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ESP8266 Internet of Things Cookbook

You're reading from ESP8266 Internet of Things Cookbook Over 50 recipes to help you master ESP8266 functionality

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787288102

Length 268 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

ESP8266

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Marco Schwartz

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

1. Configuring the ESP8266 FREE CHAPTER

2. Your First ESP8266 Projects

3. More ESP8266 Functions

4. Using MicroPython on the ESP8266

5. Cloud Data Monitoring

6. Interacting with Web Services

7. Machine to Machine Interactions

Index

Internet of Things platforms for the ESP8266

The ESP8266 module is a very popular chip in the IoT field. As such, there are many IoT platforms that are based on it. The platforms come with different features and configurations that facilitate the use of the ESP8266 in IoT projects. This recipe is going to look at some of the available platforms and their features and functionalities.

Sparkfun ESP8266 thing

The Sparkfun ESP8266 thing is a development board designed around the ESP8266 module. It comes with an integrated FTDI USB-to-serial chip, Li-Po battery charging circuit, Wi-Fi, 512 KB flash memory, power switch, and an LED. In addition to this, it has very good documentation that guides users on how to set it up and use it.

The Sparkfun thing can be used for basic GPIO pin functions, such as reading sensors and controlling outputs such as LEDs. It can also be used to post data to online servers. Sparkfun has an online platform where you can post your data. It is http://data.sparkfun.com...

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Authors (1)

Marco Schwartz

Marco Schwartz

Marco Schwartz is an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and blogger. He has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Supélec, France, and a master's degree in micro engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He has more than five years' experience working in the domain of electrical engineering. Marco's interests center around electronics, home automation, the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms, open source hardware projects, and 3D printing. He has several websites about the Arduino, including the Open Home Automation website, which is dedicated to building home automation systems using open source hardware. Marco has written another book on home automation and the Arduino, called Home Automation With Arduino: Automate Your Home Using Open-source Hardware. He has also written a book on how to build Internet of Things projects with the Arduino, called Internet of Things with the Arduino Yun, by Packt Publishing.

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