Hands-on internet of things with Blynk : build on the power of Blynk to configure smart devices and build exciting iot projects / Pradeeka Seneviratne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seneviratne, Pradeeka, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet of things.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham ; Mumbai : Packt, 2018.

Biography/History:

Seneviratne Pradeeka: Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years' experience in computer programming and systems design. He is an expert in the development of Arduino- and Raspberry Pi-based embedded systems. Pradeeka is currently a full-time embedded software engineer who works with embedded systems and highly scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies. He collaborated with the Outernet project as a volunteer hardware and software tester for Lighthouse- and Raspberry Pi-based DIY Outernet receivers based on Ku band satellite frequencies. He is also the author of five books: Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints [Packt Publishing] IoT: Building Arduino-Based Projects [Packt Publishing] Building Arduino PLCs [Apress] Raspberry Pi 3 Projects for Java Programmers [Packt Publishing] Beginning BBC micro: bit [Apress]

Summary:

Blynk is gaining a lot of popularity among the masses as it is simple and portable to use, and it comes under mobile applications and devices. The book will introduce you to Blynk and will demonstrate how to setup the environment for building IoT applications. You will then deep dive into concepts like building a notification widget, display.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Packt Upsell

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Setting Up a Development Environment

What is Blynk?

Hardware platforms

Connection types

Blynk architecture

Blynk ecosystem

Online resources

The Blynk app builder

Installing the Blynk app builder

Creating a Blynk account

Creating a new project

Getting parts

Raspberry Pi

Setting up Raspberry Pi

Setting up software on Raspberry Pi

Installing Raspbian

Writing Raspbian Stretch Lite image on SD card

Creating a configuration file for SSH

Connecting with Raspberry Pi with SSH

Configuring a wireless connection on Raspberry Pi

Installing prerequisite software on Raspbian

Updating and upgrading Raspbian

Installing git

Installing WiringPi

Deploying Blynk libraries

Connecting Raspberry Pi with Blynk Cloud

Summary

Chapter 2: Building Your First Blynk Application

Controlling an LED

Things you need

Building the circuit

Building the Blynk app

Adding a Button widget

Running the project

Playing the app

Using virtual pins

Configuring Button widget with virtual pin

Modifying the main.cpp file

Chapter 3: Using Controller Widgets

Creating a project

Slider

Adding a Slider widget

Using digital pins

Step

Adding a Step widget

zeRGBa

Controlling an RGB LED

Joystick

Chapter 4: Using Display Widgets

Value Display

Labeled Value

Configuring a Labeled Value widget

LED

Summary.

Chapter 5: Using Notification Widgets

Twitter

Adding a Twitter widget

Configuring

Sending tweets

Twitter button

Notification widget

Configuring the Notification widget

Writing a notification

Email

Configuring the Email widget

Writing code to send email

Chapter 6: Connecting with Sensors on Your Mobile Device

Accelerometer

Accelerometer widget

Configuring the Accelerometer widget

Reading accelerometer data

Calculating overall acceleration

Light sensor

Adding the Light Sensor widget

Configuring the Light Sensor widget

Reading light sensor

Proximity sensor

Configuring the Proximity Sensor widget

Writing code

Chapter 7: Setting Up a Personal Blynk Server

Setting up a Blynk server on Raspberry Pi

Enabling autostart with rc.local

Enabling autostart with crontab

Verifying that the Blynk server is running

Connecting the Blynk app builder with the server

Creating a new project to get the auth token

Using the administration interface

Writing a simple code to build the connection

Chapter 8: Controlling a Robot with Blynk

Choosing a chassis kit

Adafruit

SparkFun

Pololu

Creating a Blynk app

Motor driver

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Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781788997065

1788997069

OCLC:

1039681935