Installing messy toolchains and clunky software is the status quo when it comes to developing for electronics and the Internet of Things. It’s even more complicated when you’re just getting started in programming electronics. Relying on cloud services to get your code ready for microcontrollers can save time, and can even bring programming for hardware into the browser. Come learn how to set up Azure VMs to compile microcontroller code for you via a simple API call! We’ll cover everything starting with an intro to devops on Azure VMs, followed by rolling your own minimal API layer and getting it all to run securely. There’ll be some fun Arduino demos to show what’s possible!

1. SEND TARBALL;
GET PIZZA
B U I L D I N G A R D U I N O C O D E I N T H E C L O U D F O R
T H E I N T E R N E T O F T H I N G S

2. SUZ HINTON
@NOOPKAT
NOOPKAT.COM

3. twitch.tv/noopkat

12. TWO TASKS
1. Compile custom script for their
specific board
2. Flash it onto the board

13. TOOLCHAINS
ARE A DRAG

14. AN API WOULD
BE NICE.

17. AVR-PIZZA

18. HEX
DELIVERY
SERVICE

21. JSON
sketch.
hex
sketch
.ino
sketch
.ino
sketch
.tar.gz
NodeJS REST
API Server
Arduino
Builder
child process
Avr-pizza
NodeJS
package
Azure VM aka “the cloud”Laptop aka “local”

22. NodeJS API Server (Hapi)
Arduino Builder
Nginx
Certbot
Avr-pizza NodeJS package
Azure
VM
Local client / computer
API request /
response
Arduino sketch file

24. DEMO

25. TO DO
1. Document server setup
2. Compile against builder versions
3. Addition of third party boards

26. THANKS