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Google Cloud Eases IoT Development with Prototyping Kit

Google Cloud Eases IoT Development with Prototyping Kit
Sue Marek
Sue MarekSeptember 13, 2016
11:35 am MT
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Google is eager to attract Internet of Things (IoT) developers to its cloud platform, so it’s making it easier to connect devices. In a blog post, the company said it has teamed with Seeed Studios and Beagleboard.org to offer the BeagleBone Green IoT Wireless Prototyping Kit.

The kit is a joint effort of BeagleBoard.org and Seeed and is based on the open source hardware design of BeagleBone Black.

This new prototyping kit has two Grove connectors, which the company says will make it easier to connect to a large number of Grove sensors. It also has onboard flash that will let developers use SD cards for additional storage, if needed.

In addition, it is the first WiFi and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) board from the BeagleBone community.

The kit comes with a programmable real-time processor that is compatible with certain industrial protocols. It will also have analog-to-digital conversion, which is necessary in many IoT prototyping situations.

Google says that the IoT Developer kit will help developers get on the cloud faster and take advantage of IoT data and analytics.

Google’s efforts are not unusual. Many companies that are focused on the industrial IoT are hoping to spur interest from developers by creating plug-and-play kits that make it easier to bring sensors and machines onto the cloud platform. GE released several developer kits earlier this year with the goal of getting more developers onto its Predix platform.

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About Sue Marek

Sue served as SDxCentral's vice president of content from March 2016 to November 2018 where she was tasked with building its IoT and 5G coverage. Prior to joining SDxCentral, Sue was editor-in-chief of FierceMarkets Telecom Group where she oversaw the editorial content of several FierceMarkets’ newsletters including FierceWireless. She also provided editorial guidance for the publications’ websites, webinars, and live events. Sue is a frequent speaker at industry events and has moderated panels for the Consumer Electronics Show, the Competitive Carriers’ Show, PCIA: The Wireless Infrastructure Show, CTIA, Interop, 5G Americas and more. Sue has more than 25 years of experience reporting on the telecom industry.

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