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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)

Reading data from the accelerometer using I2C

This recipe will show you how to connect to the onboard accelerometer using the I2C protocol. Once we have an I2C object, we will use the Python adafruit_lis3dh library to create a LIS3DH_I2C object. This object will let us read live sensor data from the accelerometer. This recipe will help you whenever you want to create a project that uses board's orientation to create an interactive experience. You could, for example, create a project that reacts to the board being shaken by changing the image that's currently being displayed.

Getting ready

You will need access to the REPL on the Adafruit HalloWing device to run the code presented in this recipe.

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