Testing the sensor node

The code for this project can again be found at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/MicroPython-Projects/ch8. Download the code and then copy it to your development board using the procedure that we discussed in the Simplifying application development with Anaconda section.

The Android socket server

There are several different pre-built socket applications that are written for use on Android. The application that I used to test the sensor node was called Simple TCP Socket Tester, but other applications could also be used. The socket tester is particularly interesting because it allows the Android tablet to act either as a socket server or a socket client. This provides us with the flexibility to use...