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Internet of Things Project
Internet of Things Project
  • IoT Project Background
  • IoT Project Challenge
  • IoT Project Outline
    • 1-1 Smartphone Research
    • 1-2 Smart Thermostat Research
    • 1-3 Smart Device Research
    • 1-4 Introduction to Photon Kit
    • 1-5 Build Smart Lightbulb
    • 1-6 Generate Project Ideas
    • 1-7 Build Smart Thermostat
    • 2-1 Evaluate Project Ideas
    • 2-2 Plan User Research
    • 2-3 Compile Research Data
    • 2-4 Construct Personas
    • 2-5 Construct Journey Map
    • 2-6 Define Value Proposition
    • 2-7 Define Design Requirements
    • 3-1 Generate Solution Ideas
    • 3-2 Evaluate and Refine Solution Ideas
    • 3-3 Create System Model of Solution
    • 3-4 Create Wireflow for Web App
    • 3-5 Create Storyboard for Solution
    • 3-6 Evaluate Solution Design
    • 3-7 Present Project Proposal
    • 4-1 Track Progress and Issues
    • 4-2 Build Smart Device
    • 4-3 Create Photon App
    • 4-4 Create Web App
    • 4-5 Conduct Integration Testing
    • 4-6 Create Product Demo Video
    • 4-7 Create Product Marketing Website
    • 5-1 Evaluate Smart Device and Web App
    • 5-2 Evaluate Product Marketing Website
    • 5-3 Improve Solution Based on Evaluations
    • 6-1 Create Project Poster
    • 6-2 Present Project to Public
    • 6-3 Write Personal Reflection
  • References for Wiring & Coding
    • Creating Circuits
    • Wiring Programming Language
    • Particle Cloud
    • Hello World App for Photon
    • LED Light
    • Push Button
    • Micro OLED Display
    • Humidity and Temp Sensor
    • Speaker
    • Servo Motor
    • Motion Sensor
    • Magnetic Switch
    • Potentiometer
    • Photocell
    • Moisture Sensor
    • Accelerometer
    • RFID Reader
    • Fingerprint Scanner
    • GPS Receiver
    • Camera
    • Microphone
    • Force Sensitive Resistor
    • Keypad
    • Continuous Rotation Servo Motor
  • Glossary
  • Updated Project Guidebook
  • Updated Code Guidebok
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  1. IoT Project Outline

1-4 Introduction to Photon Kit

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Last updated 6 years ago

Your team will build and program smart devices using an IoT electronics kit featuring the Photon P1 microcontroller, which is produced by a company called .

A microcontroller is a small computer on a single integrated circuit that contains a processor (CPU), memory (RAM and storage), and programmable inputs and outputs. The Photon microcontroller also has an integrated Wi-Fi chip, which makes it great for IoT products.

The that your team will use comes from another company called . SparkFun has incorporated the Particle Photon P1 microcontroller into an electronics board (which SparkFun calls a "RedBoard") that makes it easy to build devices using various inputs and outputs, such as the ones included in the kit.

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YOUR TASK

  2. Turn on your Photon device by carefully inserting the USB cable into the Micro-USB port on the device (be absolutely sure the correct side of the Micro-USB plug is facing up) and plugging the other end of the cable into a USB port on a computer or charger. Your Photon will try to connect to Wi-Fi (we've already saved a Wi-Fi login on the device). Once you have verified that your Photon device is connected to Wi-Fi and the Particle Cloud, you're ready for the next step.

Briefly look over this to become familiar with its power supply, buttons, and LEDs. How can you power the Photon device? What does the reset button do? What does the RGB LED tell you about the status of your Photon device?

Save and run this on your team's Photon device by using your team's account.

Finish up by identifying the name and function of all the parts included in your team's Photon kit by labeling . (Hint: Check the for a list of the parts and match them to the pictures.)

overview of the Photon RedBoard
Hello World app
Particle Build
this set of pictures
SparkFun Photon Experiment Guide
Particle
Photon electronics kit
SparkFun
SparkFun Photon Kit
SparkFun Photon RedBoard