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DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists

By : Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz, Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla
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DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists

By: Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz, Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla

Overview of this book

We live in a world surrounded by electronic devices, and microcontrollers are the brains of these devices. Microcontroller programming is an essential skill in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), and this book helps you to get up to speed with it by working through projects for designing and developing embedded apps with microcontroller boards. DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists are filled with microcontroller programming C and C++ language constructs. You'll discover how to use the Blue Pill (containing a type of STM32 microcontroller) and Curiosity Nano (containing a type of PIC microcontroller) boards for executing your projects as PIC is a beginner-level board and STM-32 is an ARM Cortex-based board. Later, you'll explore the fundamentals of digital electronics and microcontroller board programming. The book uses examples such as measuring humidity and temperature in an environment to help you gain hands-on project experience. You'll build on your knowledge as you create IoT projects by applying more complex sensors. Finally, you'll find out how to plan for a microcontroller-based project and troubleshoot it. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a firm foundation in electronics and practical PIC and STM32 microcontroller programming and interfacing, adding valuable skills to your professional portfolio.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Chapter 12: COVID-19 Digital Body Temperature Measurement (Thermometer)

This chapter describes an interesting project where you will develop a touchless thermometer to measure human body temperature. This digital thermometer could be useful for supporting the diagnosis of people with COVID-19. The electronics project explained in this chapter involves the use of a very capable infrared (IR) temperature sensor that will check the body temperature. Additionally, you will learn and practice how to connect an IR temperature sensor to a microcontroller board using the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) data transmission protocol.

Important note

The body temperature measurement project described in this chapter should not be used as a definitive and accurate way to determine whether a person has COVID-19 or not. It is for demonstration and learning purposes only.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

  • Programming the I2C interface
  • Connecting an IR temperature...