The 20 Best Arduino Books Available for Developers in 2020

Basing on the hardware and software that are easy-to-use,
the Arduino made itself a strong electronic platform in the
open-source world. It has earned enormous popularity in the field
of projects that are built based on electronics. If you want to
understand and learn embedded systems^[1], then Arduino is the
most suitable one. Arduino is well known to be a different sensor
reader like a thermometer, sound, heat, etc. and thereby can be
used in households and all kinds of industrial installations. So,
it is worth learning Arduino in this era. Thus, we are here to give
you the best collections of Arduino books to learn Arduino in an
easy and constructive way.

Best Arduino Books for
Developers

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In this article, we have gathered some of the best Arduino
books for you, so that you can very easily get the proper
guidelines to learn Arduino. While giving the books, we did not
follow any sequence like general to advance level; rather, we have
arranged the books alphabetically. The short description and
contents, along with the description, will help you to find out
your suitable books. However, we have skipped the long contents
list and listed the very important contents so that you can easily
understand the book at a glance. I hope you will find your desired
Arduino books easily. 

1. 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil
Genius

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If you want to build your own Arduino projects^[2], then 30 Arduino
Projects For Evil Genius is a perfect choice for you. The book
contains a good method of teaching with illustrations, photos,
diagrams, and step-by-step instructions. You will get the tutorial
for all the OS like Windows, Linux, and Mac. The book has a total
of 30 Projects with different categories like LED, Sensor, Light,
Sound, Power, etc.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• A Tour of Arduino
• LED Projects
• More LED Projects
• Sensor Projects
• Light Projects
• Power Projects
• Miscellaneous Projects
• Your Projects

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Book^[3]

2. Arduino: A Quick Start
Guide

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The book is a great guideline for different projects based
on Arduino. In this Arduino book, you will learn to do more
significant projects. If you want to know how to create a binary
dice, then just go through the book. Like other Arduino books, this
book also gives different projects like senors, games, motion
sensors, alarm, networking, etc. There is some advanced programming
in the book. The book is one of the best Arduino books to learn
Arduino projects. 

Table of Content

• Welcome to the Arduino
• Creating Bigger Projects with the Arduino
• Building Binary Dice
• Building a Morse Code Generator Library
• Sensing the World Around Us
• Building a Motion-Sensing Game controller
• Writing a Game for the Motion-Sensing Game
  Controller
• Generating Videos Signals with an Arduino
• Tinkering with the Wii
  Nunchuk, Networking with Arduino
• Creating a Burglar Alarm with Email
  Notification
• Controlling Motors with Arduino
  and Electronics and Soldering Basics
• Advanced Arduino Programming
  and Advanced Serial Programming
• Controlling the Arduino with a Browser

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Book^[4]

3. Arduino Advanced Projects

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The newbies are always fond of projects, and obviously,
they will be looking for some projects which are easy and new. But,
unlike other Arduino books for projects, this book contains some
advanced level projects based on Arduino. The projects are like
making a time that can countdown from thirty seconds. Another good
project is the way of controlling a Servo by using a
Potentiometer. 

Table of Contents

• Arduino UNO Tour
• Getting to Know Your Breadboard
• Safety Tips
• Introduction
• Controlling a Servo with a Potentiometer
• Creating a 30 Second Countdown Timer
• What is an H-Bridge?
• H-Bridge Controlled by an  Arduino
• H-Bridge Using Potentiometer
• Recommended Resources

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^[5]

4. Arduino Cookbook

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How About a book that contains everything you need to
learn Arduino? Well, O’Reilly presents such a book for you which
takes you deep in the study by maintaining all your needs. The book
starts with the installing procedure and then continues with Sketch
by keeping Structure, convention, loops and many more in its
sub-topic. topics like digital and analog system of input, way to
get reading from sensor, different output, etc are there in the
book. 

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Making the Sketch Do Your Bidding
• Using Mathematical Operators
• Serial Communications and Simple
  Digital and Analog Input
• Getting Input from Sensors
• Visual Output, Physical Output,
  and Audio Output
• Remotely Controlling Devices
• Using Displays, Time and
  Dates
• Communicating Using I2C and SPI
• Wireless Communication and Ethernet and
  Networking
• Using, Modifying, and Creating Libraries
• Advanced Coding and Memory Handling
• Using the Controller Chip Hardware

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Book^[6]

5. Arduino for Dummies

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Arduino for Dummies is another masterpiece to make
different projects based on Arduino. After reading the book you
will be able to integrate inputs and outputs, and use them in your
hardwares. You will be able to construct strong prototypes and make
communication between any software and hardware. However, you will
know everything after knowing the basics and by unlocking the
potentials. 

