Build your own software projects
You’ve set up your hardware, but how do you go about integrating them into your IoT infrastructure? While extensively documented and supported, your hardware usually requires some Python programming skills to make use of its extensive libraries. If you’re just starting out with programming, or want more flexibility, you should take a look at the open-source Wyliodrin IDE.
Wyliodrin is a web-based platform that tries to simplify the programming process by supporting a wide range of languages in a platform-agnostic way to let you put your projects together using a more user-friendly building-block approach called ‘Visual Programming’ while the code is written for you in the background.
First, you’ll need to start by signing up for a free account at www.wyliodrin. com, then input the basic details of your Pi – its type and network connection (wired or wireless). Next, download the pre-built Raspbian image to a suitable microSD card – you can also add Wyliodrin to an existing installation via a lengthy script, but it takes hours to complete. Once done, embed a custom . JSON file that links your Raspberry Pi to your Wyliodrin account and reboot. As soon as you’re logged in, your Pi should appear online in your Wyliodrin web console, ready for you to program.
From here the simplest approach is to install the Wyliodrin STUDIO Chromium extension. This extension supports JavaScript and Python, but it also gives you Visual Programming as an accessible way into coding, and the dashboard helps to visualise what you’re actually doing. Of course, if you’re already a programming whizz you can easily switch to code view if you prefer.