Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius

by Donald Norris

Overview

Program your own MicroPython projects with ease—no prior programming experience necessary!

This DIY guide provides a practical introduction to microcontroller programming with MicroPython. Written by an experienced electronics hobbyist, Python for Microcontrollers: Getting Started with MicroPython features eight start-to-finish projects with clear, easy-to-follow instructions for each. You will learn how to use sensors, store data, control motors and other devices, and work with expansion boards. From there, you’ll discover how to design, build, and program all kinds of entertaining and practical projects of your own.

• Learn MicroPython and object-oriented programming basics
• Interface with a PC and load files, programs, and modules
• Work with the LEDs, timers, and converters
• Control external devices using serial interfaces and PWM
• Build and program a let ball detector using the three-axis accelerometer
• Install and program LCD and touch-sensor expansion boards
• Record and play sounds using the AMP audio board

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259640599
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/30/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	75 MB
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About the Author

Donald Norris is an experienced engineer and adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University. He is the author of Programming the Intel Edison: Getting Started with Processing and Python, Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius, Build Your Own Quadcopter: Power Up Your Designs with the Parallax Elev-8, and The Internet of Things: Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Black.