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Developing IoT Projects with ESP32

By : Vedat Ozan Oner
Book Image

Developing IoT Projects with ESP32

By: Vedat Ozan Oner

Overview of this book

Developing IoT Projects with ESP32 provides end-to-end coverage of secure data communication techniques from sensors to cloud platforms that will help you to develop production-grade IoT solutions by using the ESP32 SoC. You'll learn how to employ ESP32 in your IoT projects by interfacing with different sensors and actuators using different types of serial protocols. This book will show you how some projects require immediate output for end-users, and cover different display technologies as well as examples of driving different types of displays. The book features a dedicated chapter on cybersecurity packed with hands-on examples. As you progress, you'll get to grips with BLE technologies and BLE mesh networking and work on a complete smart home project where all nodes communicate over a BLE mesh. Later chapters will show you how IoT requires cloud connectivity most of the time and remote access to smart devices. You'll also see how cloud platforms and third-party integrations enable endless possibilities for your end-users, such as insights with big data analytics and predictive maintenance to minimize costs. By the end of this book, you'll have developed the skills you need to start using ESP32 in your next wireless IoT project and meet the project's requirements by building effective, efficient, and secure solutions.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Section 1: Using ESP32
7
Section 2: Local Network Communication
12
Section 3: Cloud Communication

Summary

In this chapter, we covered all the necessary background information regarding the IoT technology and ESP32 as a hardware platform for developing IoT products.

To add value to our end users, we, as developers, should know the ground. It is not enough to come up with a solution; it has to be the right solution, which requires us to learn more about the technologies and tools available. When it comes to IoT technology, things may become more difficult because an IoT product has several components, starting from sensor/actuator devices to end user applications, allowing end users to interact with the solution. In this manner, learning ESP32 is an important professional skill to be acquired by an IoT developer.

Following the background information in this chapter, upcoming chapters are going to focus on how to use ESP32 effectively in our projects. With the help of practical examples and explanations, we will see different aspects of ESP32 for different use cases and apply them in the projects at the end of each part. We will begin by using sensors and actuators in the next chapter.