IoT with Particle
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Particle —formerly Spark— has pioneered IoT with the Spark Core launched back in 2013 as a Kickstarter project. Cloud was centre to this solution, with IDE and upload done though Internet. The Particle Photon is an update of the Core with faster MCU and more memory.
Recently, Particle has launched a new service called Dashboard, which displays data published by the Core and Photon boards. |
Send Data
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Sending data can't be easier!
Just use the Spark.publish() function. First tests failed. Actually, the firmware of the CC3000 needed to be updated to version 1.14 on the Core boards. The detailed procedure is available here. Similarly, a Core or Photon board can subscribe to an event with the Spark.subscribe() function. Find the documentation for all the cloud-related functions. |
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Display Data
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The dashboard displays the data in real time.
There's no storage available. |
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A standard CURL command is also available.
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Conclusion
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Although still in beta and pretty limited, the Dashboard is very promising. Closely integrated in the Particle SDK, sending data can't be easier!
As an option, data can remain private and sent to a local server or private cloud, instead to go through the Particle cloud. Download the API for the server and follow this procedure. I haven't tested it yet. |
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