Learn the fundamentals of PLCs and how to control them using Arduino software to create your first Arduino PLC. You will learn how to draw Ladder Logic diagrams to represent PLC designs for a wide variety of automated applications and to convert the diagrams to Arduino sketches.A comprehensive shopping guide includes the hardware and software components you need in your tool box. You will learn to use Arduino UNO, Arduino Ethernet shield, and Arduino WiFi shield.Building Arduino PLCs shows you how to build and test a simple Arduino UNO-based 5V DC logic level PLC with Grove Base shield by connecting simple sensors and actuators. You will also learn how to build industry-grade PLCs with the help of ArduiBox.What You'll LearnBuild ModBus-enabled PLCsMap Arduino PLCs into the cloud using NearBus cloud connector to control the PLC through the InternetUse do-it-yourself light platforms such as IFTTTEnhance your PLC by adding Relay shields for connecting heavy loadsWho This Book Is For Engineers, designers, crafters, and makers. Basic knowledge in electronics and Arduino programming or any other programming language is recommended.

Building Arduino PLCs: The essential techniques you need to develop Arduino-based PLCs

Computers & Technology

Seneviratne, Pradeeka

Computer Science

Apress

<p>Create your own LoRa wireless projects for non-industrial use and gain a strong basic understanding of the LoRa technology, LoRa WAN, and LPWAN. <br>You'll start by building your first LoRa wireless channel and then move on to various interesting projects such as setting up networks with a LoRa gateway, communicating with IoT servers using RESTful API and MQTT protocol, and real-time GPS tracking. <br>With LoRa wireless and LoRaWAN, you can build a wide array of applications in the area of smart agriculture, smart cities, smart environment, smart healthcare, smart homes and buildings, smart industrial control, smart metering, smart supply chain and logistics. <i>Beginning LoRa Radio Networks with Arduino</i> provides a practical introduction and uses affordable and easy to obtain hardware to build projects with the Arduino development environment.<b>What You’ll Learn</b><br></p>
<ul>
<li>Understand the hardware need to build LoRaWAN<br>
</li>
<li>Use the Arduino development environment to write code</li>
<li>Connect to Arduino hardware and upload programs and communicate with them<br>
</li>
<li>Setup networks with LoRa gateway<br>
</li>
<li>Show real time track with tail, and path history<br>
</li>
</ul>
<b>Who This Book Is For</b><br><br>Inventors, hackers, crafters, students, hobbyists, and scientists<br>

Beginning LoRa Radio Networks with Arduino: Build Long Range, Low Power Wireless IoT Networks

Build engaging programs for the BBC micro:bit using Microsoft's MakeCode web editor. Using this open source platform, you'll learn to program in an accessible way that easily translates into real-world programming. BBC micro:bit Recipes is a practical guide with a problem-solving approach. It provides exact solutions for common application development problems for the micro:bit using MakeCode. You'll discover and apply techniques that can be used to build simple games with sprites, keep score, and control game play.The micro:bit is a small programmable device that is a cross between a very small computer and a programmable embedded board. It is easy to program, extremely versatile, and designed with young learners in mind. In particular, it is designed to be easy for people who have never programmed before.By the end of this book, you'll have the foundation to build programs with the Microsoft MakeCode editor and use and process data with built-in sensors, such as accelerometer, compass, temperature, touch, and light. You'll also see how to work with communication protocols, such as Serial, I2C, and SPI and how to use variables, loops, logic, arrays, math and functions to easily solve problems. What You'll LearnDisplay text, images, and animations on the micro:bit displayConnect external sensors and process dataMake and play music through speakers and headphonesUse Bluetooth service to communicate with Smartphones and tabletsWho This Book Is ForThose who are interested in learning to program the BBC micro:bit with Microsoft MakeCode. The difficulty level falls from beginner to intermediate level.

BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks

<p><div> <p>Learn to use technology to undertake data science and to leverage the Internet of Things (IoT) in your experimentation. Designed to take you on a fascinating journey, this book introduces the core concepts of modern data science. You'll start with simple applications that you can undertake on a BBC micro:bit and move to more complex experiments with additional hardware. The skills and narrative are as generic as possible and can be implemented with a range of hardware options.</p> <p>&nbsp;One of the most exciting and fastest growing topics in education is data science. Understanding how data works, and how to work with data, is a key life skill in the 21st century. In a world driven by information it is essential that students are equipped with the tools they need to make sense of it all. For instance, consider how data science was the key factor that identified the dangers of climate change -- and continues to help us identify and react to the threats it presents. This book explores the power of data and how you can apply it using hardware you have at hand.</p> <p>&nbsp;You'll learn the core concepts of data science, how to apply them in the real world and how to utilize the vast potential of IoT. By the end, you'll be able to execute sophisticated and meaningful data science experiments - why not become a citizen scientist and make a real contribution to the fight against climate change.</p> <p>&nbsp;There is something of a digital revolution going these days, especially in the classroom. With increasing access to microprocessors, classrooms are are incorporating them more and more into lessons. Close to 5 million BBC micro:bits will be in the hands of young learners by the end of the year and millions of other devices are also being used by educators to teach a range of topics and subjects. This presents an opportunity: microprocessors such as micro:bit provide the perfect tool to use to build 21st century data science skills. Beginning Data Science and IoT on the BBC micro:bit provides you with a solid foundation in applied data science.</p> </div> <div> <p>What You'll Learn</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Use sensors with a microprocessor to gather or "create" data</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Extract, tabulate, and utilize data it from the microprocessor</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Connect a microprocessor to an IoT platform to share and then use the data we collect</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Analyze and convert data into information</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Who This Book Is For</p> <p>Educators, citizen scientists, and tinkerers interested in an introduction to the concepts of IoT and data on a broad scale.</p> <br /></div></p>

