First drag-and-drop app that will clear the way for development of IoT projects on the Raspberry Pi
As for the Raspberry Pi, it’s popularity is unparalleled among developers, having sold more than five million by February 2015. As a platform for prototyping IoT devices the embedded Linux computer makes an excellent system for small developers to tinker with and it also works well for bushiness IoT labs.
Sure, you can go the long way and write an app, read tons of documentation, take the time to learn new programming languages, code, code and code some more. But why invest so much time in prepping your project, when you can be up and running in a fraction of a time and building your automation projects in minutes.? But...
What if setting up a Raspberry Pi for IoT projects can be achieved in a matter of minutes. That connecting your Pi to an online or mobile dashboard, with a breadboard ready to connect motion sensors, lights and relays can be completed shortly after that? You'd probably think its impossible.
So how is this all possible? myDevices IoT Project Builder called Cayenne. Cayenne was created for developers and makers eager to quickly build and prototype amazing projects with their Raspberry Pis. With your free Cayenne account, you can create an unlimited amount of projects. You also have full-fledged IoT maker capabilities so you can remotely control sensors, motors, actuators, including GPIO boards. Unlimited storage of data collected by your hardware components, triggers and alerts that provide the tools you need for automation and the ability to set up threshold alerts. You can create custom dashboards to showcase your project with drag and drop widgets that are also fully customizable.
According to myDevices, the Cayenne project builder will deliver a large number of tools for developers that cover everything from drag-and-drop capability, ease of setup, a rules engine and remote access.
Key features of the Cayenne project builder app include:
- A mobile app to set up, monitor and control devices and sensors from anywhere
- Easy setup that quickly connects Pi to the Internet, sensors, actuators and extensions in minute;
- Rules engine for triggering actions across devices;
- Customizable dashboard with drag-and-drop visualization widgets;
- Scheduling of lights, motors and actuators;
- GPIO control that can be configured from a mobile app or dashboard; and
- Instant remote access from phone or computer.
Cayenne’s device and sensor discovery setup engine allows software projects to be set up and running within seven minutes.This ease of use means developers can quickly prototype IoT projects that would have previously taken months to get much of the work out of the way in a matter of hours–which means testable solutions can be tried out faster without days of setup.
For garage developers, the Cayenne project builder provides all the tools that would be in any big IoT lab with all the libraries and analytics needed to provide for emulating large-scale networks. This means that small developers would receive a huge boost in simplification when it comes to complex projects.
Of particular relevance to the project gets the announcement of a new version of the board Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.