Table of Contents

• Getting to know Arduino
• Getting Physical with Arduino
• Building on the Basics
• Unlocking Your Arduino Potential
• Sussing Out Software
• The Part of Tens

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Book^[7]

6. Arduino Project Book

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Arduino Project Book is one of the biggest Arduino books
for project building. The book has a very rich glossary to make the
topics easier and understandable to the readers. There are as many
as fifteen projects with details so that you can make it very
easily on your own. You will get an orientation study at the
beginning where you can learn about your tools and gradually you
will be learning different projects based on light, sensor, sound,
etc. 

Table of Contents

• Get to Know Your Tools
• Spaceship Interface
• Love-o-Meter
• Color Mixing Lamp, Mood
  Cue, Light Theremin
• Keyboard Instrument, Digital
  Hourglass, Motorized Pinwheel
• Zoetrope, Crystal
  Ball, Knock Lock
• Touchy-feely Lamp
• Tweak the Arduino Logo, Hacking
  Buttons
• Glossary

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Book^[8]

7. Arduino Projects for
Dummies

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Earlier We had a book on Arduino for Dummies and now we
have Arduino Projects for Dummies from the same Brock Craft. The
book has made everything easier for the projects where you will
learn how to set up your working environment. The book teaches how
to make a project where you can control your house and garden with
Arduino Uno. You will come to know how to work with GPS and make a
project.

Table of contents

• Part I: Getting Started with Arduino Projects

Exploring the World of Arduino Setting Up Your
Workspace and Tools Understanding the Basics

• Part II: Basic Arduino Projects

The All-Sleeping Eye Making a Light Pet
Making a Scrolling Sign and Building an
Arduino Clock

• Part III: The Interactive Home and Garden

Building a Keypad Entry System and an RFID
Tag Reader Building and Automated Garden
Building a Tweeting pet Door and a Home
sensing Statio

• Part IV: Advanced Arduino Projects

Building a GPS Data Logger Building a Remote
controlled Car Building an LED Cube

• Part V: The Part of Tens

Ten Great Arduino Resources Ten Troubleshooting
Tips

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Book^[9]

8. Arduino Sketches: Tools and
Techniques for Programming

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In Arduino, you need to know a lot of tools and techniques
to become a professional in the field, and this book helps you to
do so. Besides normal teaching, the book will teach the programming
for Arduino different basics. There is a good introduction to
Arduino Language and serial communication. Gradually the book will
give you knowledge on different hardware like GPS, Robot, WiFi, and
many more. 

Table of Contents

• Programming for Arduino, Electronics
  Basics, Standard Libraries
• The Arduino Language, Serial
  Communication
• EEPROM, SPI
• Wire, Ethernet, and WiFi
• LiquidCrystal
• SD, TFT, Servo
• Stepper, Formats
• GSM, Device Specification Libraries
• Audio, Scheduled, and USBHost
• Esplora, Robot
• Bridge, User Libraries and Shields
• Improving Third-Party Libraries
• Creating Your Own Shield
• Creating Your Own Library

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Book^[10]

9. Arduino Tutorials Point

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The book is for the people who have enthusiasm for
learning Arduino as a hobby. If you want to know about
microcontrollers and sensors then this book will help you. The book
covers the basics of the topic, different advanced topics, some
projects based on Arduino, etc. The book puts special emphasis on
sensors that give different readings, control of motors in
different modes and sound sensors. 

Table of Contents

• Basics

Overview  Board Description

• Function Libraries

I/O Functions Advanced I/O Functions

• Advanced

Due & Zero Pulse Width Modulation

• Projects

• Sensors

Humidity Sensor Temperature Sensor

• Arduino and Sound

Tone Library Wireless Communication

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Book^[11]

10. Beginning Arduino
Programming

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The book is intended to teach coding so that you can make
outstanding programming for microcontroller boards. Unlike Arduino
books for projects, this book starts with some important code
studies. The book will teach you how to sketch the code, how to
make different decisions, how can you work using variables, etc.
There are some advanced topics like advanced functions, memory of
the hardware, etc. 

