What is an IoT Development Board?
IoT board is a hardware platform that is most commonly used to build prototypes of manufacturer’s ideas. These boards can be classified in three different segments like microcontroller-based boards, System on Chip (SOC) boards, Single-board Computers (SBC). These boards allow you to connect with your personal computer, code for it, connect your sensors and other input devices to your IoT applications. As there are many choices to go with but you have to choose your Internet of Things (IoT) development board according to your need.
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B: Now build your IoT products with Raspberry Pi 3 Model B IoT development board with its high speed CPU. This little computer has Quad Core 1.2GHz Broadcom BCM2837 64bit CPU inside that roughly provides higher speed than any other computers in its range. This single board computer comes with 1 GB RAM, wireless LAN and Bluetooth, 40-pin extended GPIO, 4 USB 2 ports, Full size HDMI and many more.
- Arduino UNO REV 3: This is the latest version of the basic Arduino USB board. It comes with a standard USB post which helps you to connect to it to the computer using USB cable. It can be extended with a variety of shields: custom daughter-boards with specific features.
- BeagleBone Black: BeagleBone Black is the one of the most famous development board supported by community. This board comes with ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It Boots Linux in under 10-seconds and get started on Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable.
- Intel Joule 570X: Intel Joule comes with preinstalled “Reference Linux OS for IoT” and development kit for expansion. This board comes with connectors like USB Type-A, USB Type-C, user-programmable LEDs, user-readable buttons, micro HDMI, MIPI display serial interface (DSI), and 1.8V I/O headers.
- Thunderboard Sense 2: Thunderboard Sense 2 is a small feature packed development platform for battery operated IoT applications. This board comes with seven on-board sensors, a powerful multi-protocol EFR32 Mighty Gecko SoC with 256 KB RAM and 2024 KB Flash plus advanced BLE capabilities and a mobile app offering Bluetooth communication and cloud connectivity.
- Adafruit Feather: It is very thin and light weight board from Adafruit which helps you to develop smart lighting, smart home and thumb controlled doors on the go. This WiFi development board comes with built in USB battery charging point and a built in lithium battery. It’s high speed ESP8266 WiFi microcontroller clocked at 80 MHz and at 3.3V logic is the focus point of this development board.
- DECA Board: DECA is a robust hardware platform and programmable logic device (PLD) by Arrow Development Tools. This is industry’s first single chip, non-volatile PLD to integrate optimal set of system components. Providing internally stored dual images with self-configuration, comprehensive design protection features, integrated ADCs and hardware to implement the Nios II 32-bit microcontroller IP, MAX10 devices are s for system management, I/O expansion, communication control planes, industrial, automotive and consumer applications. The DECA development board is equipped with high-speed DDR3 memory, video and audio capabilities, Ethernet networking, and much more that promise many exciting applications.
- S7 Synergy Starter Kit: The Renesas Synergy Starter Kit SK-S7G2 is an extremely low-cost way to access the entire Synergy Platform, enabling full development using the vast majority of all Synergy Software Package (SSP) functions. High-speed connectivity over Ethernet, USB-HS host and USB-FS device, CAN, plus wireless connectivity to mobile Internet devices via BLE 4.0 can be exercised and tailored to the user’s needs.
- MediaTek LinkIt One: MediaTek LinkIt ONE development platform enables you to design and prototype Wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, using hardware and an API that are similar to those offered for Arduino boards. This board comes with all-in-one connectivity with support for GSM, GPRS, Bluetooth 2.1 and 4.0, SD Cards, and MP3/AAC Audio, as well as Wi-Fi and GNSS. It also provides Pin-out similar to Arduino UNO, including Digital IO, Analog IO, PWM, I2C, SPI and UART.
- Particle Photon: This is a small sized and powerful Wi-Fi connected microcontroller based on Cypress’s WICED architecture. This tiny board comes with powerful STM32 ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller and a Cypress Wi-Fi chip which enable you to develop your scalable IoT products.
