The Maker Show: Episode 7 - The Photon Awakens

In this episode of The Maker Show, we're taking a hands-on tour of the Particle Photon: a powerful Arduino-compatible 32-bit microcontroller board with built-in Wi-Fi that sells for only $19. The built-in connectivity and Particle Cloud make this board an ideal device for the creation of connected gadgets in the Internet of Things (IoT).

Here is what I cover in this episode:

• Overview of the Particle Photon technical specs
• Review of hardware accessories to extend the Photon
• Getting started with the Photon: Setup & configuration
• Hello World: Blinking and LED with the Photon
• Remotely controlling an LED via Web functions and Microsoft Azure
• Special word from the GM of the developers team at Particle

Reference Links

Particle Home Page
Particle Store
Particle Projects at Hackster.io
Sparkfun - IoT Particle Photon Ecosystem
Adafruit - Particle Photon boards & accessories
Microsoft Azure
Azure Web Apps Documentation

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