Samsung Launches IoT Development Platform

by Electronics360 News Desk, May. 20, 2015 – 

Samsung has developed a range of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and associated software under the name Artik to support the development of applications for wearable equipment and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Initially, Samsung is offering three PCBs of different sizes—from 12mm by 12mm up to 29mm by 39mm—loaded with computer resources to help address applications in the enterprise, industrial and consumer sectors. Samsung is also offering an IoT software stack, development boards and tools, drivers, security features and cloud connectivity.

The initiative has been put together to be Arduino-compatible on the development side and with partners including SigFox SA (Labege, France) and Smartthings (Palo Alto, Calif.) on the connectivity and cloud software side.

While the boards are small enough to be attractive for wearable and IoT applications, whether they prove popular with developers is an open question, according to Lee Ratliff, principal analyst for connectivity and IoT at IHS Technology. Ratliff notes that there are already many developer boards available from many sources— Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Creator and so on—and that the field is crowded with suppliers vying for developers' attention.

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