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Programming IoT with IFTTT

Programming IoT with IFTTT - Raspberry Pi Tutorial

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Programming IoT with IFTTT

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- The Raspberry Pi is a great tool for prototyping devices for the Internet of Things. And that means that a thing, in this case, a Raspberry Pi, is connected to the internet. That gives us the Internet of Things. You already have a Raspberry Pi. Let's use the web service IFTTT, or If This, Then That, to provide the internet component for IoT. Hi, I'm Mark Niemann-Ross, and welcome to this week's edition of Raspberry Pi Weekly. Every week, we explore the Raspberry Pi, and share useful tips. IFTTT is based on the concept that when something happens, IFTTT sends a message to something else. In this session, I'll show you how to send information from a Raspberry Pi to the internet. In a later session, I'll show you how to send information to a Raspberry Pi from the internet. The first thing you'll need is an account at HTTP://IFTTT.com. It's not difficult to get this account. Just follow the prompts. Now, you'll need to create a service used by the Raspberry Pi, and then use that service…

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