I was wondering if anyone knows an easy way of building an access method to an IoT Cloud. I am looking at Google Core and Microsoft Azure. I also looked at some much smaller Clouds. Maybe if I outline the end to end structure that may help;
Sensors; They could communicate by Bluetooth, Wifi, or Mobile network via a SIM card. I know there are lots of other options, but I want to restrict my connectivity options to these three. I will design/build these. Happy with this part.
Gateway/Bridge. If possible, I want a software install, that can be installed on a Windows laptop. The gateway/bridge will manage a number of Sensors, on one side, and an WAN connection on the other. I may have an option here, but the firm which was offering me a trial has gone quiet. I think I need to keep their details confidential, as they do not seem to have gone public about what they are talking to me about. But does anyone have such a solution they can tell me about?
Cloud. This is where I find I am trying to eat an Elephant, all in one bite. All I want is to connect the Gateway/Bridge to a hosted environment.
I think one of my issues is that I am very rusty at much of this. For instance I am having to re-learn C++, then install/learn Eclipse, then I.C. manufacturers IDE’s, e.g. MBED and CCS, then Visual Studio for Azure …… and so it goes on. I don’t mind the learning, it’s just there is only one of me, and I need sleep in between work …
