To get the most out of this book
This book is designed for beginners, so you only need a little knowledge about electronics and programming. To work on the projects in the book, you’ll also need some devices listed in the following table. For the software part, you’ll need the Arduino IDE, which works on all major operating systems. Additionally, the book mentions some free third-party services in different chapters, such as the OpenWeatherMap API, Twitter API, CallMeBot API, InfluxDB, Grafana, and PayPal API.
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Software/hardware covered in the book |
Operating system requirements |
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An ESP32 development board |
Windows, macOS, or Linux |
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An ESP32-CAM board |
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Display modules |
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Sensors and actuators |
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Free API services (OpenWeatherMap, Twitter, CallMeBot, and PayPal APIs) |
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InfluxDB Cloud and Grafana Cloud |
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.
The specific uses of both software and hardware are thoroughly explained in their respective chapters with detailed instructions.
