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Published inMar 2023
Reading LevelBeginner
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781803246079
Edition1st Edition
Languages
Python
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Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi
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Danny Staple
Danny Staple
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Danny Staple

Danny Staple builds robots and gadgets as a hobbyist, makes videos about his work with robots, and attends community events such as PiWars and Arduino Day. He has been a professional Python programmer, later moving into DevOps, since 2009, and a software engineer since 2000. He has worked with embedded systems, including embedded Linux systems, throughout the majority of his career. He has been a mentor at a local CoderDojo, where he taught how to code with Python. He has run Lego Robotics clubs with Mindstorms. He has also developed Bounce!, a visual programming language targeted at teaching code using the NodeMCU IoT platform. The robots he has built with his children include TankBot, SkittleBot (now the Pi Wars robot), ArmBot, and SpiderBot.
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You will need to have knowledge of a few Python basics, such as variables, looping, conditionals, and functions. A well-lit and ventilated desk space is recommended for the robot-building aspects of the book. Access to hand tools will help, although you will be shown which tools to shop for. The robot code examples have been tested on CircuitPython 7.2.0 on Raspberry Pi Pico but should work with later versions. The computer code examples were tested on Python 3.9.

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Operating system requirements

Thonny > 3.3 or Mu Editor > 1.1

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Python 3.7 or later

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Matplotlib 3.6.1 or later

macOS, Linux, or Windows

NumPy 1.23.4 or later

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Bleak (Python BLE library) 0.19.0 or above

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Free USB port

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Smartphone/tablet with Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth > 4.0)

iOS or Android

Adafruit Bluefruit LE Connect > 3.3.2

iOS or Android

Bluetooth LE-enabled laptop (or BLE dongle)

macOS, Linux, or Windows

FreeCAD

macOS, Linux, or Windows

Raspberry Pi Pico

CircuitPython > 7.2.0

Raspberry Pi Pico

Thonny comes with a built-in Python 3.x installation. The Tools | Open System shell menu can be used to install packages in Thonny’s Python.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

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Author (1)

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Danny Staple

Danny Staple builds robots and gadgets as a hobbyist, makes videos about his work with robots, and attends community events such as PiWars and Arduino Day. He has been a professional Python programmer, later moving into DevOps, since 2009, and a software engineer since 2000. He has worked with embedded systems, including embedded Linux systems, throughout the majority of his career. He has been a mentor at a local CoderDojo, where he taught how to code with Python. He has run Lego Robotics clubs with Mindstorms. He has also developed Bounce!, a visual programming language targeted at teaching code using the NodeMCU IoT platform. The robots he has built with his children include TankBot, SkittleBot (now the Pi Wars robot), ArmBot, and SpiderBot.
Read more about Danny Staple

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