This book explores using the Android OS on the BeagleBone Black hardware platform and provides an introduction to Android's unique approach to hardware interfacing. You'll be walked through the process of installing and configuring Android on your BeagleBone Black, as well as preparing your PC development environment to create Android applications that directly interface with hardware devices. Several example projects within this book introduce you to using the GPIO, SPI, and I2C hardware interfaces of the BeagleBone Black.

NodeMCU is the Development Kit based on ESP8266 with NodeMCU firmware. This book was written to help anyone want to get started with NodeMCU v2 board development. It describes the basic elements of NodeMCU development starting with Lua programming.

This book was written to help anyone want to get started with Arduino Leonardo and Arduino/Genuino Micro boards development. Arduino Leonardo and Arduino/Genuino Micro are development boards which runs ATmega32U4. It describes the basic elements of Arduino Leonardo and Micro development using Arduino software.

This book describes the basic principles of programming wireless Wi-Fi applications based on ESP8266-compatible boards using a MicroPython programming language. MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the Python 3 and includes a small subset of the Python standard library. MicroPython is optimized to run on most popular microcontrollers (ATSAMD21, STM32, ESP8266, etc.) and in constrained environments.

Unlock weird noises, hypnotic lights, and master the 555 timer.

This fast paced, easy-to-follow book teaches you how the 555 timer works with step-by-step instructions and hands-on projects. Whether you are an electronics enthusiast or a beginner, this DIY guide shares simple tricks and hacks to put the 555 timer into action.

The Raspberry Pi is deceptively simple. Plug it in, boot it up, and use it as a personal computer, or attach a million gizmos and modules and invent something new and amazing. Either way, what it can actually do is not simple, and you should know exactly what the Raspberry Pi hardware is all about. Raspberry Pi Hardware Reference, from Mastering the Raspberry Pi, is the hardware guide you need on your desk or workbench.

Smart Home Automation with Linux and Raspberry Pi shows you how to automate your lights, curtains, music, and more, and control everything via a laptop or mobile phone. You'll learn how to use Linux, including Linux on Raspberry Pi, to control appliances and everything from kettles to curtains, including how to hack game consoles and even incorporate LEGO Mindstorms into your smart home schemes.

If you want to experiment with radio frequency identification (RFID), this book is the perfect place to start. All you need is some experience with Arduino and Processing, the ability to connect basic circuits on a breadboard with jumper wire - and you're good to go. You'll be guided through three hands-on projects that let you experience RFID in action.

This book helps readers to implement their designs on Xilinx® FPGAs. The authors demonstrate how to get the greatest impact from using the Vivado® Design Suite, which delivers a SoC-strength, IP-centric and system-centric, next generation development environment that has been built from the ground up to address the productivity bottlenecks in system-level integration and implementation.

The Raspberry Pi was first created in 2012 and since then, more than 10 million units have been sold to children and adults alike. In this book we’ll show you how to set up your Pi, run motion tracking software and program with Python. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own Raspberry Pi robots, we have all the tutorial files you’ll need.