In May this year when Google announced Brillo, its operating system (OS) for low-power, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and Weave, a communication platform, we were right there reporting it.
Google has now said the Brillo portal was ‘live’ and that it has extended it to “the broader developer community.” The new OS is based on Android designed for low-power, inexpensive devices with as little as 32MB of RAM and 128MB of storage.
Google said on its official developers blog: Once you’ve built your connected device, you’ll need to find a way for it to communicate with other devices and allow users to interact with it. That’s where Weave comes in. With Weave, you can build inter-operable communications directly into your devices. Weave provides a messaging service that enables phones and devices to talk to each other locally and remotely through the cloud. The Weave cloud server handles remote communication and access to your web-connected device, safely and at scale. With Weave you also get a set of services to securely set up the device and provide controlled access. Additionally, Weave works seamlessly with, and is actually built right into, Brillo; but, you can also use Weave libraries with your existing Linux-based OS.
Both Brillo and Weave are open, extensible, and secure by default to support a variety of devices and use cases. “Brillo and Weave provide the platform, tools and services, so you can do what you do best: build great device and app experiences”, said the post.
For now, Brillo is “by invite” only for developers. Click here to know more.
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