Resources

Programming resources

For information about installing Node.js, including the download links, follow this link : https://nodejs.org.

The latest version of Node.js is available at https://nodejs.org. You should use the latest stable version (currently v4.5.0 LTS)

https://www.python.org is a good place for all things python - remember this course is using python 2.7 for all assignments. You don't need to install python on your computer, and python will exist on your Raspberry Pi once it is configured.

IBM Watson IoT Platform documentation is available at https://new-console.ng.bluemix.net/docs/services/IoT/index.html

NodeRED documentation is available at http://nodered.org/docs/

If you need a resource to help with JavaScript then this site http://www.w3schools.com/js/ is a good reference. Previous learners also suggested the following sites for week 4 assignment assistance if not too familiar with JavaScript:

• http://javascriptissexy.com/javascript-variable-scope-and-hoisting-explained/
• http://javascriptissexy.com/understand-javascripts-this-with-clarity-and-master-it/

For MQTT a good place to start is the MQTT primary site : http://mqtt.org/documentation or the eclipse implementation of the client in the paho project http://www.eclipse.org/paho/

IBM Bluemix resources

IBM Bluemix can be found here https://www.bluemix.net and information about CloudFoundry, the Open Source technology that the Bluemix Platform as a Service functionality is built on, can be found here http://docs.cloudfoundry.org

The CloudFoundry Command Line Interface tool (cf) is available from https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli/releases. NOTE: This needs to run from your PC or laptop as there is not a version available that can run on the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi resources

Element14 IoT learner kit : https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-82034/l/element14-iot-learner-kit

You can find out about the Raspberry Pi and the senseHAT from the foundation pages https://www.raspberrypi.org including the documentation https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/ where you will find help on getting setup and connected.

The SenseHAT Python API is documented on this site http://pythonhosted.org/sense-hat/

Watson IoT for developers

For more information on Watson IoT from IBM go to http://www.ibm.com/internet-of-things/iot-development.html

Get a head start with your device and the Watson IoT platform using these recipes https://developer.ibm.com/recipes/

The Watson IoT APIs are documented here:

Americas : https://console.ng.bluemix.net/docs/services/IoT/iot_platform_client_lib.html Europe and Middle East : https://console.eu-gb.bluemix.net/docs/services/IoT/iot_platform_client_lib.html Asia Pacific : https://console.au-syd.bluemix.net/docs/services/IoT/iot_platform_client_lib.html MQTT information is available at http://mqtt.org. Follow the 'Software' link then 'client libraries' to access the many libraries available to be able to access the Watson IoT platform.

The Eclipse paho project implements an mqtt client in a number of programming languages http://www.eclipse.org/paho/

IBM Watson IoT Academy

Watson IoT Academy includes courses and training to give you the edge you need to maximize your IoT experience.

https://www.iot-academy.info/

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Bite Sized IoT learning

There are also some additional small videos out on YouTube that may help when working on this course:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYWYcF4DWZZ9nE5BFJC3LWw9By7IeHKn