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Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints

You're reading from  Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints

Product type Book
Published in Oct 2015
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781785285486
Pages 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
Profile icon Pradeeka Seneviratne

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Internet-Controlled PowerSwitch 2. Wi-Fi Signal Strength Reader and Haptic Feedback 3. Internet-Connected Smart Water Meter 4. Arduino Security Camera with Motion Detection 5. Solar Panel Voltage Logging with NearBus Cloud Connector and Xively 6. GPS Location Tracker with Temboo, Twilio, and Google Maps 7. Tweet-a-Light – Twitter-Enabled Electric Light 8. Controlling Infrared Devices Using IR Remote Index

Creating and configuring a Xively account


Xively (formerly known as Cosm and Pachube) is a cloud-based platform that provides remote access to devices like Arduino and many more. You can read condensed information about Xively by visiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xively.

Using your web browser, visit http://xively.com/:

There is no link label to sign up in the web page, so type https://personal.xively.com/signup in your web browser's address bar and directly visit the Sign Up page.

After a successful sign up with Xively, you will get an e-mail with an activation link. Click on the activation link.

You will be redirected to the Welcome to Xively web page:

Click on DEVELOP from the top menu bar. The Development Devices page will appear:

Click on +Add Device. The Add Device page will appear:

Fill the following textboxes with relevant information:

  • Device Name: Give a name for your device, for example, Voltage Logger.

  • Device Description: Give a brief description of your device, for example, Logging...

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