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    • Application development

      Software-defined everything

    • Edge infrastructure

      Embedded intelligence

    • Cloud infrastructure

      Turning data into actions and insights

    • Network and connectivity

      Wireless connectivity that just works

    • Management and oversight

      Complete control of your devices in the field

    • Blueprints BETA

      Simplified deployment of applications for intelligent devices

    • Workbench

      Integrated development and debugging environment

    • Web IDE

      Write code, compile, and flash devices over the air

    • Command line interface (CLI)

      Interact with your devices and the Particle Device Cloud

    • Edge ML NEW

      Deploy and upgrade Edge ML models

    • Bare metal runtime

      Bare metal container to run your own software within a device

    • Particle on Linux NEW

      Platform support for any Linux device

    • OTA software updates

      Reliable, system-wide over-the-air (OTA) software deployment

    • Drivers and libraries

      Thousands of software libraries for common sensors and peripherals

    • Device protection NEW

      Harden devices against physical exploits and attacks

    • Event Bus

      Reliable real-time message bus to process streaming IoT data

    • Ledger

      Key/value store to power "digital twins"

    • Logic

      Serverless computing engine triggered by event data

    • Location Fusion

      Accurate location combining Wi-Fi, GPS/GNSS, and cell tower data

    • REST API

      Trigger device actions through a web and mobile API

    • Integrations

      250+ data integrations with popular web services

    • "It just works" connectivity

      Pre-provisioned devices with secure, reliable connectivity

    • Particle.publish()

      Protocol-agnostic edge-to-cloud communications in one line of code

    • Encryption

      Built-in end-to-end security for data in transit

    • EtherSIM

      Global self-healing embedded SIM supporting 350+ carriers

    • EtherSIM+ NEW

      Now with high-bandwidth data plans

    • Multi-radio transport NEW

      Seamless Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite, and LoRaWAN support

    • Console

      Single pane of glass to manage your IoT fleet

    • Software releases

      Intelligent, controlled roll-outs of OTA software updates

    • Vitals

      Debug and diagnose connectivity issues in the field

    • Security and compliance

      Enterprise-grade tools to control and monitor access and alerts

    • Configuration COMING SOON

      Broadcast configuration changes to a fleet of devices

    • Insights COMING SOON

      Reporting and alerts to ensure security and reliability of the fleet

    • Single-board computers

      For all-in-one systems

    • System-on-Modules (SoMs)