Beginning Data Science, IoT, and AI on Single Board Computers: Core Skills and Real-World Application with the BBC micro:bit and XinaBox

Meitiner, Philip

Networking & Cloud Computing

<p><div> <div>Electronic textiles (e-textiles) involves the combination of electronics and textiles to form "smart" textile products. It is an emerging technology with immense opportunities in the field of wearables fashion technology. And while there are many e-textile development platforms available on the market, this book uses the Wearic smart textile kit, a modular prototyping platform, to get you building projects and experiments easily and quickly.</div> <div><br /></div> This book presents the essential skills required to get started developing e-textiles. The code presented is built using MakeCode blocks, an easy-to-use visual programming language. You'll use the BBC micro:bit microcontroller for all the projects, and with few exceptions, they require no soldering and wiring. In the end, you'll be able to apply and sew electronics to wearables, garments, and fabrics in this emerging technology.</div> <div><br /></div> <div><i>Beginning e-Textile Development&nbsp;</i>presents the essential components to get you started with developing e-textiles.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /></div> <div><b>What You'll Learn</b></div> <div> <ul> <li>Program with the BBC micro:bit<br /></li> <li>Add lights to your wearables using LED textiles</li> <li>Use different textile sensors to measure heat, detect water, actuate attachments, and enable sense touch and pressure</li> <li>Actuate attachments on wearables with muscle activity and heartbeat</li> <li>Make chemistry-based color-changing fabrics using thermochromic pigments</li> <li>Utilize Bluetooth Low Energy to send sensor data to mobile apps and WiFi to send sensor data to&nbsp;the ThingSpeak IoT analytics platform service</li> </ul> </div> <div> <div><b>Who This Book Is For</b><br /></div> <div><b><br /></b></div> Beginners to the e-textile industry seeking a comprehensive toolkit. Fashion designers, Makers, engineers, scientists, and students can all benefit from this book.</div></p>

Beginning e-Textile Development: Prototyping e-Textiles with Wearic Smart Textiles Kit and the BBC micro:bit

Internet & Social Media

Develop interactive Arduino-based Internet projects with Ethernet and WiFiAbout This BookBuild Internet-based Arduino devices to make your home feel more secureLearn how to connect various sensors and actuators to the Arduino and access data from InternetA project-based guide filled with schematics and wiring diagrams to help you build projects incrementallyWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for those who want to learn more about Arduino and make Internet-based interactive projects with Arduino. If you are an experienced software developer who understands the basics of electronics, then you can quickly learn how to build the Arduino projects explained in this book.What You Will LearnMake a powerful Internet controlled relay with an embedded web server to monitor and control your home electrical appliancesBuild a portable Wi-Fi signal strength sensor to give haptic feedback about signal strength to the userMeasure water flow speed and volume with liquid flow sensors and record real-time readingsSecure your home with motion-activated Arduino security cameras and upload images to the cloudImplement real-time data logging of a solar panel voltage with Arduino cloud connectorsTrack locations with GPS and upload location data to the cloudControl a garage door light with your Twitter feedControl infrared enabled devices with IR remote and ArduinoIn DetailArduino is a small single-chip computer board that can be used for a wide variety of creative hardware projects. The hardware consists of a simple microcontroller, board, and chipset. It comes with a Java-based IDE to allow creators to program the board. Arduino is the ideal open hardware platform for experimenting with the world of the Internet of Things. This credit card sized Arduino board can be used via the Internet to make more useful and interactive Internet of things projects.Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints is a project-based book that begins with projects based on IoT and cloud computing concepts. This book covers up to eight projects that will allow devices to communicate with each other, access information over the Internet, store and retrieve data, and interact with users―creating smart, pervasive, and always-connected environments. It explains how wired and wireless Internet connections can be used with projects and the use of various sensors and actuators. The main aim of this book is to teach you how Arduino can be used for Internet-related projects so that users are able to control actuators, gather data from various kinds of sensors, and send and receive data wirelessly across HTTP and TCP protocols.Finally, you can use these projects as blueprints for many other IoT projects and put them to good use. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in the use of IoT with Arduino to develop a set of projects that can relate very well to IoT applications in the real world.Style and approachEvery chapter in this book clearly explains how to assemble components through easy-to-follow steps on while laying out important concepts, code snippets, and expected output results so that you can easily end up with a successful project where you can also enhance or modify the project according to your requirements.

