MakingThingsTalk

Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing thousands of dollars and requiring professional electrical engineering expertise. However, open-source physical computing platforms with simple I/O boards and development environments have provided new options for hobbyists, hackers, and makers. This book features a series of projects that will teach you how to program microcontrollers and take advantage of these new platforms.

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Programmingmicrocontrollersusedtorequireanexpensivedevelopmentenvironmentcostingthousandsofdollarsandrequiringprofessionalelectricalengineeringexpertise.Open-sourcephysicalcomputingplatformswithsimplei/oboardsanddevelopmentenvironmentshaveledtonewoptionsforhobbyists,hackers,andmakers.Thisbookcontainsaseriesofprojectsthatteachyouwhatyouneedtoknowtogetyourcreationstalkingtoeachother,connectingtotheweb,andformingnetworksofsmartdevices.WhetheryouneedtoplugsomesensorsinyourhometotheInternetorcreateadevicethatcaninteractwirelesslywithothercreations,"MakingThingsTalk"showsyouexactlywhatyouneed.Theprojectsinthisbookarepowerfulbutinexpensivetobuild.ThenetworkinghardwarecoveredhereincludesEthernet,Wi-Fi,Zigbee,andBluetooth.Withacoupleofmicrocontrollerkitsandthenetworkinggadgetsofyourchoice,youcanmakethingsandmakethemtalktoeachother!