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Arduino IoT Cloud for Developers

By : Muhammad Afzal
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Arduino IoT Cloud for Developers

By: Muhammad Afzal

Overview of this book

The Arduino IoT Cloud offers a variety of features for building modern IoT solutions while reducing time and costs for prototyping and deployment. This book is a step-by-step guide, helping you master the powerful Arduino IoT Cloud ecosystem. This book begins by introducing you to the IoT landscape including its architecture, communication technologies, and protocols and then to the capabilities of the Arduino IoT Cloud platform and the Cloud Editor. With practical projects, such as monitoring air quality, building a portable asset tracker, and creating a remote alarm system using the LoRaWAN specification, you'll learn how to implement real-world IoT applications. Next, you'll explore communication between IoT devices and cloud platforms as well as the implementation of the Arduino IoT Cloud SDK and JavaScript for advanced customization. You'll also find out how to program IoT nodes, analyze the surrounding environment data, and visualize it on dashboards. Additionally, you’ll get to grips with advanced features such as task scheduling, synchronization, remote over-the-air updates for IoT nodes, and scripting with CCLI, through hands-on examples. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to work with the Arduino IoT Cloud platform and related hardware devices and will be able to develop industry-specific and cost-effective IoT solutions, such as smart homes and smart agriculture.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to IoT and Communication Technologies and the Arduino IoT Cloud
5
Part 2: Getting Hands-On with Different Communication Technologies
9
Part 3: Exchanging Data between Nodes and Cloud Applications
14
Part 4: Learning Advanced Features of the Arduino IoT Cloud and Looking Ahead

Understanding the Arduino Web Editor

Arduino has also launched a web-based editor that is independent of Arduino IoT Cloud and the desktop IDE. It works with any board compatible with the Arduino IDE without needing to install boards via the board manager. The Web Editor is compatible with a majority of web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. To work with the Web Editor, your machine should have the Arduino Create Agent, which acts as a bridge between the device and the Web Editor. All code is stored on the cloud, so there is no risk of losing code or any need to make backups.

To visit the Arduino Web Editor, go to https://create.arduino.cc/editor, where you will see something like the following:

Figure 3.12 – The Arduino Web Editor

Figure 3.12 – The Arduino Web Editor

The numbers in the preceding screenshot correspond to the following elements of the Web Editor:

  1. This is the main menu of the Web Editor, where you will find all the navigation...