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Internet of Things with Python

By : Gaston C. Hillar
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Internet of Things with Python

By: Gaston C. Hillar

Overview of this book

Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing the way devices/things interact with each other. And when you have IoT with Python on your side, you'll be able to build interactive objects and design them. This book lets you stay at the forefront of cutting-edge research on IoT. We'll open up the possibilities using tools that enable you to interact with the world, such as Intel Galileo Gen 2, sensors, and other hardware. You will learn how to read, write, and convert digital values to generate analog output by programming Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) in Python. You will get familiar with the complex communication system included in the board, so you can interact with any shield, actuator, or sensor. Later on, you will not only see how to work with data received from the sensors, but also perform actions by sending them to a specific shield. You'll be able to connect your IoT device to the entire world, by integrating WiFi, Bluetooth, and Internet settings. With everything ready, you will see how to work in real time on your IoT device using the MQTT protocol in python. By the end of the book, you will be able to develop IoT prototypes with Python, libraries, and tools.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Internet of Things with Python
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Wiring an analog input pin with a voltage source


The easiest way to understand how to read the values from analog pins and map these values back to voltage values is to work with a very simple example. We will connect a power source to one of the analog input pins, specifically a pack with two AA or AAA 1.25 V rechargeable batteries in series. It is also possible to use AA or AAA 1.5 V standard batteries in series. Note that the maximum voltage with the two rechargeable batteries in series will be 2.5 V (1.25 V * 2), while the maximum voltage with the two standard batteries in series will be 3 V (1.5 V * 2).

We will use the analog pin labeled A0 to connect to the positive side (+) of the battery pack. Don't forget that the positive side (+) of the batter pack is connected to the battery's nipple. After we finish the necessary wirings, we will write Python code to measure the batteries pack voltage. This way, we will read the result of converting an analog value to its digital representation...