IoT Development for ESP32 and ESP8266 with JavaScript: A Practical Guide to XS and the Moddable SDK

© Peter Hoddie and Lizzie Prader 2020

P. Hoddie, L. PraderIoT Development for ESP32 and ESP8266 with JavaScripthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5070-9_3

3. Networking

Peter Hoddie¹  and Lizzie Prader¹

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Menlo Park, CA, USA

 

There are so many different kinds of IoT devices—from thermostats to door locks, from smart watches to smart light bulbs, from washing machines to security cameras—that it’s easy to forget they all have something in common: the network. What separates an IoT device from an ordinary everyday device is its connection to the network. This chapter is all about that connection, starting with different ways to connect to the network.

Once your device is connected to the network, it can communicate in many different ways. This chapter ...