The IBM-MBED IOT STARTER KIT is an ARM and IBM bolster Internet of Things with cloud based mbed starter kit. The ARM has joined forces with IBM to launch its Internet of Things (IoT) mbed device platform as a starter kit with cloud support, offering developer tools with cloud based analytics. It provides the user with a slick experience, getting data from the onboard sensors into the IBM cloud within minutes. It is particularly suitable for developers with no specific experience in embedded or web development, as it provides a platform for learning new concepts and creating working prototypes. The infinite possibilities of cloud applications can be explored through IBM’s production grade BlueMix platform, in which deployment and device management is as simple for one device as it is for one million. The starter kit hardware can be modified and extended to explore the device design space and a finalised design can be taken to production using the mbed SDK and HDK.

This starter Kit for IBM IoT Foundation provides the user with a slick experience, getting data from the on board sensors into the IBM cloud within minutes of opening the box. It is particularly suitable for developers with no specific experience in embedded or web development, as it provides a platform for learning new concepts and creating working prototypes. After the initial out of box experience, the infinite possibilities of cloud applications can be explored through IBM’s production grade BlueMix platform, in which deployment and device management is as simple for one device as it is for one million. The starter kit hardware can be modified and extended to explore the device design space, and a finalised design can be taken to production using the mbed SDK and HDK.