Leveraging JQuery Sliders to drive MicroPython HTTP GET APIs
IoT devices can be remote data viewers, remote data controllers, data capture devices, remote sensors, or remotely controllable endpoints for different actuators and controls. HTTP provides a great semi-standard way of calling into devices. I end up putting an HTTP API tier on all my network-connected IoT devices for either data or just for status. HTTP provides a request-response protocol. It doesn't mean you have to present web pages. You should use an API testing tool and unit tests to exercise the device. Custom web pages present a lot better demo and are easier for us lazy types if the device can cough up some type of web page with working controls on it. HTTP and have a lot of overhead. Know your use case. The end-to-end time for my browser request-response cycle is from 150ms to 300ms. That means the ESP8255 or RP2040 are only looking at 4 requests per second. Dropping the response or using a lower overhead protocol would...