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Practical Python Programming for IoT

By : Gary Smart
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Practical Python Programming for IoT

By: Gary Smart

Overview of this book

The age of connected devices is here, be it fitness bands or smart homes. It's now more important than ever to understand how hardware components interact with the internet to collect and analyze user data. The Internet of Things (IoT), combined with the popular open source language Python, can be used to build powerful and intelligent IoT systems with intuitive interfaces. This book consists of three parts, with the first focusing on the "Internet" component of IoT. You'll get to grips with end-to-end IoT app development to control an LED over the internet, before learning how to build RESTful APIs, WebSocket APIs, and MQTT services in Python. The second part delves into the fundamentals behind electronics and GPIO interfacing. As you progress to the last part, you'll focus on the "Things" aspect of IoT, where you will learn how to connect and control a range of electronic sensors and actuators using Python. You'll also explore a variety of topics, such as motor control, ultrasonic sensors, and temperature measurement. Finally, you'll get up to speed with advanced IoT programming techniques in Python, integrate with IoT visualization and automation platforms, and build a comprehensive IoT project. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with IoT development and have the knowledge you need to build sophisticated IoT systems using Python.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Programming with Python and the Raspberry Pi
6
Section 2: Practical Electronics for Interacting with the Physical World
9
Section 3: IoT Playground - Practical Examples to Interact with the Physical World

Purchasing lose components

When it comes to purchasing loose components such as resistors, LEDs, push buttons, transistors, diodes, and other components (which we will be exploring in Section 3IoT Playground – Practical Examples to Interact with the Physical World, of this book), there are some guidelines that will help you out, as follows:

  • Source the specific component values and part numbers listed in the Appendix. Purchase many spares since it's possible that you will damage components while learning to use them.
  • If you're purchasing from sites such as eBay or Banggood, carefully review the details of the item, and preferably zoom in on the images of the parts and check the part numbers shown. Never rely solely on the title of the listing. Many sellers add a variety of terms to their titles for search optimization purposes that do not necessarily relate to the actual item being sold.
  • Search around sites such as eBay and Banggood for terms such as...