Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials

Chapter 12. The Internet of Things – Sensors in the Cloud

Now that you have learned the essentials of running software applications on your Raspberry Pi 2, it is time to apply your newly acquired knowledge. This chapter will be about Operating System and agnostic language programming.

Your mission, if you wish to accept it, is to find your favorite flavor of Operating System and programming language while I help you build a foundation on the electrical prototyping.

In this chapter, we will focus on the following topics:

• Understanding power requirements and selecting correct cables
• Working with transistors
• Getting to know Integrated Circuits (IC) and their purpose
• Windows IoT, events, and real-time systems
• Working with the Cloud for the IoT integration ...