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Getting Started with Python for the Internet of Things
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Getting Started with Python for the Internet of Things

by Tim Cox, Dr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Sai Yamanoor, Srihari Yamanoor, Prof. Diwakar Vaish
February 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
732 pages
17h 10m
English
Packt Publishing
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The hardware arsenal

Talking of robots, there are a few basic tangible components that they are made up of, which are as follows:

  • Computing Unit
  • Sensors
  • Actuators
  • Chassis
  • Power source

Firstly, we will be discussing the microcontroller and, during the course of book, we will be discussing the rest of the tangible components in detail as and when required.

Whenever you have been to buy a laptop or a computer, you must have heard the word microprocessor. This is the primary unit that has to make all the decisions. I call it the king, but what is a king without an empire? For the king to work, he needs some subordinates that can do the things for him, the same way in which the microprocessor needs a few subordinates such as RAM, storage, I/O ...

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