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Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints

By : Pradeeka Seneviratne
Book Image

Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints

By: Pradeeka Seneviratne

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating and configuring a Xively account


Xively (formerly known as Cosm and Pachube) is a cloud-based platform that provides remote access to devices like Arduino and many more. You can read condensed information about Xively by visiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xively.

Using your web browser, visit http://xively.com/:

There is no link label to sign up in the web page, so type https://personal.xively.com/signup in your web browser's address bar and directly visit the Sign Up page.

After a successful sign up with Xively, you will get an e-mail with an activation link. Click on the activation link.

You will be redirected to the Welcome to Xively web page:

Click on DEVELOP from the top menu bar. The Development Devices page will appear:

Click on +Add Device. The Add Device page will appear:

Fill the following textboxes with relevant information:

  • Device Name: Give a name for your device, for example, Voltage Logger.

  • Device Description: Give a brief description of your device, for example, Logging...