      For embedded systems

    • Development boards

      For rapid prototyping and PoCs

    • Gateways

      For retrofit applications

    • Shop all devices
    • Tachyon NEW

      5G SBC + AI accelerator

    • M-HAT NEW

      Cellular connectivity for 40-pin SBCs

    • M1 Enclosure NEW

      Industrial-grade IP67-ready case

    • M-SoM NEW

      Multi-radio

    • B-SoM

      Cellular

    • P2

      Wi-Fi

    • Shop all SoMs

      More ways to connect

    • Accessories

      See additional parts

    • Muon NEW

      Multi-radio

    • Boron

      Cellular

    • Photon 2

      Wi-Fi

    • Shop all dev boards

      More ways to connect

    • Accessories

      See additional parts

    • Monitor One

      Equipment monitoring

    • Tracker One

      Asset tracking

    • Shop all gateways

      More ways to connect

    • Accessories

      See additional parts

      • By use case

        Explore some of the ways customers use our technology

      • By industry

        See where our customers are having the biggest impact

      • By service

        Learn how Particle can offer additional resources

      • Asset tracking

        Build asset tracking capabilities into your products

      • Preventative maintenance

        Prevent breakdowns and subpar product performance

      • Equipment monitoring

        Make equipment and assets simple to monitor and manage

      • Emissions monitoring

        Detecting and mitigating excess emissions

      • Smart energy

        Accelerating the transformation to smart energy

      • HVAC

        Improving the reliability and profitability of HVAC systems

      • Light electric vehicles

        Powering the future of mobility

      • Professional services

        From concept to market with a team of IoT experts

      • Design & engineering services

        Custom engineering from Particle's ecosystem of specialized partners

      • Partners

        Collaborate with a full ecosystem of curated partners

      • Documentation

        Explore Particle's hardware, software, and developer tools

      • Tutorials

        Step-by-step guidance through early prototyping examples

      • Blog

        News, updates, and commentary from the Particle team

      • Community

        Join the largest community of connected devices

      • Reference

        Get into the details with additional Particle spec sheets

      • Tools

        Professional-grade IDE, CLI, and SDKs to develop edge software

      • Application notes

        In-depth technical guides for real-world Particle applications

      • Hardware overview

        Find the right Particle hardware for your project

      • Setup

        Best practices for managing accounts and access controls

      • Device OS

        Understanding the firmware code that supports device functions

      • Cloud

        Secure, data-efficient way for your Particle devices to communicate

      • Console

        Centralized IoT command center for managing your devices

      • Ledger & Logic

        Generate insights and take action with your data

      • View all
      • Blink an LED

        Get started with the "Hello World" of embedded devices

      • Read a photo sensor

        Create a Particle.function and generate variables with a sensor

      • Make a motion detector

        Send a message to the cloud and review in the console

      • Tracker evaluation board

        Prototyping with temperature and humidity sensors

      • View all
      • Introducing the M-Series NEW

        Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite, and LoRaWAN for connectivity that works everywhere

      • From Insights to action NEW

        Insights simplifies managing large fleets of connected devices

      • Satellite IoT NEW

        How NTN communications are extending connectivity to remote areas

      • Rethinking field connectivity

        Monitor One, a customizable IoT gateway for the field

      • Connect IoT devices to Tulip

        Real-time data collection, monitoring, and insights

      • View all
      • Forums

        Engaging conversations with Particle staff and customers

      • Open source

        Particle's GitHub page for sharing developer code

      • Projects

        Particle's Hackster page for sharing prototype examples

      • Blog

        News, updates, and commentary from the Particle team

      • View all
      • Device OS API

        How to program your Particle device firmware

      • Cloud API

        Interact with your device from the Internet

      • Cellular carriers

        Carriers and country coverage for different Particle devices

      • Programming devices

        Tips for installing specific versions of Device OS

      • Datasheets

        Technical documentation for Particle hardware

      • Tracker configuration

        Extensive web-based configuration for Tracker devices

      • Setup

        Set up your Particle devices from a web browser

      • Runtime

        Bare metal container to run your own software within a device

      • Web IDE

        Write code, compile, and flash devices over the air

      • Command line interface (CLI)

        Interact with your devices and the Particle Device Cloud

      • SDKs

        JavaScript library for the Particle Device Cloud API

      • REST API

        Trigger device action through the Particle Device Cloud

      • Console

        Single pane of glass to manage your IoT fleet

      • Locating a device without GPS

        Use a cell tower lookup to estimate the location of a device that routinely loses GPS fix.

      • Video streaming and storage on Tachyon

        Configure an AWS Kinesis Video Stream for a webcam feed.

      • Time of flight Flappy Bird with Tachyon

        Run a Python port of Flappy Bird on the SBC with a ToF sensor for input.

      • Hosting a public webpage with Tachyon

        Set up the SBC to host a webpage using a Cloudfaire tunnel.

      • Weather dashboard with LVGL, cloud secrets, and Ledger

        Check the forecast at a glance on a portable, Particle-powered display.

      • Particle for Linux with the Magic Mirror project

        Remotely manage your Raspberry Pi-powered smart mirror deployment.

      • Proximity gesture detection with a B504e and Edge Impulse

        Reliably classify hand gestures using proximity and light data.

      • Power optimization strategies for Gen 4 Devices

        Build energy-efficient applications using Particle’s Gen 4 devices.

