Includes index

Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; O'Reilly Safari; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. What Is MicroPython?; Why Micro?; Why Python?; MicroPython Genesis; Dive In!; Chapter 2. PyBoard; The Hardware; Developer Setup; Chapter 3. BBC micro:bit; The Hardware; Developer Setup; Chapter 4. Adafruit Circuit Playground Express; The Hardware; Developer Setup; Chapter 5. ESP8266 / ESP32; The Hardware; Developer Setup; ESP8266; ESP32; Chapter 6. Thinking Embedded; Human Drives; Abilities of Enchantment

Steps on the Ladder of EnchantmentChapter 7. Visual Feedback; Blinkenlights; NeoPixels (Blinkenlights on Steroids); Text, Images, and Animation; PyBoard Colour LCD Display; Chapter 8. Input and Sensing; Buttons and Capacitative Touch; Accelerometers, Gestures, and Compasses; Sound, Light, and Temperature; Sensing with Peripherals; Chapter 9. GPIO; Pins; UART; SPI; I2C; Miscellaneous GPIO Techniques and Protocols; Chapter 10. Networking; Circuit Playground Express Infrared; The micro:bit Radio; ESP8266/32 WiFi; MQTT; Chapter 11. Sound and Music; Bleeps and Bloops; Music; Speech

Chapter 12. RobotsTrundle Bot; Racer Bot; Chapter 13. Idiomatic MicroPython; The Zen of MicroPython; Memory; Performance; Chapter 14. Next Steps; The Community; Going Deeper; Index; About the Author; Colophon

It's an exciting time to get involved with MicroPython, the re-implementation of Python 3 for microcontrollers and embedded systems. This practical guide delivers the knowledge you need to roll up your sleeves and create exceptional embedded projects with this lean and efficient programming language. If you're familiar with Python as a programmer, educator, or maker, you're ready to learn--and have fun along the way. Author Nicholas Tollervey takes you on a journey from first steps to advanced projects. You'll explore the types of devices that run MicroPython, and examine how the language uses and interacts with hardware to process input, connect to the outside world, communicate wirelessly, make sounds and music, and drive robotics projects