For those wanting to dabble in the Internet of Things (IoT), here’s some news. Digital tech company ARM today launched the ‘ARM mbed IoT Starter Kit – Ethernet Edition’ to channel data from Internet-connected devices directly into IBM’s Bluemix Cloud platform.
The combination of a secure sensor environment by ARM with Cloud-based analytics, mobile and application resources from IBM is expected to foster faster prototyping of new smart products and value-added services. The first products developed using the kit are expected to enter the market later this year, announced ARM.
“Securely embedding intelligence and connectivity into devices from the outset will create cloud-connected products that are far more capable than today,” said Krisztian Flautner, General Manager, IoT business, ARM. “The ARM IoT Starter Kit will accelerate the availability of connected devices by making product and service prototyping faster and easier.”
The IoT Starter Kit consists of an ARM mbed-enabled development board from Freescale, powered by an ARM Cortex-M4 based processor, together with a sensor IO application shield. Future versions of the kit will run the new ARM mbed OS and utilise ARM mbed Device Server software to deliver a wider range of efficient security, communication and device management features.
“The Internet of Things is about bringing the physical and digital worlds closer together, to allow businesses to better understand and interact with what is happening around them,” said Meg Divitto, Vice President for IoT, IBM. “In order to make this work for businesses, it needs to be simple to connect physical devices into the cloud, and to build applications and insights around them. IBM Bluemix and the new ARM mbed starter kit are designed to substantially enhance that effort.”
The IoT Starter Kit is being launched to coincide with the opening of Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany. Prototypes have been given to early adopters including the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), involved in broad research in areas such as space science, the environment, medicine and computing.
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