About the Author About the Reviewer Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Downloading the example code Downloading the color images of this book Errata Piracy Questions Setting up Intel Edison Initial hardware setup Downloading the necessary software packages Drivers and miscellaneous downloads Plugging in your device Flashing your device Configuring the device Arduino IDE Python Intel XDK for IoT (Node.js) Summary Weather Station (IoT) Overview of IoT and its usage Architecture of a typical IoT project Sensors Controllers Actuators Cloud or IoT platform Dashboards and alerts Interfacing sensors with Intel Edison Explanation of the code Connecting the device and uploading to the cloud (dweet.io) Live use case of an IoT project - mini weather station Architecture of the system Hardware components and detailed circuit diagram Code for weather station stage 1, acquiring data from all the sensors and displaying it in the console Open-ended task for the reader Summary Intel Edison and IoT (Home Automation) Controlling devices using the Internet - concepts REST services Instructions or alerts (present on most IoT platforms) Architecture MQTT protocol overview Using Intel Edison to push data by using the MQTT protocol Getting data to Edison by using MQTT Home automation using Intel Edison, MQTT, Android, and WPF Hardware components and circuit Final circuit Android application for controlling Intel Edison using MQTT Windows Presentation Foundation application for controlling using MQTT Sample "Hello World" application in WPF Open-ended task for the reader Summary Intel Edison and Security System Speech/voice processing using Edison Devices required Speech processing library Initial configuration Writing the code Let's start with the algorithm Door lock/unlock based on voice commands Circuit diagram Configuring the servo library for Python Language model Conclusion of speech processing using the Intel Edison Image processing using the Intel Edison Initial configuration Real-time video display using OpenCV Face detection theory Segmentation based on color Feature-based recognition Code for face detection Intel Edison code Open-ended task for the reader Summary Autonomous Robotics with Intel Edison Architecture of a typical robotic system Intel Edison as a controller Connecting sensors to the Intel Edison Ultrasonic sensor (HCSR04) Applications of HCSR04 Infrared sensors Working methodology Digital and analog outputs for infrared sensors Calibration of the infrared sensor module Hardware setup for calibration and sensor reading Actuators - DC motors and servos Motor drivers L293D Circuit diagram Speed control of DC motors More advanced motor drivers Line follower robot (patching everything together) Fundamental concepts of a line follower Robot motion execution Hardware requirements for line follower robots Advanced line follower robot concepts Proportional integral derivative - based control Open-ended question for the reader Summary Manual Robotics with Intel Edison Manual robotic system Chassis in robotics: 2WD and 4WD Two-wheel drive Serial port communication with Intel Edison Making the system wireless WPF application for LED on and off High performance motor driver sample with code 4WD UGV (black-e-track) Universal robot controller for UGV Open-ended question for the reader Summary