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MicroPython Projects

By : Jacob Beningo
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MicroPython Projects

By: Jacob Beningo

Overview of this book

With the increasing complexity of embedded systems seen over the past few years, developers are looking for ways to manage them easily by solving problems without spending a lot of time on finding supported peripherals. MicroPython is an efficient and lean implementation of the Python 3 programming language, which is optimized to run on microcontrollers. MicroPython Projects will guide you in building and managing your embedded systems with ease. This book is a comprehensive project-based guide that will help you build a wide range of projects and give you the confidence to design complex projects spanning new areas of technology such as electronic applications, automation devices, and IoT applications. While building seven engaging projects, you'll learn how to enable devices to communicate with each other, access and control devices over a TCP/IP socket, and store and retrieve data. The complexity will increase progressively as you work on different projects, covering areas such as driver design, sensor interfacing, and MicroPython kernel customization. By the end of this MicroPython book, you'll be able to develop industry-standard embedded systems and keep up with the evolution of the Internet of Things.

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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Get in touch
1
Down the Rabbit Hole with MicroPython
Down the Rabbit Hole with MicroPython
The embedded software language menagerie
The case for MicroPython
Evaluating whether MicroPython is right for you
Selecting the right development platform
MicroPython development processes and strategies
Useful development resources
Summary
Questions
Further reading
Free Chapter
2
Managing Real-Time Tasks
Managing Real-Time Tasks
Technical requirements
The need for real-time scheduling
MicroPython scheduling techniques
Cooperative multitasking using asyncio
Summary
Questions
Further reading
3
Writing a MicroPython Driver for an I/O Expander
Writing a MicroPython Driver for an I/O Expander
Technical requirements
The RGB pushbutton I/O expander project requirements
The hardware and software architecture design
Project construction
Testing and validation
Summary
Questions
Further reading
4
Developing an Application Test Harness
Developing an Application Test Harness
Technical requirements
A brief introduction to test harnesses
Test harness requirements
Test harness design
Constructing the test harness
Running the test harness
Summary
Questions
Further reading
5
Customizing the MicroPython Kernel Start Up Code
Customizing the MicroPython Kernel Start Up Code
Technical requirements
An overview of the MicroPython kernel
Navigating the startup code
Adding MicroPython modules to the kernel
Deploying the custom kernel to a board
Summary
Questions
Further reading
6
A Custom Debugging Tool to Visualize Sensor Data
A Custom Debugging Tool to Visualize Sensor Data
Technical requirements
Debugging and visualizing embedded systems
Visualizer requirements
Visualizer design
Constructing the visualizer
Running the visualizer
Summary
Questions
Further reading
7
Device Control Using Gestures
Device Control Using Gestures
Technical requirements
Introducing gesture controllers
Gesture controller requirements
Hardware and software design
Constructing the gesture controller
Testing the gesture controller
Summary
Questions
Further reading
8
Automation and Control Using Android
Automation and Control Using Android
Technical requirements
The sensor node project requirements
Hardware and software design
Building a sensor node
Testing the sensor node
Summary
Questions
Further reading
9
Building an Object Detection Application Using Machine Learning
Building an Object Detection Application Using Machine Learning
Technical requirements
Introducing machine learning
Object detection requirements
Object detection design and theory
Implementing and testing object detection on the OpenMV camera
Summary
Questions
Further reading
References
10
The Future of MicroPython
The Future of MicroPython
The advancing MicroPython
The pyboard D-series
MicroPython in the real world
The future of MicroPython
Going further
References
11
Downloading and Running MicroPython Code
Downloading and Running MicroPython Code
12
Assessments
Assessments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
13
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Down the Rabbit Hole with MicroPython

The C programming language has dominated the embedded systems industry for half a century! C has been extraordinarily successful, but it is no longer meeting the needs of embedded software developers. In this chapter, we will begin to explore the programming language landscape for embedded systems and how Python, particularly MicroPython, is quickly becoming a good fit for a wide range of applications.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • The embedded software language menagerie
  • The case for MicroPython
  • Use cases for MicroPython
  • Evaluating whether MicroPython is right for you
  • Selecting the right development platform
  • MicroPython development processes and strategies
  • Useful resources
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