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A Look at SeeedStudio’s Wio Link IoT Platform

2016-03-28 | By Maker.io Staff

In the last 5 years the IoT market has grown significantly with new devices coming out every month and all claiming to be a true IoT device. For me the IoT is just a buzz word that so many manufactures want to get on board with for the marketing and publicity. However, there are great numbers of key manufactures that are implementing IoT in real world situations to solve real world problems. For most makers just thinking about the complexity of developing such a system puts many off. SeeedStudio based in Shenzhen have cooked up a unique development board called the Wio Link, to interact with their plug and play Grove modules without the need for any programming.

A Look at SeeedStudio’s Wio Link IoT Platform - Figure 1

Figure 1: Hardware Features

Features:

  • Wi-Fi Network Protocol: 802.11b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Encryption Technologies: WEP/TKIP/AES
  • Input Voltage Battery holder: 3.4~4.2V; MICRO USB: 5V
  • Output DC Current: 1000mA MAX
  • Operating Voltage : 3.3V
  • Charge Current: 500mA MAX
  • Flash Memory: 4MByte
  • Size: 55mm x48mm
  • Weight: 26g
  • CE/FCC/IC Certified

The Wio Link is based on the popular ESP8266 microcontroller and comes with the grove connectors for Seeeds Grove module system. The Wio Link is really simple to use by adding your desired grove modules to the board and open up the Android or IOS application on your smart phone. From here you can connect and configure the board, automatically generate your firmware to upload over the air and control the examples using the Restful APi.

What I like most about this board is its seamless integration to the IFTTT platform. You can clearly see that Seeed has taken great consideration into the simplicity of connecting devices with ease. You can also access the REST API that is already programmed on the board using a number of popular programming languages such as Python, JavaScript and PHP.

This project was originally funded through Kickstarter and quickly gained in popularity with over 2500 backers reaching its target goal $20k within hours. Just this month (March) has seen the first batch of 1000 units shipped to early backers.

制造商零件编号 102110037
WIO LINK
Seeed Technology Co., Ltd
¥125.36
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