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Project 5: Using a Web Server to Control Hardware

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Some of the more interesting IoT solutions are those that implement actionable devices or features that allow you to control hardware remotely. This could be controlling a remote control toy (car, truck, drone, moving a camera (pan, tilt, zoom), opening or closing a gate, and so forth, or simply controlling lights or locks remotely. In this chapter, you will see one method for building IoT solutions that control hardware remotely using a web page.

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    See http://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Cube+Farming .

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    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation .

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    Depending on the temperament of your friend, it could be a good time to watch someone solder. Be sure to take notes and pay attention so you can learn on your own.

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    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_wire .

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    Thereby supporting the assumption that academics and medical doctors, however successful, have all failed basic handwriting and penmanship in elementary school. Guilty.

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    Or at least one that looks better!

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Bell, C. (2016). Project 5: Using a Web Server to Control Hardware. In: Windows 10 for the Internet of Things. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2108-2_14

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