This practical guide to MicroPython delivers the knowledge you need to roll up your sleeves and create exceptional embedded projects with this lean and efficient programming language that is an implementation of Python 3 for microcontrollers and embedded systems. Nicholas Tollervey takes you on a journey from first steps to advanced projects.The book is ideal for Python developers, introducing the types of devices that run MicroPython, and examining how the language uses and interacts with hardware to process input, connect to the outside world, communicate wirelessly, make sounds and music, and drive robotics projects.

Author: Nicholas H. Tollervey
Publisher: O'Reilly
Date: Oct 2017
Pages: 206
ISBN: 978-1491972731
Print: 1491972734
Kindle: B075X49VVH
Audience: Python developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Python

• Work with MicroPython on four typical devices: PyBoard, the micro:bit, Adafruit's Circuit Playground Express, and ESP8266/ESP32 boards
• Explore a framework that helps you generate, evaluate, and evolve embedded projects that solve real problems
• Dive into practical MicroPython examples: visual feedback, input and sensing, GPIO, networking, sound and music, and robotics
• Learn how idiomatic MicroPython helps you express a lot with the minimum of resources
• Take the next step by getting involved with the Python community

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