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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

Components of a LoRaWAN IoT application

LoRaWAN is a wireless communication protocol and network architecture designed to enable long-range, low-power communication between IoT devices. It’s specifically tailored to connect devices that require extended battery life, reliable long-distance communication, and efficient use of the wireless spectrum. LoRaWAN is one of the key technologies in the realm of LPWANs. Figure 6.1 illustrates the whole architecture of the LoRaWAN solution, including the end nodes, gateway, network server, and application server.

Figure 6.1 – The components of a LoRaWAN network

Figure 6.1 – The components of a LoRaWAN network

The LoRaWAN architecture consists of four main components:

  • End nodes/devices: These are the IoT devices that gather data from sensors or perform specific tasks. They communicate with gateways using the LoRa modulation technique, sending data packets at low data rates.
  • Gateways: Gateways serve as intermediate points that receive data...