IoT Gear - toSvenson/intro-workshop GitHub Wiki

IoT Gear

In this workshop we are going to use a selected set of devices and services. First a short word on each of them to get a view on what we are going to cover.

Overview of Microprocessors

Raspberry Pi 2 (Website) - €45)

This is the second generation Raspberry Pi of a credit card-size single-board computer. Developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the basics of computer science in schools and developing countries. (read more on Wikipedia)

Popular Operating Systems:

  • Rasberian
  • Windows 10 IoT Core (Link)

Most important Specifications:

  • 900 Mhz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
  • 1GB RAM
  • 4 USB ports / 1 HDMI / 1 Ethernet
  • MicroSD card slot

Particle Photon

Overview of Sensors

BMP180 (Temperature / Air Pressure sensor)

HC-SR04 (Ultrasonic sensor)

EMAX ES08MA II (Analog Servo)

Overview of Cloud Services

Particle Cloud

IFTTT (If This Then That)