By the end of this lesson, developers will be able to:
- Define the Internet of Things
Simply put, the Internet of Things is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other). This includes everything from cellphones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, and lamps, to wearable devices and almost anything else you can think of.
There are two major types of devices that you will code for in the Internet of Things. Microcontrollers are small computers on a single integrated circuit. This allows you to send a set of instructions through one or more CPUs (processors) in the same way you run code through your computer's CPU. A microcomputer is a fully functioning, yet small, computer. It works in basically the same way as your MacBook, just with much less memory, processing speed, and a smaller hard drive.
- Arduino (contains a microcontroller)
- Raspberry Pi (is a microcomputer)
- Beaglebone Black (is a microcomputer)
- Tessel (is a microcomputer)
...and many more!
- C++
- Arduino
- Objective-C
- Apple Wearables
- bash scripting / terminal
- Raspberry Pi
- Beaglebone Black
- Johnny5
- JS converter to basically any hardware above
...and many more!
