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MicroPython Cookbook

By : Marwan Alsabbagh
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MicroPython Cookbook

By: Marwan Alsabbagh

Overview of this book

MicroPython is an open source implementation of Python 3 that runs in embedded environments. With MicroPython, you can write clean and simple Python code to control hardware instead of using complex low-level languages such as C and C++. This book guides you through all the major applications of the MicroPython platform to build and program projects that use microcontrollers. This MicroPython book covers recipes that will help you experiment with the programming environment and hardware programmed in MicroPython. You'll find tips and techniques for building a variety of objects and prototypes that can sense and respond to touch, sound, position, heat, and light. This book will take you through the uses of MicroPython with a variety of popular input devices and sensors. You'll learn techniques to handle time delays and sensor readings, and apply advanced coding techniques to create complex projects. As you advance, you'll deal with Internet of Things (IoT) devices and integration with other online web services. In addition to this, you'll use MicroPython to make music with bananas and create portable multiplayer video games that incorporate sound and light animations into the gameplay. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the tips and tricks to troubleshoot your development problems and take your MicroPython project to the next level.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Technical requirements

The code files for this chapter can be found in the Chapter12 folder in this book's GitHub repository, available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/MicroPython-Cookbook.

This chapter uses the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266. CircuitPython 3.1.2 was used for all the recipes in this chapter. You should apply the configuration we described in the Connecting to an existing Wi-Fi network recipe from Chapter 10, Controlling the ESP8266. This recipe will let you run all the recipes in this chapter that connect to the internet, as well as the recipes that involve you connecting to your board from your computer.