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Getting started -- Components -- Basic hacks -- LEDs -- Batteries and power -- Hacking with Arduino -- Hacking with Raspberry Pi -- Hacking with modules -- Hacking with sensors -- Audio hacks -- Mending and breaking electronics -- Tools -- Parts

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!