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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.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Downloading and Running MicroPython Code

MicroPython development processes and strategies

Developing embedded software using MicroPython can be quite a bit different than developing software using C/C++; however, at the same time, there are many tried and true development techniques and processes that still carry through. For example, when developing a MicroPython application, the software development life cycle doesn't change just because a different programming language is being used.

The Software Development Life Cycle, which is sometimes referred to as SDLC, defines best practices that developers should follow when developing software. These processes are usually grouped into five main categories:

  1. Requirements
  2. Design
  3. Implementation
  4. Testing
  5. Maintenance

There are two really good resources that you can review, which provide a great overview of how software should be developed. It can be found and downloaded for...