© Puneet Mathur 2020
P. MathurIoT Machine Learning Applications in Telecom, Energy, and Agriculturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5549-0_1

1. Getting Started: Necessary Software and Hardware

Puneet Mathur1 
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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 

This chapter will introduce you to the world of single-board computers (SBCs). Many of you, hearing this term for the first time, may wonder what an SBC is and what it is used for. This chapter will explain SBCs and how they have developed historically. You will also learn about the most popular SBCs on the market such as Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino. In an in-depth comparison, I will explain the features of popular SBCs with regards to USB, storage, networking, and communication.

You will then learn about ...

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