The Internet of Things is the new generation of devices
that serve as the Internet's interface to the physical
world. Today's tiny microcontrollers, sensors, and
actuators are powerful, inexpensive, and simple enough to
code that anyone with basic programming skills can create
a variety of fun, useful, and even profitable systems --
such as devices that detect and extinguish fires or
automatically water plants when the soil becomes too dry.
This hands-on introductory guide will quickly show you
how it's done. You'll learn how to program embedded
devices using the .NET Micro Framework and the Netduino
Plus board, and then connect these devices to the
Internet using Pachube, a cloud platform for sharing real-
time sensor data. Getting Started with the Internet of
Things briefly introduces the tools and then walks you
though several techniques for using them, using a series
of C# examples