      • View all
    • Pricing
    • Platform

      • Application development

        Software-defined everything

        • Blueprints BETA

          Simplified deployment of applications for intelligent devices

        • Workbench

          Integrated development and debugging environment

        • Web IDE

          Write code, compile, and flash devices over the air

        • Command line interface (CLI)

          Interact with your devices and the Particle Device Cloud

        • Edge ML NEW

          Deploy and upgrade Edge ML models

      • Edge infrastructure

        Embedded intelligence

        • Bare metal runtime

          Bare metal container to run your own software within a device

        • Particle on Linux NEW

          Platform support for any Linux device

        • OTA software updates

          Reliable, system-wide over-the-air (OTA) software deployment

        • Drivers and libraries

          Thousands of software libraries for common sensors and peripherals

        • Device protection NEW

          Harden devices against physical exploits and attacks

      • Cloud infrastructure

        Turning data into actions and insights

        • Event Bus

          Reliable real-time message bus to process streaming IoT data

        • Ledger

          Key/value store to power "digital twins"

        • Logic

          Serverless computing engine triggered by event data

        • Location Fusion

          Accurate location combining Wi-Fi, GPS/GNSS, and cell tower data

        • REST API

          Trigger device actions through a web and mobile API

        • Integrations

          250+ data integrations with popular web services

      • Network and connectivity

        Wireless connectivity that just works

        • "It just works" connectivity

          Pre-provisioned devices with secure, reliable connectivity

        • Particle.publish()

          Protocol-agnostic edge-to-cloud communications in one line of code

        • Encryption

          Built-in end-to-end security for data in transit

        • EtherSIM

          Global self-healing embedded SIM supporting 350+ carriers

        • EtherSIM+ NEW

          Now with high-bandwidth data plans

        • Multi-radio transport NEW

          Seamless Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite, and LoRaWAN support

      • Management and oversight

        Complete control of your devices in the field

        • Console

          Single pane of glass to manage your IoT fleet

        • Software releases

          Intelligent, controlled roll-outs of OTA software updates

        • Vitals

          Debug and diagnose connectivity issues in the field

        • Security and compliance

          Enterprise-grade tools to control and monitor access and alerts

        • Configuration COMING SOON

          Broadcast configuration changes to a fleet of devices

        • Insights COMING SOON

          Reporting and alerts to ensure security and reliability of the fleet

    • Supported devices

      • Single-board computers

        For all-in-one systems

        • Tachyon NEW

          5G SBC + AI accelerator

        • M-HAT NEW

          Cellular connectivity for 40-pin SBCs

        • M1 Enclosure NEW

          Industrial-grade IP67-ready case

      • System-on-Modules (SoMs)

