Internet of things devices are amazing. They are just really smart really tiny computers used in innovative ways.
- smart electric socket
- smart light bulbs
- doorbell camera
- video picture frames
- autonomous vacuum cleaner
- Amazon echo
- Sonos speakers
- Internet radios
It is really not that difficult to create your own IOT device but it is possible to get a head start by using either the Arduino or Raspberry Pi as a starting point. Both of these platforms bring a lot to the table but in different ways.
It might seem intimidating to create your own but this book can help clarify everything you need to know.
Topics
Theory and components
Tools
Simple circuits
Integrated circuits
Software tools
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
C programming
Makefiles
Kicad design software
Linux commands
Projects
Streaming audio
Network storage
Arduino LED cube
LED cube with custom PCB
This book describes everything you need to create your own custom device. This could be built on top of a pre-existing platform or even by designing your own custom circuit. This makes it fun to create your very own device from scratch. Most importantly everything is described with the assumption you are a beginner.
Getting started with Arduino and Raspberry pi
