Day 7 - Section 1 - Introduction to Blynk
Day 7 - Section 1 - Introduction to Blynk
After the completion of this section the students will be able to:
- describe the Blynk application, its uses and its basic elements
- state the main features of Blynk
- describe the necessary hardware to make Blynk work
What do I need to Blynk?
At this point you might be thinking: “Ok, I want it. What do I need to get started?” – Just a couple of things, really:
1. Hardware.
An Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or a similar development kit.
Blynk works over the Internet. This means that the hardware you choose should be able to connect to the internet. Some of the boards, like Arduino Uno will need an Ethernet or Wi-Fi Shield to communicate, others are already Internet-enabled: like the ESP8266, Raspberri Pi with WiFi dongle, Particle Photon or SparkFun Blynk Board. But even if you don’t have a shield, you can connect it over USB to your laptop or desktop (it’s a bit more complicated for newbies, but we got you covered). What’s cool, is that the list of hardware that works with Blynk is huge and will keep on growing.
2. A Smartphone.
The Blynk App is a well designed interface builder. It works on both iOS and Android.