Internet of Things Projects with ESP32: Build exciting and powerful IoT projects using the all-new Espressif ESP32

by Agus Kurniawan

Create and program Internet of Things projects using the Espressif ESP32. ESP32 is a low-cost MCU with integrated Wi-Fi and BLE. Various modules and development boards-based on ESP32 are available for building IoT applications easily. Wi-Fi and BLE are a common network stack in the Internet of Things application. These network modules can leverage your business and projects needs for cost-effective benefits. This book will serve as a fundamental guide for developing an ESP32 program. We will start with GPIO programming involving some sensor devices. Then we will study ESP32 development by building a number of IoT projects, such as weather stations, sensor loggers, smart homes, Wi-Fi cams and Wi-Fi wardriving. Lastly, we will enable ESP32 boards to execute interactions with mobile applications and cloud servers such as AWS. By the end of this book, you will be up and running with various IoT project-based ESP32 chip. This book is for those who want to build a powerful and inexpensive IoT projects using the ESP32.Also for those who are new to IoT, or those who already have experience with other platforms such as Arduino, ESP8266, and Raspberry Pi.

252 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2019

Reviews

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had great hopes for this book as it is one of the few I have found that don't assume you are using the Arduino programming model. Unfortunately there are many errors in the book as follows:
- The code is outdated to that currently available. The method of compiling uses the old model so the code you download cannot be compiled as per the instructions
- There are several errors of see diagram X when it means diagram Y
- The title for some diagrams was incorrect
- There was little explanation about the code, so you were unable to understand what was being coded and so unable to adjust it for your own programs
- There was a little too much repetition (eg light one LED, then lets light several LEDs, lets flash them and so on). This doesn't back up with the title of the book
- The C programming used was very poor
- I gave up reading the book due to the number of errors. I did contact the publisher with some comments and I believe these were passed onto the author but I never had a reasonable response.
A great shame as I had high hopes for this book but the standard of proof reading was very poor.