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Sketching in Code
• Working with Variables
• Making Decisions
• Digital iIns and Outs
• Analog In, Analog Out
• Advanced Functions
• Arrays and Memory
• Hardware Libraries
• Serial and I2C
• Continuing On Beginning Electronics

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Book^[12]

11. Beginning C for Arduino

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The book is a guideline to learn C programming to make it
useful for Arduino and for microcontrollers. The chemistry of
Arduino and C programming language has become clearer in the book.
Starting from the very basics of C like data types, it will go deep
into the discussion like data Functions, decision making, etc.
There is a good introduction to pointers and a good discussion on
libraries of Arduino. The book has a good exercise portion in the
end that contains answers to the questions as
well. 

Table of Contents

• Arduino C
• Arduino C Data Types
• Decision Making in C
• Programming Loops in C
• Functions in C
• Storage classes and Scope
• Introduction to Pointers
• Using Pointers Effectively
• Structures, Unions, and Data storage
• The C Preprocessor and Bitwise Operations
• Arduino Libraries
• Suppliers and Sources
• Electronic Components Experiments
• Answers to Exercises

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Book^[13]

12. C Programming for Arduino

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C Programming for Arduino is one of the best Arduino books
to learn Arduino where you will be able to use Arduino boards
properly. The book will teach you Arduino by using different core
concepts, examples and a lot of illustrations. In the discussion
part of the book, there are topics regarding the digital inputs,
analog inputs, designing visually, etc. You will come across
different advanced techniques in the subsequent chapters. Finally
you will get the tips to improve C programming for
Arduino.

Table of Contents

• Let’s Plug Things
• First Contact with C
• Improve Programming with Functions, math, and
  Timing
• Sensing with Digital Inputs
• Sending the World – Feeling with Analog
  Inputs
• Talkin Over Serial
• Designing Visual Output Feedback
• Making Things Move and Creating Sounds
• Some Advanced Techniques
• Networking
• Playing with the Max 6 Framework
• Improving Your C Programming and Creating
  Libraries

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^[14]

13. Embedded Controllers Using C and
Arduino

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This is one of the best Arduino books that shows the
chemistry of C Programming language and Arduino to have control on
the Embedded controllers. Firstly a detailed discussion on
different topics of C programming like basics, arrays, strings,
looping etc are discussed in detail to make the topics easy and
clear. There are some projects in the end like digital circuit,
analog circuit, etc. 

Table of Contents

• C Memory Organization
• C Language Basics
• C Storage Types and Scope
• C Arrays and Strings
• C conditionals and Looping
• C Pointers, C Looking-Up Tables, C Structures
• C Linked Lists, C Memory, C File I/O
• C Command Line Arguments
• Embedded Programming Hardware Architecture
• AVR ATmega328P Overview
• Includes and Defines
• Digital Output Circuitry, PinMode,
  DigitalWrite
• Delay, DigitalRead, DigitalWrite
• Delay, DigitalRead, Analog Input Circuitry
• AnalogRead, AnalogWrite
• Time/ counter, Interrupts

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Book^[15]

14. Exploring Arduino Tools and
Techniques for Engineering Wizardry

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What is the basic of engineering with Arduino? Well, let
us learn all those with different inputs, outputs, analog sensor
discussion in the book’s first chapter. If you want to know how to
control the environment of Arduino then you have to go through the
second chapter of the book. The third chapter will tell you how to
make communication interfaces with different Bus. Finally you will
come to know different projects based on Arduino. 

Table of Contents

• Part I: Arduino Engineering Basics

String Up and Blinking with the Arduino Digital
Inputs, Outputs, and Pulse-Width Modulation Reading
Analog Sensor

• Part II:Controlling Your Environment

Using Transistors and Driving Motors Making
Sounds USB and Serial Communication Shit
Registers

• Part III: Communication Interfaces

The I2C Bus The SPI Bus Interfacing
with Liquid Crystal Displays Wireless Communication
with XBee Radios

• Part IV: Advanced Topics and Projects

Hardware and Timer Interrupts Data Logging with
SD Cards Connecting Your Arduino to the
Internet

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Book^[16]

15. Introduction to Arduino: A Piece of
Cake

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Introduction to Arduino: A Piece of Cake is not only a
book that introduces Arduino but also teaches a lot of projects
based on Arduino. The book has different projects  based on
input, light, sound, sensors, etc. You will know how to make a
digital thermometer, how to build a rubber band gun, etc. There are
some more interesting projects which will lead you to make your own
projects with all these teachings. 

