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MicroPython Cookbook

MicroPython Cookbook

By : Marwan Alsabbagh
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MicroPython Cookbook

MicroPython Cookbook

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By: Marwan Alsabbagh

Overview of this book

MicroPython is an open source implementation of Python 3 that runs in embedded environments. With MicroPython, you can write clean and simple Python code to control hardware instead of using complex low-level languages such as C and C++. This book guides you through all the major applications of the MicroPython platform to build and program projects that use microcontrollers. This MicroPython book covers recipes that will help you experiment with the programming environment and hardware programmed in MicroPython. You'll find tips and techniques for building a variety of objects and prototypes that can sense and respond to touch, sound, position, heat, and light. This book will take you through the uses of MicroPython with a variety of popular input devices and sensors. You'll learn techniques to handle time delays and sensor readings, and apply advanced coding techniques to create complex projects. As you advance, you'll deal with Internet of Things (IoT) devices and integration with other online web services. In addition to this, you'll use MicroPython to make music with bananas and create portable multiplayer video games that incorporate sound and light animations into the gameplay. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the tips and tricks to troubleshoot your development problems and take your MicroPython project to the next level.
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Circuit Playground Express touchpads

Circuit Playground Express comes with seven capacitive touchpads. Each of them can be connected to any object that can conduct electricity, and touching that object will, in turn, trigger the sensor. You can use good electrical conductors, such as metal, and even weaker ones, such as a banana.

Water conducts electricity, and the surfaces of many fruits have enough moisture for the touchpads to detect a touch event. Many fruits, such as bananas, limes, oranges, and apples, will do the job. You can use alligator clips to connect the fruit to the touchpads. The following photograph shows a bundle of alligator clips:

These alligator clips come in a variety of different colors. It's a good idea to use a different color wire for each touchpad. It will make it easier to trace which fruit is connected to which touchpad. In this project, we will...

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