Getting Started with Arduino and .NET

This book was written to help anyone want to get started with Arduino and .NET (C# and VB.NET). It describes the basic elements of the integration of Arduino and C#/VB.NET using serial port.
**TOC**
1. Preparing Development Environment
1.1 Arduino
1.1.1 Arduino Uno
1.1.2 Arduino Leonardo
1.1.3 Arduino Mega 2560
1.1.4 Arduino Due
1.2 Electronic Components
1.2.1 Arduino Starter Kit
1.2.2 Fritzing
1.2.3 Cooking-Hacks: Arduino Starter Kit
1.2.4 Arduino Sidekick Basic kit
1.3 .NET Technology
1.5 Testing
2. Hello World
2.1 Arduino World
2.1.1 Arduino Hardware Driver on Windows 8
2.1.2 Simple Testing
2.2 Arduino and .NET
3. Sensor .NET
3.1 Sensor Devices
3.2 Reading Sensor
3.3 Publishing Sensor Data
4. LED Controller
4.1 LED Controller Device
4.2 Arduino Implementation
4.3 Controlling Device from .NET
5. Button and Switch
5.1 Getting Data from Button and Switch
5.2 Arduino Implementation
5.3 Executing Command to .NET