Summary
In this chapter, we learned about the fundamentals of hardware automation, particularly in the context of system programming. Key lessons included understanding the interaction between software and physical hardware devices such as wearables and USB flash drives, the basics of USB technology, and the development of a program for automating file organization on a flash drive. Additionally, you have learned about an experiment involving a Bluetooth application designed to lock the screen, illustrating a practical application of hardware-software interaction.
The chapter covered practical aspects such as reading from the storage, understanding the /proc/mounts file in Linux, and the differences between partitions, blocks, devices, and disks. It also included how Bluetooth can be used to determine distance between based on the RSSI.
Understanding hardware automation, particularly in the context of USB and Bluetooth technologies, is common knowledge for modern programmers...
