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MicroPython for the Internet of Things

A Beginner’s Guide to Programming with Python on Microcontrollers

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Authors:
  1. Charles Bell

    1. Warsaw, USA

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  • Builds on the wide popularity and recognition of the Python scripting language
  • Covers the new MicroPython language and operating system for Raspberry Pi Pico and RP2040-based microcontrollers
  • Appeals to anyone wanting to develop applications and devices for the Internet of Things

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. What Is the Internet of Things?

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 1-27

  3. Introducing MicroPython

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 29-60

  4. MicroPython Hardware

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 61-114

  5. How to Program in MicroPython

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 115-172

  6. MicroPython Libraries

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 173-212

  7. Low-Level Hardware Support

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 213-241

  8. Electronics for Beginners

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 243-289

  9. Project: Hello, World! MicroPython Style

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 291-325

  10. Project: Pedestrian Crossing

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 327-344

  11. Project: Plant Monitoring

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 345-381

  12. Project: Using Weather Sensors

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 383-411

  13. Cloud Computing

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 413-424

  14. Arduino IoT Cloud

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 425-464

  15. MQTT with Adafruit IO

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 465-496

  16. ThingSpeak

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 497-531

  17. Where to Go from Here

    • Charles Bell
    Pages 533-552

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 553-563
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About this book

This book will help you quickly learn to program for microcontrollers and IoT devices without a lot of study and expense. MicroPython and controllers that support it eliminate the need for programming in a C-like language, making the creation of IoT applications and devices easier and more accessible than ever. 

 

MicroPython for the Internet of Things is ideal for readers new to electronics and the world of IoT. Specific examples are provided covering a range of supported devices, sensors, and MicroPython boards such as the Raspberry Pi Pico and the Arduino Nano Connect RP2040 board. Programming for microcontrollers has never been easier.

 

The book takes a practical and hands-on approach without a lot of detours into the depths of theory. It’ll show you a faster and easier way to program microcontrollers and IoT devices, teach you MicroPython, a variant of one of the most widely used scripting languages, and is written to be accessible to those new to electronics. After completing this book, and its fun example projects, you’ll be ready to ready to use MicroPython to develop your own IoT applications.

 

What You Will Learn

    Program in MicroPython
  • Understand sensors and basic electronics
  • Develop your own IoT projects
    • Build applications for popular boards such as Raspberry Pi Pico and Arduino Nano Connect RP2040
  • Load MicroPython on compatible boards
  • Interface with hardware breakout boards
    • Connect hardware to software through MicroPython
  • Explore connecting your microcontroller to the cloud
  • Develop IoT projects for the cloud

Who This Book Is For

Anyone interested in building IoT solutions without the heavy burden of programming in C++ or C. The book also appeals to those wanting an easier way to work with hardware than is provided by platforms that require more complex programming environments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Warsaw, USA

    Charles Bell

About the author

Charles Bell conducts research in emerging technologies. He is a member of the Oracle MySQL Development team as a senior developer assisting in the development of MySQL high availability and backup solutions for the MySQL Heatwave services available in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. He lives in a small town in rural Virginia with his loving wife. Dr. Bell received his doctorate degree in engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. His research interests include database systems, software engineering, sensor networks, and 3D printing. He spends his limited free time as a practicing Maker, focusing on microcontroller and 3D printers and printing projects.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: MicroPython for the Internet of Things

  • Book Subtitle: A Beginner’s Guide to Programming with Python on Microcontrollers

  • Authors: Charles Bell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9861-9

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Charles Bell 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-9860-2Published: 01 March 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-9861-9Published: 29 February 2024

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 563

  • Number of Illustrations: 202 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Python, Hardware and Maker, Open Source

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