Preface

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• What this book covers
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1. Part 1:Introduction to Arduino and Sensor Data

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Arduino FREE CHAPTER

• Technical requirements
• Learning about Arduino – The company
• Learning about Arduino – The hardware
• Learning about the Arduino IDE
• Learning about the Arduino programming language
• Writing the first lines of code – Hello World
• Summary

3. Chapter 2: Leveraging Various Sensors for Data Acquisition

• Technical requirements
• Learning about input and output pins
• Discovering sensors
• Summary
• Further reading

4. Chapter 3: Prototyping with Shields

• Technical requirements
• What is a shield?
• Working with sensor shields
• Discovering other types of shields
• Working with the MKR IoT Carrier
• Summary
• Further reading

5. Chapter 4: Storing Data Collected from Sensors

• Technical requirements
• Storing data
• Understanding flat files
• Working with databases
• Summary
• Further reading

6. Chapter 5: Implementing REST and MQTT Protocols for Communication

• Technical requirements
• Working with REST
• Working with SQL
• Implementing a REST API using JavaScript
• Implementing a REST API using Python
• REST API for InfluxDB
• Working with MQTT
• Summary
• Further reading

7. Part 2:Sending Data

8. Chapter 6: Utilizing Various Communication Technologies

• Technical requirements
• Utilizing short-range communications
• Utilizing medium-range communications
• Utilizing long-range communications
• Communicating with REST APIs
• Summary

9. Chapter 7: Communicating with LoRaWAN

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to LoRa and LoRaWAN
• Working with The Things Network
• Purchasing and setting up radios and gateways
• Summary
• Further reading

10. Chapter 8: Working with Ethernet

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to Ethernet
• Communicating over Ethernet
• Summary

11. Chapter 9: Leveraging Cellular Communication Technology

• Technical requirements
• Learning about cellular connectivity
• Choosing cellular radios
• Making phone calls
• Working with SMS
• Working with GPRS
• Summary
• Further reading

12. Chapter 10: Communicating via HC-12

• Technical requirements
• Learning about HC-12
• Acquiring HC-12 modules
• Setting up the hardware
• Sending and receiving data
• Summary
• Further reading

13. Chapter 11: Managing Communication with RS-485

• Technical requirements
• Introducing RS-485
• Introducing Modbus
• Summary
• Further reading

14. Part 3: Miscellaneous Topics

15. Chapter 12: Enhancing Security for Reducing Risk

• Learning about the threat landscape
• Embracing cloud security
• Enforcing edge security
• Learning about certificate authorities
• Summary

16. Chapter 13: Scaling for High Availability

• Understanding high availability
• Understanding load balancing
• Implementing HA for databases
• Implementing HA for RESTful servers
• Summary
• Further reading

17. Chapter 14: Building and Manufacturing Hardware

• Designing more compact hardware
• Designing printed circuit boards
• Manufacturing hardware
• Understanding the need for certification
• Summary
• Further reading

18. Index

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