        For embedded systems

        • M-SoM NEW

          Multi-radio

        • B-SoM

          Cellular

        • P2

          Wi-Fi

        • Shop all SoMs

          More ways to connect

        • Accessories

          See additional parts

      • Development boards

        For rapid prototyping and PoCs

        • Muon NEW

          Multi-radio

        • Boron

          Cellular

        • Photon 2

          Wi-Fi

        • Shop all dev boards

          More ways to connect

        • Accessories

          See additional parts

      • Gateways

        For retrofit applications

        • Monitor One

          Equipment monitoring

        • Tracker One

          Asset tracking

        • Shop all gateways

          More ways to connect

        • Accessories

          See additional parts

      • Shop all devices
    • Solutions

      • By use case

        Explore some of the ways customers use our technology

        • Asset tracking

          Build asset tracking capabilities into your products

        • Preventative maintenance

          Prevent breakdowns and subpar product performance

        • Equipment monitoring

          Make equipment and assets simple to monitor and manage

      • By industry

        See where our customers are having the biggest impact

        • Emissions monitoring

          Detecting and mitigating excess emissions

        • Smart energy

          Accelerating the transformation to smart energy

        • HVAC

          Improving the reliability and profitability of HVAC systems

        • Light electric vehicles

          Powering the future of mobility

      • By service

        Learn how Particle can offer additional resources

        • Professional services

          From concept to market with a team of IoT experts

        • Design & engineering services

          Custom engineering from Particle's ecosystem of specialized partners

        • Partners

          Collaborate with a full ecosystem of curated partners

    • Developers

      • Documentation

        Explore Particle's hardware, software, and developer tools

        • Hardware overview

          Find the right Particle hardware for your project

        • Setup

          Best practices for managing accounts and access controls

        • Device OS

          Understanding the firmware code that supports device functions

        • Cloud

          Secure, data-efficient way for your Particle devices to communicate

        • Console

          Centralized IoT command center for managing your devices

        • Ledger & Logic

          Generate insights and take action with your data

        • View all
      • Tutorials

        Step-by-step guidance through early prototyping examples

        • Blink an LED

          Get started with the "Hello World" of embedded devices

        • Read a photo sensor

          Create a Particle.function and generate variables with a sensor

        • Make a motion detector

          Send a message to the cloud and review in the console

        • Tracker evaluation board

          Prototyping with temperature and humidity sensors

        • View all
      • Blog

        News, updates, and commentary from the Particle team

        • Introducing the M-Series NEW

          Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite, and LoRaWAN for connectivity that works everywhere

        • From Insights to action NEW

          Insights simplifies managing large fleets of connected devices

        • Satellite IoT NEW

          How NTN communications are extending connectivity to remote areas

        • Rethinking field connectivity

          Monitor One, a customizable IoT gateway for the field

        • Connect IoT devices to Tulip

          Real-time data collection, monitoring, and insights

        • View all
      • Community

        Join the largest community of connected devices

        • Forums

          Engaging conversations with Particle staff and customers

        • Open source

          Particle's GitHub page for sharing developer code

        • Projects

          Particle's Hackster page for sharing prototype examples

        • Blog

          News, updates, and commentary from the Particle team

        • View all
      • Reference

        Get into the details with additional Particle spec sheets

        • Device OS API

          How to program your Particle device firmware

        • Cloud API

          Interact with your device from the Internet

        • Cellular carriers

          Carriers and country coverage for different Particle devices

        • Programming devices

          Tips for installing specific versions of Device OS

        • Datasheets

          Technical documentation for Particle hardware

        • Tracker configuration

          Extensive web-based configuration for Tracker devices

      • Tools

        Professional-grade IDE, CLI, and SDKs to develop edge software

        • Setup

          Set up your Particle devices from a web browser

        • Runtime

          Bare metal container to run your own software within a device

        • Web IDE

          Write code, compile, and flash devices over the air

        • Command line interface (CLI)

          Interact with your devices and the Particle Device Cloud

        • SDKs

          JavaScript library for the Particle Device Cloud API

        • REST API

          Trigger device action through the Particle Device Cloud

        • Console

          Single pane of glass to manage your IoT fleet

      • Application notes

        In-depth technical guides for real-world Particle applications

        • Locating a device without GPS

          Use a cell tower lookup to estimate the location of a device that routinely loses GPS fix.

        • Video streaming and storage on Tachyon

          Configure an AWS Kinesis Video Stream for a webcam feed.

        • Time of flight Flappy Bird with Tachyon

          Run a Python port of Flappy Bird on the SBC with a ToF sensor for input.

        • Hosting a public webpage with Tachyon

          Set up the SBC to host a webpage using a Cloudfaire tunnel.

        • Weather dashboard with LVGL, cloud secrets, and Ledger

          Check the forecast at a glance on a portable, Particle-powered display.

        • Particle for Linux with the Magic Mirror project

          Remotely manage your Raspberry Pi-powered smart mirror deployment.

        • Proximity gesture detection with a B504e and Edge Impulse

          Reliably classify hand gestures using proximity and light data.

        • Power optimization strategies for Gen 4 Devices

          Build energy-efficient applications using Particle’s Gen 4 devices.

        • View all
    • Pricing

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    Charlyn Gonda

    September 05, 2018