Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, 2nd Edition

Up-to-date hacks that will breathe life into your Arduino and Raspberry Pi creations!
This intuitive DIY guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose household devices and integrate them with your Raspberry Pi and Arduino inventions. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics: Learning Electronics with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Second Edition, features fun, easy-to-follow projects. You’ll discover how to build an Internet-controlled hacked electric toy, ultrasonic rangefinder, remote-controlled robotic rover, audio amp, slot car brakes and headlights―even a smart card reader!
• Get up and running on both Arduino and Raspberry Pi 
• Safely solder, join wires, and connect switches 
• Identify components and read schematic diagrams 
• Work with LEDs, including high-power Lumileds and addressable LED strips
• Use LiPo batteries, solar panels, and buck-boost power supplies 
• Use sensors to measure light, temperature, acceleration, sound level, and color 
• Build and modify audio amps, microphones, and transmitters 
• Repair gadgets and scavenge useful parts from dead equipment
• Get the most out of cheap or free bench and software tools