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MicroPython Cookbook

By : Marwan Alsabbagh
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MicroPython Cookbook

By: Marwan Alsabbagh

Overview of this book

MicroPython is an open source implementation of Python 3 that runs in embedded environments. With MicroPython, you can write clean and simple Python code to control hardware instead of using complex low-level languages such as C and C++. This book guides you through all the major applications of the MicroPython platform to build and program projects that use microcontrollers. This MicroPython book covers recipes that will help you experiment with the programming environment and hardware programmed in MicroPython. You'll find tips and techniques for building a variety of objects and prototypes that can sense and respond to touch, sound, position, heat, and light. This book will take you through the uses of MicroPython with a variety of popular input devices and sensors. You'll learn techniques to handle time delays and sensor readings, and apply advanced coding techniques to create complex projects. As you advance, you'll deal with Internet of Things (IoT) devices and integration with other online web services. In addition to this, you'll use MicroPython to make music with bananas and create portable multiplayer video games that incorporate sound and light animations into the gameplay. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the tips and tricks to troubleshoot your development problems and take your MicroPython project to the next level.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Creating a touch handler to light up pixels

In this recipe, we will create a touch handler that will react to touch events by playing sounds and lighting up pixels. When the touch sensor gets triggered, the handler will play a sound and light up a specific pixel. When the touch sensor detects that you have released your finger, the specific pixel that was lit up will turn off.

In this way, you can hear and see the board react to each of the configured touchpads uniquely. This recipe shows a useful way to create different types of output, based on different triggered input. Many projects can come to life when you add a mix of unique audio and visual output that will react to different types of human input.

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