Particle released a single-chip computer development board Electron

With the hot work network and intelligent hardware entrepreneurship, the market is getting more and more powerful to speed up prototype development (editorials), such as developing a smart suitcase that can be tracked, or elderly Monitoring tag). Recently Mobile Internet Application Development Tools Provider Particle released a single-chip computer development board - EleCtron, developers can develop mobile wireless devices that integrate GSM communication modules using Arduino code. Previous PARTICLE has released Photon - an development kit that integrates WiFi communication modules, in addition to built-in code, Photon and Electron can develop using Arduino code. Particle provides developers with cloud services, which makes it possible to rapidly expand the prototype test to more than 100,000 terminals. The most attractive place in Electron is to provide a global data communication plan that can use the Internet SIM card in more than 100 countries worldwide. The ELECTRON's basic data plan fees are $ 2.99 / month (1MB data), and the partial charge is 99 cents / MB. This "data package" looks very pitted, but in fact, for the Internet of Things M2M, it is already able to meet most of the application needs. In addition to the application framework Wiring used by Arduino, developers can also use C, C ++ and ARM assembly languages to ELECTRON development code directly. In addition, both ELECTRON and other part of the hardware tools for several Particle supports front-end deployment of the Node.js JavaScript framework - Particle.js. Particle also provides a complete mobile software development tool, including its own Web Integration Development Environment IDE and Particle DEV (GitHub-based Atom Text Editor). In addition, Particle also provides applications that can remotely access control Electron - Tinker, and a complete REST-BASED API for connecting Web and cloud computing to the Electron device. As can be seen from the figure, Electron's single-chip computer integrates sensor interface similar to Arduino, a U-Blox cellular communication module, a plate-loaded battery and mobile antenna, and an ARM Cortex M3 processor, 1MB large flash memory and 128KB RAM. The 2G version of ELECTRON is priced at $ 39, and the 3G version is priced at $ 59. At present, it has already shipped users to participate in the Electronkstarter crowdfunding project, and other reservation orders will also be shipped this month. In view of the fact that there are many security vulnerabilities in the 2G GSM cellular communication network in recent years, ELECTRON's security is still to be observed. WeChat public account search "Love Board Network" plus attention, daily update development board, intelligent hardware, open source hardware, activities, etc., you can make you full. Recommended attention! [WeChat scanning picture can be directly paid] Related Reading: ST launches STM32 sensor board with 96boards consumer version 2015 industry conscience mini development board large inventory Practical DIY: Birth of an Arduino thermometer Tell them necessary hardware knowledge before learning and programming!