Table of Contents

• Getting Started 
• Making Light Patterns
• Input
• Sound 
• Making a Digital Thermometer
• Graphics (Pictures) on Our LCD
• Sensor Galore
• Making a Rubber Band Gun
• Do Your Own Project!
• Next Steps

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^[17]

16. Programming Arduino: Getting
Started with Sketches

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Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches is a
book that is not full of booting texts; rather, the book has a lot
of illustrations and images with diagrams to make you learn Arduino
easily. The book teaches the basics of C language after giving
introductory lessons about Arduino. Gradually it discusses deep
into programming topics like Functions, arrays, strings, etc.
Finally, the book concludes with C++ topics. 

Table of Contents

• This is Arduino
• Getting Started
• C Language Basics
• Functions
• Arrays and Strings
• Input and Output
• The Standard Arduino Library
• Data Storage
• LCD Displays
• Arduino Ethernet Programming
• C++ and Libraries 

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Book^[18]

17. Programming with Arduino

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Programming with Arduino begins its journey with the
basics that you need to know about Arduino. After the precious and
comprehensive teaching on Arduino, you will learn the basics of
electronics. Gradually you will learn how to develop the
environment and ways to do programming with Arduino. Finally, you
will know different examples based on Arduino and Arduino
projects. 

Table of Contents

• Starting to Arduino
• Basic Electronics
• Arduino Development Environment
• Arduino Programming
• Arduino Examples

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Book^[19]

18. Programming Your Home Automate with
Arduino, Android, and Your Computer

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Arduino is an expert to make your home a very comfortable
one. If you want to make your home or are planning to do a project,
then you can blindly follow this book. The book starts with some of
the basic studies regarding Arduino. Then, different important
household matters, including their ways of making automation, are
given. The projects include when water is filled up by checking
level, detecting the package delivery, locking the door,
etc.

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19. Starts Kit for Arduino

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Among all the Arduino books, this book acts as a very easy
guide for the newbies to learn Arduino. The book covers all the
basic elements of Arduino and then has a lot of lessons on
different projects like LED, lighting, button, analog input,
sounds, and many more. The book also covers some very interesting
experiments done with Arduino. Finally, you will get a list of good
references that made the book stronger. 

Table of Contents

• Arduino IDE
• Operation Demo
• Arduino Interface Introduction
• Arduino UNO R3 Hardware Introduction
• How to Add Library Files
• Learning Materials
• Ebook
• Language References
• Lessons

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Book^[21]

20. Teach Yourself Arduino Programming
in 24 Hours

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How about learning Arduino in 24 hours? Yes, this book
will let you learn Arduino programming in the said time. The book
has divided all its lessons according to hours. In the first four
hours, you will learn the Introduction, use, and creation of the
Arduino program. From the fifth to thirteenth hour, different
basics and implementation of the data structures will be there, and
in the rest hours, you will learn different applications on
Arduino. 

Table of Contents

• Part I: Arduino Programming Environment

Introduction to the Arduino Core sting an
Arduino Programming Environment Using the Arduino IDE
And Creating an Arduino Program

• Part II: the C Programming Language

Learning the Basics of C And Structured
Commands Programming Loops
And Working with Strings
Implementing Data Structures And Creating
Functions Pointing to Data
And Strong Data Using
Libraries

• Part III: Arduino Applications

Working with Digital Interfaces Interfacing with
Analog Devices Adding Interrupts
Communicating with Devices Using Sensors
And Working with Motors Using an
LCD

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Book^[22]

Finally, Insight

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We believe you have found your desired Arduino books to
learn Arduino in the best possible way. In this collection, we have
tried to gather books that are suitable for both newbies and
experts. We also hope that you have got enough ideas to do
different projects using Arduino. Now, it is time to get your
suggestions for our efforts. If you have any idea or suggestions,
please share with us by commenting below.

Finally, we request you to share our works with people who
are there to learn Arduino. We are hopeful to serve all kinds of
demands of a reader from our collection. I wish you a very good
journey with Arduino.