotics technology and an electrical engineer with 26 years of experience. He has authored several books on Lego Robotics and Arduinos. His latest book published by Maker Media, titled Make: Basic Arduino Projects, has been approved by the Alabama State Department of Education to be on their reading list. He's also a Certified Electronics Technician (CETa) and Exam Administrator (CA) with ETA International as well as State Certified Teacher for Career Technical Education (CTE) as a Level 2 Specialist in electronics technology. He has worked on industrial robotic systems, automotive electronic modules/systems, and embedded wireless controls for small consumer appliances. While at the Chrysler Corporation, Don developed a weekend enrichment pre-engineering program for inner city kids. He's a contributing writer and webinar lecturer for Design News Magazine. He is also an electronics and robotics technologist who has developed 21st century educational products and training materials for Makers, hardware start-up entrepreneurs, and educators.

I would like to thank my wife, Mattalene, and three children, Tiana, D'Vonn, and D'Mar, for their patience and understanding as I worked diligently to build and test Arduino circuits, coding, and writing during family time activities. This book is dedicated to you all. Also, I would like to thank my awesome Packt Publishing editors: Ajinkya Paranjape (content development editor), Harsha, Bharwani (acquisition editor), and Tejaswita V. Kavir (technical editor) for your patience, dedication, comments, and great suggestions on creating a wonderful book. I look forward to working with you all soon on another book project.