Resources

Online Resources and Examples

Suggest additions by email or on slack

Particle Platform

• Particle.io

• SparkJS - javascript framework for particle devices

• iOS SDK - mobile framework for particle devices

• Platform documentation - guides to the photon

• Community - discussion board with code samples, tutorials and projects

• Hackster Channel - well documented examples of projects created using particle

Electronics + Hardware

• http://arduino.cc

• https://www.adafruit.com

• https://www.sparkfun.com

Debugging and Testing

An online Spark Helper tool - http://jflasher.github.io/spark-helper/

Tutorials on Programming Microcontrollers and creating IOT devices

• Fritizing Getting started - http://fritzing.org/learning/

• Getting Started with Arduino - http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage

• Arduino Programming Reference - http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage

• Intro to Arduino PDF

• Arduino Programming Cheat Sheet

• AdaFruit Learning - https://learn.adafruit.com

• Learning Arduino - https://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino

• Sparkfun Tutorials - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials

• Intro to Basic Electronics - https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources/3

Components

• All about LEDs - https://learn.adafruit.com/all-about-leds

• All about Batteries - https://learn.adafruit.com/all-about-batteries

• Motor Selection Guide - https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-motor-selection-guide/types-of-motors

Code Examples

• Example Arduino Sketches - Examples - http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HomePage

• Particle Annotated Examples

Inspiration

• http://www.creativeapplications.net/tag/internet-of-things/

• http://www.creativeapplications.net/category/arduino-2/

• Spark Projects on Hackster.io - http://www.hackster.io/spark

• Spark Project Share = https://community.spark.io/category/project-share

• Internet of Useless things

Consumer Connected Products

• Nest Smoke Alarm - https://nest.com/smoke-co-alarm/life-with-nest-protect/

• Nest Thermostat - https://nest.com/thermostat/life-with-nest-thermostat/

• Amazon Echo - http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo

• Mellow - http://cookmellow.com/meet-mellow/

• Vessyl - https://www.myvessyl.com

• LG appliances - http://www.lg.com/us/discover/smartthinq/thinq

• Olive - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/olive-a-wearable-to-manage-stress

• Little Printer - http://bergcloud.com/case-studies/little-printer

• Berg Pixel Track - http://blog.bergcloud.com/2014/05/20/pixel-track/

• Berg CloudWash - http://bergcloud.com/case-studies/cloudwash

• Berg #Flock - http://bergcloud.com/case-studies/flock

• Mimo Baby - http://mimobaby.com

• Clever Pet - http://getcleverpet.com

• FooBar a AUtomated Cocktail Dispenser - http://www.hackster.io/maxeust/the-foo-bar

Ambient Intelligent Toolkits

• Google Now - https://www.google.com/landing/now/

• Wink - http://www.wink.com

• HugIn - https://github.com/cantino/huginn

Data and API’s

• Kemboo - https://temboo.com

• Twitter - https://dev.twitter.com

• Kimono - https://www.kimonolabs.com

• Data.gov - http://www.data.gov

• FreeBase - http://www.freebase.com

• DataHub - http://datahub.io

• Zapier - https://zapier.com/how-it-works/

• If This Then That - https://ifttt.com

Other Toolkits and Technologies for Prototyping Connected Products

• http://fritzing.org/home/

• http://littlebits.cc

• http://www.raspberrypi.org

• http://www.makeymakey.com

• http://supermechanical.com/twine/

• https://www.processing.org