Hardware Podcasts

56: Rodents of Unusual Size

Embedded.fm · 18 Jun 2014 · 1h 13m

What this episode covers

Matt Haines and Tom Byrne from Electric Imp discuss their platform for building connected hardware, explaining how the Squirrel programming language and server-side agents simplify IoT development for web developers and makers. They detail specific projects like a Neopixel weather display, a Mars Curiosity rover mirror, and a Twitch-controlled HexBot, while highlighting the extensive open-source code and web service integrations available in their GitHub repository. The conversation also covers the 'BlinkUp' provisioning method, the choice of Squirrel over Java or Lua, and the benefits of using backend services like Firebase for data aggregation.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Electric Imp, Adafruit, SparkFun, MakeDeck, Pinoco
Products
Neopixel, Lockitron, Arduino
Also
Squirrel, Keen IO, Firebase, Prowl, Twilio, Hackaday Prize

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