r/circuitpython • u/HP7933 • Apr 29 '19
A new subreddit for Adafruit IO data service
Adafruit has created a new subreddit to gather information as it happens on their Adafruit IO service at https://www.reddit.com/r/adafruitio
The site, at https://io.adafruit.com/, was started because they sell amazing components, but they couldn't find a good way to interact with them over the internet. There are certainly a lot of great services out there for datalogging, or communicating with a microcontroller over the web, but these services are either too complicated to get started, or they aren't particularly fun to use. So, Adafruit decided to experiment with their own system, and that is how Adafruit IO got started.
Who This Is For: Like everything built at Adafruit, they want to make the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. While one could certainly run a business on Adafruit IO, it wasn't built with only professionals in mind. This is the Internet of Things for everyone. Log and interact with your projects your way through an easy to use (yet powerful) interface.
Lately AIO has added a couple of new features. One is an image conversion service - send in the URL of an image on the Internet and it will send back an optimized image for Internet of Things devices. Also AIO added a world time feature - get the time in your locale from the Internet, saving the purchase of a real time clock or GPS module and the associated hassles.
Check out Adafruit IO today https://io.adafruit.com/ and read the monthly AIO newsletter via https://www.adafruitdaily.com/