IoT Basics with NodeMCU

About this ebook

What you will learn

Learn what the Internet of Things is and build real Wi-Fi projects with a NodeMCU ESP8266 board. You will set up the Arduino IDE, blink an LED, switch it from your phone through a tiny web server, show DHT11 temperature readings on a web page, and understand the cloud, MQTT and security ideas behind real IoT products.

Who it is for

Students of class 9 and above, diploma and BTech beginners.

Chapters

Contents

1. Chapter 1: What the Internet of Things means
2. Chapter 2: Meet the NodeMCU board
3. Chapter 3: Setting up the Arduino IDE
4. Chapter 4: Your first sketch: blink
5. Chapter 5: Connecting to Wi-Fi
6. Chapter 6: A tiny web server to switch an LED
7. Chapter 7: Reading a DHT11 and showing it on a web page
8. Chapter 8: Sending data to the cloud and the MQTT idea
9. Chapter 9: Security basics for IoT
10. Chapter 10: Five project ideas
11. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting

Inside

At the end of the book

• Practice questions. To check what you have learnt, with the answers after them.
• Glossary. The key words of the book, each explained in one sentence.
• Easy English. Short sentences and everyday words, with each new word explained the first time.

How to use it

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