This year I will be at Music City Code presenting Configure, Control, and Manage IoT with Mobile.

Configure, Control, and Manage IoT with Mobile

Abstract

The internet of things allows for communication with devices through various means (without touch, mouse, keyboard, or a screen). Mobile devices give users a dynamic interactive experience with these devices by communicating over several different wireless protocols or through the cloud. In this presentation, we will see how to use Xamarin to create a cross platform mobile application to control devices of all shapes and sizes. After this presentation, attendees should be able to create a basic mobile application and have that application communicate with peripherals over Bluetooth and the cloud.

Description

This presentation is to showcase creating mobile applications with Xamarin and how those applications can interact with both off the shelf and with custom hardware. First, we will create a Xamarin Forms application; for iOS, Android, and Windows; that will interact with both Microsoft Azure and Bluetooth Low Energy to create an interactive experience with the hardware and the cloud. To get a better understanding, we will discuss mobile communication with the cloud and hardware to get a picture of how mobile can act as a bridge between the two.