Introduction

Device programming summary

• Devices are programmed using C++17 (some older devices use C++11).
• The devices contain an operating system known as Device OS that provides a standard API for system and hardware services.
• Each device only runs a single firmware binary that implements all of the desired functionality.
• There are functions to interact with cloud services in the Cloud class.
• Devices have connectivity to the cloud using the Cellular, Wifi, or Ethernet classes.
• In most cases, the devices will be pre-configured with things such as network credentials so it is not necessary to add this code to applications.
• Startup code is generally placed in the setup() function.
• Operational code is placed in the loop() function. It should minimize blocking and return as quickly as possible.
• There are many similarities to the Wiring API used on Arduino devices.