# Music City Code - IoT with Mobile

https://jaredrhodes.com/blog/music-city-code-iot-with-mobile/

This year I will be at [Music City Code](https://musiccitytech.ticketspice.com/music-city-tech-2018) presenting [Configure, Control, and Manage IoT with Mobile](http://www.musiccitytech.com/sessions/#sz-session-36254).

## 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.