techSampler 3.3.3

This collection offers dozens of free, stand-alone applications complete with source code, designed to facilitate access to sensors, electronics, scientific, mathematical, and graphical functionalities on the iPhone and iPad. It also serves as the companion app for the recent O’Reilly publication “Building iPhone & iPad Electronics Projects.”

For a practical demonstration, see the video titled “Building iPhone & iPad Electronics Projects” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn_VqZMfoMY.

An additional resource is the “Classroom Learning” video, available at http://www.byteworks.us/Byte_Works/Classroom.html.

Quick start guides for both iPhone and iPad are accessible at http://www.byteworks.us/Byte_Works/Documentation.html, providing foundational instructions to facilitate immediate application.

Sample Applications

The techBASIC Sampler includes applications crafted in techBASIC that demonstrate various capabilities such as:

• Electronics projects
• Data collection
• Creating interactive graphics
• Implementing advanced programming controls
• Connecting to the latest sensor technologies
• Utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy and Arduino integrations

Related Publication

The O’Reilly book “Building iPhone & iPad Electronics Projects” covers real-world applications involving Arduino, sensors, and Bluetooth LE utilizing techBASIC. The techBASIC Sampler app acts as a companion, offering:

• Executable versions of each project
• Complete source code for all examples

An early release of this ebook is available at http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029281.do for interested readers.

Programming Capabilities

The techBASIC Sampler enables users to:

• View source code for every example program
• Utilize an integrated help system
• Operate a step-and-trace debugger for troubleshooting
• Explore programming with an intuitive and powerful environment

In-App Purchase Options

An optional in-app purchase unlocks editing functionalities, providing access to the full version of techBASIC. This allows users to customize existing programs or develop new ones independently.

STEM Education Applications

Science Education

This suite supports engaging science lessons through activities such as:

• Analyzing physics phenomena using real data, e.g., swinging under zero G conditions
• Utilizing built-in sensors like accelerometers and magnetometers for data collection
• Studying Earth's magnetic field variations
• Visualizing celestial movements, such as stars around the sun

Sample apps relevant to science instruction include:

• Accelerometer, Magnetometer, and Gyroscope tools
• E-M Field visualization
• G-Force measurement applications
• Metal Detector functionalities
• Star mapping features

Mathematics Education

This platform enhances math instruction by allowing students to:

• Create dynamic function plots to explore coordinate systems visually
• Interactively manipulate equations through gestures such as swipe and pinch
• Visualize geometric transformations like a torus deforming into a sphere
• Perform numeric integration for calculus problems
• Apply polynomial and linear regression techniques to data fitting
• Solve simultaneous equations employing matrix methods like LU decomposition
• Utilize techBASIC as a sophisticated graphing calculator (detailed tutorials available)

A selection of math-related lesson apps includes:

• Sin_x and Ball simulations
• Torus Geometry explorations
• Integration exercises
• Regression analysis tools

Programming Education

This environment encourages programming literacy through features such as:

• The creation of interactive graphs with minimal code complexity
• User-friendly error messaging and debugging tools like step-and-trace functionality
• The ability to develop data collection programs within a class period effortlessly.
• The promotion of problem-solving skills and logical reasoning through program development.
• An easy-to-learn BASIC language complemented by comprehensive contextual help.

Sensors & Electronics Projects

The techBASIC website hosts numerous tutorials that can be adapted for various projects, including:

• Mimicking a magnetometer with an iPhone
• Circuit design with Bluetooth Low Energy modules
• Turning an iPhone into a plant moisture meter using HiJack technology >
• I latterly remotely controlling cars with Arduino and Bluetooth LE systems >
• Connecting to BLE devices from mobile devices for real-time data collection >Recording flight data from model rockets using TI SensorTag >Acessing live sensor data from accelerometers, magnetometers, and gyroscopes >

  Free Documentation Resources

  The quick start guides are available at http://www.byteworks.us/Byte_Works/Documentation.html and provide concise instructions on mastering key features of techBASIC and overview of included examples.

  The comprehensive reference manual spans over 300 pages, containing detailed documentation, numerous sample programs, and illustrative images to support advanced learning.

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