Charles Bell conducts research in emerging technologies. He is a member of the Oracle MySQL Development team and is one of the principal developers for the MySQL Database Service (MDS) team supporting MySQL as a service in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). He lives in a small town in rural Virginia with his loving wife. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. Dr. Bell is an expert in the database field and has extensive knowledge and experience in software development and systems engineering. His research interests include 3D printers, microcontrollers, three-dimensional printing, database systems, cloud systems, software engineering, Internet of Things, and sensor networks. He spends his limited free time as a practicing Maker focusing on microcontroller projects and refinement of three-dimensional printers.

Chapter 1: Introducing the Raspberry Pi Pico

· What is a Microcontroller?

· A tour of the Raspberry Pi Pico

· Getting Started with the Pico

Chapter 2: Introducing MicroPython

· Getting Started

· How it Works

· Off and Running with Python

Chapter 3: How to Program in MicroPython

· Basic Concepts

· Variables and Statements

· Loops

· Methods and Classes

· MicroPython Libraries

Chapter 4: Low-Level Hardware Support

· Interrupts

· Communication

· Using Breakout Boards

Chapter 5: Electronics for Beginners

· The Basics

· Electronic Components

· Using a Breadboard to Build Circuits

· What are Sensors?

Chapter 6: Project: Hello, World! MicroPython Style

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 7: Project: Pedestrian Crossing

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 8: Project: Soil Moisture Monitor

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 9: Introducing Grove; Electronics Made Easy

· Overview

· Components Available

· Using the Components with your Pico

Chapter 10: Project: Sound Activated Lights

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 11: Project: Simon Game

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 12: Project: Weather Station

· Overview

· Required Components

· Setup the Hardware

· Write the Code

· Execute

Chapter 13. Introducing IoT for the Cloud

· Overview

· IoT Cloud Systems

Chapter 14. Using ThingSpeak

· Getting Started

· How to add ThingSpeak to your Projects

· Example: IoT Weather Station

Appendix

Audience: Beginner