Post on 31-May-2020
Blynk
Blynk Today
Platform for Makers and electronic hobbyists to help them tie their smartphone to almost any connected hardware, and build a visual user interface for their project in minutes
User Experience
• Minutes from App download to first results
• Slick design
• Various Widgets to suit any project
• No coding skills required for beginners
• Flexible for advanced users
Blynk is one of the most user-friendly platforms for controlling hardware over the Internet
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User Experience
Set Up Widgets Upload 8 lines of code Done!
#include <SPI.h>#include <Ethernet.h>#include <BlynkSimpleEthernet.h>
char auth[] = “YourAuthToken”;
void setup(){Blynk.begin(auth);
}
void loop(){ Blynk.run();}
Remote control is achieved! From there, makers can implement any logic they want
Numbers
25,0002,300 500%Backers Funded
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Blynk Tomorrow
Complete IoT solution for anyone building connected products: • App builder and publisher • Cloud services • Embedded solutions
Education and ideas sharing
For maker community: •makers can modify project for themselves •great for tutorials
Live now
How Project sharing works
Creator •Make a project •Share a QR link from Blynk app •Post QR code online with project description and
code
Community •Scan QR from Blynk app •Project opens up instantly •Flash hardware with code •Ready to Blynk
“Apps” sharing
Family / Friends / Customers •can control same hardware •can’t modify
Branded Interface
Technology
Infrastructure
Blynk CloudBlynk Cloud is a Netty-based Java server with custom protocol
Ready for local deployment (Private cloud) 2 CPU handle 20k req/sec
Free for Blynk Users
Protocol: Header (5 bytes) + String body
Average message size: 12 bytes + TCP/IP packet size (40 bytes)
Mutual SSL TCP/IP sockets (+SSL sockets for USB or powerful hardware)
Open Source
Can run on even on Raspberry Pi
Embedded Solution
Easy API
Blynk Libraries support various hardware platform. This list is constantly updated.
API
Protocol
Transport Abstraction
Platform Abstraction
HARDWARE
CLOUD
Extensible: • Connectivity options (USB, Serial, Ethernet, WiFi, BT4.0 BLE)
• Supports user-defined functions • Portable (various platforms and boards)
Low footprint: 4KB Flash, 512B RAM (Full, can be reduced)
Fast: up to 1000 req/s on Arduino UNO
Blynk Library
Supported HardwareArduino
Uno Duemilanove Nano, Mini, Pro Mini, Pro Micro Mega YÚN (onboard WiFi, Ethernet via Bridge) Due - limited support
Arduino-like: Wicked WildFire (CC3000) TinyCircuits TinyDuino (CC3000)
ESP8266 Particle (formerly Spark Core) Raspberry Pi
Connectivity Hardware: USB (Serial) Official Ethernet shield (W5100) Official Arduino WiFi shield Adafruit CC3000 WiFi Breakout / Shield ENC28J60 ESP8266 as WiFi modem Seeed Studio Ethernet Shield V2.0 (W5200) RN-XV WiFly
…and much more soon!
www.blynk.cc
Let’s build something cool together!