In this post, you will see how to use Python to communicate with an Arduino and read a sensor. In particular, the sensor we'll use is a potentiometer. The potentiometer will connect to an Arduino microcontroller and the Arduino will communicate with a Python script using the PySerial package. Python …

Python is used in many applications including data science, machine learning, and web development. Another area where we can use Python is external hardware control. What do I mean by external hardware? A piece of external hardware could be a light or a sensor. External hardware includes multimeters or spectral …