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Arduino IoT Cloud helps

makers build connected

objects in a quick, easy

and secure way

IoT cloud services, such as those offered by from anywhere using a simple user interface. Not to
Microsoft Azure or Amazon, are complex and mention that famously Arduino:
therefore not ideal platforms for developers who
work in the Raspberry, Arduino and Co. • is inexpensive compared to other microcontroller
environment. platforms;
• is a cross-platform, running on Windows, Macintosh
Last year, the Arduino development team started to OSX, and Linux operating systems;
offer its target group the Arduino Cloud, an in-house • has a simple, clear programming environment that’s
variant of cloud computing for the Internet of Things easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for
(IoT), which differs conceptually from the big advanced users to take advantage of as well;
competitors in a few points. • is an open source and extensible software; and
• is published under a Creative Commons license, so
Born in Italy almost two decades ago at the Ivrea experienced circuit designers can make their own
Interaction Design Institute, with the goal to support version of the module, extending it and improving it.
students without a background in electronics and Features of Arduino IoT Cloud include templated
programming with tools for fast prototyping, Arduino solutions to minimize coding, plug-and-play onboarding
consistently aligns its product to the needs of home to automatically generate a sketch when setting up a
users and small businesses. new device and an “on-the-go” mobile dashboard
allowing users to access sensor monitoring.
Now the platform integrates with Amazon Alexa,
Google Sheets, IFTTT and ZAPIER, which enables Almost all Arduino boards are completely open-source,
users to program and manage devices using voice, empowering users to build them independently and
spreadsheets, databases, and automate alerts using eventually adapt them to their needs. Arduino acts as
webhooks. For more advanced users, it also enables the brain of the system and processes the data from
other methods of interaction, including HTTP REST the sensor, works as a gateway, bridging other devices
API, MQTT, Command-Line Tools, JavaScript, and and the Internet, and is popular among hobbyists &
WebSocket’s. enthusiasts across the globe for being readily available.

Anyway, the possibilities of the Arduino IoT Cloud are So, to no surprise, Arduino has been the brain of
excellently helping makers build connected objects in a thousands of projects over the years, from everyday
quick, easy and secure way. It’s now possible to objects to complex scientific instruments. ◊
connect multiple devices to each other and allow them
to exchange real-time data, besides monitoring them By MediaBUZZ

28 October 2021: IoT in Marketing