Opla kit IOT

GETTING STARTED WITH THE CLOUD

Introduction

In this introductory activity, we will learn how to use the Arduino IoT Cloud, sometimes referred to as "the cloud", a service that allows us to control and monitor devices over the internet. Inside the cloud, we can create things that are practically the digital twins of our hardware devices.

In this case, it is the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 board. The Arduino Oplà IoT Kit uses the Arduino IoT Cloud in almost every project, so it is recommended to go through this activity before attempting any of the other fun projects to become familiar with it.

For this project, we will be reading the temperature and humidity from the carrier, but instead of showing it on the display, we will be monitoring it in the Arduino IoT Cloud through something called Dashboards.

Assembly

This activity uses no external sensors. We only need to mount the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 on top of the MKR IoT Carrier and connect it to our computer for it to work. Make sure you connect the board facing the same way as in the image below. A good way to do this is to look at the pin numbers on the board and the carrier and make sure they match!

Note: If you want to use the plastic casing or power your device through a battery follow the instructions provided on the introduction of the "Discovering the MKR IoT Carrier" activity here.

Activate the maker plan

The Oplà IoT Kit comes with a 12 month Maker plan, which is an upgrade from the free plan. The Maker plan allows you to create more Things, removes the compilation time limit for Arduino IoT Cloud sketches, allows dashboard sharing and many more features.

To activate it, click on the button below, follow a few simple steps and you will be done in a matter of minutes!

Setting up the Arduino IoT Cloud

In this activity, we will be using the HTS221 temperature and humidity sensor, and we will begin by first configuring our Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 board to work with the cloud. This process is necessary to link the physical Arduino to the Arduino Cloud account, and it will generate a unique key that helps the cloud recognize the board.

The Arduino IoT Cloud

The first step is to navigate to Arduino IoT Cloud. To go there, you need to be logged in with an Arduino account; if you’re not logged in, you will be redirected.

We can also quickly access it directly from the Arduino Oplà IoT Kit platform by hovering over the menu at the top right corner of the screen. Here, we will click the IoT Cloud button, which will direct us to the Arduino IoT Cloud.

Note: If you're not logged in to your Arduino account, you will be directed to the login page

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