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Internet of Things Programming Projects

You're reading from   Internet of Things Programming Projects Build modern IoT solutions with the Raspberry Pi 3 and Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789134803
Length 436 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Colin Dow Colin Dow
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Preface 1. Installing Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi FREE CHAPTER 2. Writing Python Programs Using Raspberry Pi 3. Using the GPIO to Connect to the Outside World 4. Subscribing to Web Services 5. Controlling a Servo with Python 6. Working with the Servo Control Code to Control an Analog Device 7. Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Web Server 8. Reading Raspberry Pi GPIO Sensor Data Using Python 9. Building a Home Security Dashboard 10. Publishing to Web Services 11. Creating a Doorbell Button Using Bluetooth 12. Enhancing Our IoT Doorbell 13. Introducing the Raspberry Pi Robot Car 14. Controlling the Robot Car Using Python 15. Connecting Sensory Inputs from the Robot Car to the Web 16. Controlling the Robot Car with Web Service Calls 17. Building the JavaScript Client 18. Putting It All Together 19. Assessments 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 8

  1. What is the difference between an active buzzer and a passive buzzer?

A. An active buzzer has an internal oscillator and will make a sound when a direct current, or DC, is applied to it. A passive buzzer requires an alternating current, or AC, in order for it to make a sound.

  1. True/false? We check the button.is_pressed parameter to confirm whether or not our push button has been pressed.

A. True

  1. True/false? We require a voltage divider circuit in order to connect our PIR sensor.

A. False

  1. What are the three different methods we may use to have our active buzzer beep on and off?

A. buzzer.on() and buzzer.off() separated by a delay, buzzer.toggle() and buzzer.beep()

  1. True/false? Push buttons must connect directly to a circuit in order to be useful.

A. False

  1. Which DistanceSensor parameter do we use to check the distance of an object from the distance sensor?

A...

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