Boeken | IoT & Automation

Affordable solutions with the ESP8266 and 3D printing If you are looking for a small yet powerful IoT device, you are likely to come across the ESP8266 and compatible products on the market today. One of these, the Wemos/Lolin D1 Mini Pro board strikes a remarkable balance between cost and performance. A small and very affordable prototype board, the D1 Mini Pro stands out with its WiFi functionality and a 16-Mbytes flash memory for easy creation of a flash file system. In addition, there are sufficient input and output pins (only one analog input though) to support PWM, I²C, and One-Wire systems to mention but a few. The book describes the operation, modding, construction, and programming of home appliances including a colorful smart home accessory, a refrigerator/greenhouse controller, an AC powerline monitor, a door lock monitor, and an IKEA Trådfri controller. As a benefit, all firmware developed for these DIY, "IoT-ized" devices can be updated over-the-air (OTA). For most of the designs in the book, a small printed circuit board (PCB) and an enclosure are presented so readers can have a finished and attractive-looking product. Readers having – or with access to! – a 3D printer can "print" the suggested enclosures at home or in a shop. Some of the constructions benefit from a Raspberry Pi configured as a gateway or cms server. This is also described in detail with all the necessary configuring. You don’t need to be an expert but the prerequisites to successful replication of the projects include basic skills with PC software including the ability to surf the Internet. In terms of hardware, you should be comfortable with soldering and generally assembling the PCBs presented in the book. All custom software written for the IoT devices, the PCB layouts, and 3D print files described in the book are available for free downloading.

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Learn programming for Alexa devices, extend it to smart home devices and control the Raspberry PiThe book is split into two parts: the first part covers creating Alexa skills and the second part, designing Internet of Things and Smart Home devices using a Raspberry Pi.The first chapters describe the process of Alexa communication, opening an Amazon account and creating a skill for free. The operation of an Alexa skill and terminology such as utterances, intents, slots, and conversations are explained. Debugging your code, saving user data between sessions, S3 data storage and Dynamo DB database are discussed.In-skill purchasing, enabling users to buy items for your skill as well as certification and publication is outlined. Creating skills using AWS Lambda and ASK CLI is covered, along with the Visual Studio code editor and local debugging. Also covered is the process of designing skills for visual displays and interactive touch designs using Alexa Presentation Language.The second half of the book starts by creating a Raspberry Pi IoT 'thing' to control a robot from your Alexa device. This covers security issues and methods of sending and receiving MQTT messages between an Alexa device and the Raspberry Pi.Creating a smart home device is described including forming a security profile, linking with Amazon, and writing a Lambda function that gets triggered by an Alexa skill. Device discovery and on/off control is demonstrated.Next, readers discover how to control a smart home Raspberry Pi display from an Alexa skill using Simple Queue Service (SQS) messaging to switch the display on and off or change the color.A node-RED design is discussed from the basic user interface right up to configuring MQTT nodes. MQTT messages sent from a user are displayed on a Raspberry Pi.A chapter discusses sending a proactive notification such as a weather alert from a Raspberry Pi to an Alexa device. The book concludes by explaining how to create Raspberry Pi as a stand-alone Alexa device.

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Dit boek geeft een diepgaand overzicht van de geschiedenis van de ontwikkeling van embedded besturingssystemen, behandelt de technische kenmerken, historische feiten, en achtergrond informatie van mainstream embedded besturingssystemen, en analyseert de technische evolutie, marktontwikkeling, en nieuwe mogelijkheden van embedded besturingssystemen in het tijdperk van het Internet of Things.Stap voor stap bekijkt het boek de evolutie van kritieke technische aspecten, waaronder real-time en Power Management van embedded besturingssystemen en Linux, Internet of Things beveiliging, communicatie, en cloud computing.Het boek gaat in op toepassingen van embedded besturingssystemen met belangrijke markten van mobiele telefoons, communicatie apparatuur, auto's, en draagbare apparatuur, en bespreekt ook het bedrijfsmodel en de kwestie van intellectueel eigendom van embedded besturingssystemen.Bovendien doorloopt het boek in de tweede helft de huidige stand van zaken, de technische kenmerken, de productevaluatie en de achtergrond van de Internet of Things besturingssystemen.

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Smart-Home-Systeme selber bauen Smart Home- und IoT-Technik für den Arduino bietet eine Fülle von Praxisprojekten, die mit einem einzigen Kit aufgebaut werden können. Das "SunFounder Smart Home Internet of Things Kit V2.0 for Arduino" enthält über 30 Komponenten, Bauelemente und Module aus allen Bereichen der modernen Elektronik. Damit lassen sich eine Fülle von Projekten realisieren. Für den Einsteiger werden zunächst einige einfachere Einsteigerexperimente vorgestellt. Der fortgeschrittenere Anwender kann sich dagegen gleich an die komplexeren Themen heranwagen. Neben präzisen digitalen Thermometern, Hygrometern, Belichtungsmessern und verschiedenen Alarmanlagen entstehen auch praktisch einsetzbare Geräte und Anwendungen wie etwa eine vollautomatische Beleuchtungssteuerung ein digitales Thermostat eine multifunktionale Klimamessstation Zudem wird detailliert erklärt, wie Messdaten in das Internet übertragen werden. Dort sind sie grafisch darstellbar und können weltweit abgerufen werden. Auch auf die damit verbundenen Gefahren und die Problematik des Datenschutzes wird eingegangen. Die vorgestellten Praxisprojekte bleiben dabei aber nicht im Status eines „Laborprototyps“ stehen. Durch entsprechende Tipps und Hinweise entstehen vielmehr praxistaugliche Geräte, die in Haushalt, Hobby und Beruf eingesetzt werden können. Selbstverständlich können sämtliche Bauteile auch einzeln beschafft werden, so dass sich die Projekte im Buch auch ohne das komplette IoT-Kit durchführen lassen.

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