Practical smart device design and construction understanding smart technologies and how to build them yourself

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, a gap has emerged in skills versus knowledge in an industry typically segmented into hardware versus software. Practitioners are now expected to possess capabilities across the spectrum of hardware and software skills to create these smart device...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrold, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] Apress 2020
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part IV: Permanence
  • Chapter 11: Your First Circuit Board
  • Locking It Down
  • Maintaining Good Iron
  • Semi-permanent
  • Your First Circuit Board Lab
  • Where to Next?
  • Chapter 12: Your First Good PCB
  • When Bits of Resistor Just Aren't Good Enough
  • On Closer Inspection
  • Your First Traces
  • Add a Component to Your Board
  • Add Your First Traces
  • A Note on PCB Fails
  • Getting Fancy
  • Part I: Smart
  • Chapter 1: A Brief History of Smart Things
  • The Computer
  • Small
  • Sensors and Industrial Controls
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: The DIY Smart Era
  • Instant Gratification
  • The Minimum DIY Lab
  • MCU Kits
  • Sensor Kits
  • Build Your Own
  • To Complete the "Build It" Exercises As Written
  • Software Considerations
  • Software Used in the Book
  • Chapter 3: Beyond the Hype
  • Smart Today and Tomorrow
  • The IoT That Wasn't
  • Taking the I out of IoT
  • Connected
  • Why Not?
  • Where We Go Now
  • Part II: Smart Hardware
  • Chapter 4: EE for the Total N00b
  • Resistance
  • Circuits
  • Circuit Diagrams
  • Chapter 5: Advanced Circuit Components
  • The Transistor
  • BJT Transistors (N-P-N or P-N-P)
  • FET Transistor
  • The Capacitor
  • Diodes
  • Other Common Elements
  • Chapter 6: Circuit Building Lab
  • A Series Circuit
  • A Parallel Circuit
  • A Transistor Controlled Circuit
  • A Diode-Based OR Gate
  • A Capacitor Test Circuit
  • Part III: Smart Software
  • Chapter 7: Touch, See, Hear, Smell, Taste
  • Touch, See, Hear: The Big Three
  • Smell and Taste: The Other Senses
  • Sensor Considerations
  • Analog vs. Digital
  • Advanced Devices
  • I2C
  • SPI
  • To the Library!
  • Arduino Libraries
  • Python Libraries
  • Chapter 8: The Small Computer
  • Small-ish
  • The Magic of GPIO and the Humble Pin
  • A0 or D0
  • Digital IO
  • Analog
  • The Software of Smart
  • A Brief Word on Tools
  • Smart System Basics
  • Let's Get Ready to Rumble!
  • Raspberry Pi Prep
  • Arduino Prep
  • A Word on Code
  • Chapter 9: Smart Device Building Lab
  • What Are You Going to Make in These Labs?
  • Let's Take a Quick Look at That Code
  • Hello World Recap
  • A VERY Brief Look at the Code
  • Again, a VERY Brief Code Recap
  • Basic Sensor Recap
  • Chapter 10: Smart System Building Lab
  • Smart System Recap