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Beginning IoT Projects

Breadboard-less Electronic Projects

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Charles Bell

    1. Warsaw, USA

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  • Build IoT projects without any electronics experience needed
  • Enter the IoT and electronics hobby field without spending hours learning electronics
  • Learn through a series of projects presented in an easy-to-follow formula that anyone can implement

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Getting Started with IoT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to the Internet of Things

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 3-30

    3. Introducing the Arduino

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 31-70

    4. Arduino Programming

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 71-125

    5. Introducing the Raspberry Pi

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 127-163

    6. Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 165-213

  3. The Qwiic and STEMMA QT Component Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Introducing Qwiic and STEMMA QT

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 217-258

    3. Keep Your Distance!

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 259-304

    4. How’s the Weather?

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 305-344

    5. Digital Gardener

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 345-383

    6. Balancing Act

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 385-428

    7. Digital Compass

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 429-478

  4. The Grove Component System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 479-479
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    2. Introducing Grove

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 481-509

    3. Example: Knock-Knock!

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 511-555

    4. Mood Lighting

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 557-604

    5. Monitoring Your Environment

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 605-655

    6. Simon Says

      • Charles Bell
      Pages 657-725
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About this book

Experiment with building IoT projects without the demanding time or patience required to learn about electronics. This book thoroughly introduces readers of all ages to the world of IoT devices and electronics without getting bogged down by the overly technical aspects or being tied to a specific platform. You'll learn IoT, Arduino, Raspberry Pi from the ground up using the Qwiic and Grove components systems. 


The book begins with a brief overview of IoT followed by primers for the two most popular platforms; Arduino and Raspberry Pi. There is also a short tutorial on programming each host; Arduino C-like sketches and Python scripts respectfully. Thus, the book also helps you get started with your choice of platform. Next, you’ll learn the basics for the Qwiic and Grove component systems.



The rest of the book presents a number of projects organized into easy-to-follow chapters that details the goal for the project, the components used, a walk-through of the code, and a challenge section that provides suggestions on how to improve or augment the project. Projects are presented for both the Arduino and Raspberry Pi where possible making each project as versatile as possible.


What You'll Learn

  • Write Arduino sketches
  • Create Python scripts for the Raspberry Pi
  • Build IoT projects with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  • Use the Qwiic and Grove component systems
  • Join the electronics and IoT hobby world with almost no experience
  • Host projects data in the cloud using ThingSpeak



Who This Book Is For


Those interested in building or experimenting with IoT solutions but have little or no experience working with electronics. This includes those with little or no programming experience. A secondary target would include readers interested in teaching the basics of working with Arduino and Raspberry Pi to others.



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 and is a Principal Developer for the MySQL Cloud Services team. He lives in a small town in rural Virginia with his loving wife. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. Dr. Bell is an expert in the database field and has extensive knowledge and experience in software development and systems engineering. His research interests include 3D printers, microcontrollers, three-dimensional printing, database systems, software engineering, and sensor networks. He spends his limited free time as a practicing Maker focusing on microcontroller projects and refinement of three-dimensional printers. 

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