Page 18 - Programming the Photon Getting Started With the Internet of Things

PREFACE

This book is the perfect introduction to programming the Particle Photon development
board. The Particle Photon is a true Internet of Things device that lets you write code and
create electronic projects using the cloud. It is fully capable of acting as the brains of your
projects while expanding their capabilities by using the Internet to remotely control and

collect data.

Luckily, the Photon platform has adopted the Arduino-style programming language
while also introducing its own programming features. This opens you up to the vast
amount of resources from the world of Arduino that are available to you, including

existing projects and examples.

Why the Photon? The Photon board was developed by the team at Particle and was
introduced to the world in November 2014, priced at only $19. It is one-of-a-kind, offering
a unique hardware and software experience to you using the Particle cloud, which can be
programmed through the Web IDE. The Photon board supersedes the Particle Core, which

was funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over half-a-million U.S. dollars,
and it comes equipped with the Broadcom BCM43362 Wi-Fi chip rather than the TI
CC3000.

The purpose of this book is to get you started with creating your own hardware

projects with the Particle Photon. You do not need any previous experience wiring circuits
or programming, but a general use of computer skills would be highly advantageous.
Programming the Photon is written to give you a wide variety of experiences and a basic

understanding of the many capabilities of the Photon board. This book covers only the
basics of how to program the board, on the assumption that you will then expand those
skills on your own for your future projects.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this book and would encourage you to contact
me through www.rushmakes.com or Twitter (https://twitter.com/chrisrush85).

Christopher Rush