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Internet of Things Programming Projects

By : Colin Dow
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Internet of Things Programming Projects

By: Colin Dow

Overview of this book

The Internet of Things (IOT) has managed to attract the attention of researchers and tech enthusiasts, since it powerfully combines classical networks with instruments and devices. In Internet of Things Programming Projects, we unleash the power of Raspberry Pi and Python to create engaging projects. In the first part of the book, you’ll be introduced to the Raspberry Pi, learn how to set it up, and then jump right into Python programming. Then, you’ll dive into real-world computing by creating a“Hello World” app using flash LEDs. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll go back to an age when analog needle meters ruled the world of data display. You’ll learn to retrieve weather data from a web service and display it on an analog needle meter, and build a home security system using the Raspberry Pi. The next project has a modern twist, where we employ the Raspberry Pi to send a signal to a web service that will send you a text when someone is at the door. In the final project, you take what you've learned from the previous two projects and create an IoT robot car that you can use to monitor what your pets are up to when you are away. By the end of this book, you will be well versed in almost every possible way to make your IoT projects stand out.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Questions

  1. True or false? The LEDBoard object allows us to control many LEDs at the same time.
  2. True or false? The notes list on the RobotCamera object is used to move the camera mount.
  3. True or false? The adversaries in our fictional story love to dance.
  4. What is the difference between the dance and secret_dance methods?
  5. What is the name of the gpiozero library for robots?
  6. What is the term, inspired by the old police whistle, given to the act of exposing crime?
  7. True or false? Encapsulating control code is a meaningless and unnecessary step.
  8. What is the purpose of the TailLights class?
  9. Which class and method would we use to turn the robot car to the right?
  10. What is the purpose of the RobotCamera class?