Internet of Things With Arduino Blueprints: Develop Interactive Arduino-based Internet Projects With Ethernet and Wi-fi

Packt Pub Ltd

<p><b>Learn the art of building enticing projects by unleashing the potential of Raspberry Pi 3 using Java</b></p>About This Book<ul>
<li>Explore the small yet powerful mini computer in order to run java applications</li>
<li>Leverage Java libraries to build exciting projects on home automation, IoT, and Robotics by leveraging Java libraries</li>
<li>Get acquainted with connecting electronic sensors to your Raspberry Pi 3 using Java APIs.</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is For<p>The book is aimed at Java programmers who are eager to get their hands-on Raspberry Pi and build interesting projects using java. They have a very basic knowledge of Raspberry Pi.</p>What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Use presence detection using the integrated bluetooth chip</li>
<li>Automatic light switch using presence detection</li>
<li>Use a centralized IoT service to publish data using RPC</li>
<li>Control a robot by driving motors using PWM</li>
<li>Create a small web service capable of performing actions on the Raspberry Pi and supply readings</li>
<li>Image capture using Java together with the OpenCV framework</li>
</ul>In Detail<p>Raspberry Pi is a small, low cost and yet very powerful development platform. It is used to interact with attached electronics by the use of it's GPIO pins for multiple use cases, mainly Home Automation and Robotics.</p>
<p>Our book is a project-based guide that will show you how to utilize the Raspberry Pi's GPIO with Java and how you can leverage this utilization with your knowledge of Java. You will start with installing and setting up the necessary hardware to create a seamless development platform. You will then straightaway start by building a project that will</p>

Raspberry Pi 3 Projects for Java Programmers

Sirach, John

Programming Languages

Packt Publishing

<p>About This Book</p>
<ul>
<li>Learn the capabilities and differences between popular protocols and communication patterns and how they can be used, and should not be used, to create secure and interoperable services and things</li>
<li>Build Internet-based Arduino devices to make your home feel more secure</li>
<li>Learn to protect cyber-physical systems and utilize forensic data analysis to beat vulnerabilities in your IoT ecosystem</li>
<li>Learn best practices to secure your data from device to the cloud</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is For<p>If you're a developer or electronics engineer who is curious about Internet of Things, then this is the course for you. A rudimentary understanding of electronics, Raspberry Pi, or similar credit-card sized computers, and some programming experience using managed code such as C# or Java will be helpful. Business analysts and managers will also find this course useful.</p>What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Know the capabilities and limitations of the HTTP, UPnP, CoAP, MQTT, and XMPP protocols</li>
<li>Use important communication patterns such as request/respond, publish/subscribe, event subscription, asynchronous messaging, and multicasting patterns</li>
<li>Build a portable Wi-fisignal strength sensor to give haptic feedback about signal strength to the user</li>
<li>Measure water flow speed and volume with liquid flow sensors and record real-time readings</li>
<li>Secure your home with motion-activated Arduino security cameras and upload images to the cloud</li>
<li>Implement real-time data logging of a solar panel voltage with Arduino cloud connectors</li>
<li>Track locations with GPS and upload location data to the cloud</li>
<li>Control infrared-enabled devices with IR remote and Arduino</li>
<li>Use systems security engineering and Privacy by Design principles to design a secure IoT ecosystem</li>
</ul>In Detail<p>The IoT: Building Arduino-Based Projects course will take you on a journey to become an expert in the use of IoT by developing a set of projects and will guide you through securing your IoT environment.</p>
<p>In the first module, Learning Internet of Things, you will learn how protocols and patterns can put limitations on network topology. You will also learn how the existing protocols, communication patterns, architectures, and security issues are important to Internet of Things.</p>
<p>The second module, Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints, provides eight projects that will allow devices to communicate with each other, access information over the Internet, store and retrieve data, and interact with users―creating smart, pervasive, and always-connected environments.</p>
<p>It has become critical to ensure that cyber security threats are kept to a minimum when implementing new IoT services and solutions. Thus, our third module, Practical Internet of Things Security provides a set of guidelines to architect and deploy a secure IoT in your enterprise. The aim is to showcase how IoT is implemented in early adopting industries.</p>

IoT: Building Arduino-Based Projects

Russell, Brian

Duren, Drew Van

Waher, Peter

Programming

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