Blynk is a platform that enables users to control devices like Arduino and Raspberry Pi via a digital dashboard accessible through iOS and Android apps. It offers a simple setup process, supports various connection methods, and allows users to customize their projects with widgets. While it has an active community and many features, some users may find the documentation lacking for certain devices and may face limitations with complex projects.

1. Blynk
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Blynk is a Platform with iOS and
Android apps to control Arduino,
Raspberry Pi and the likes over the
Internet.
What is Blynk?

3. It's a digital dashboard
where you can build a
graphic interface for
your project by simply
dragging and dropping
widgets.
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4. But most importantly...
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It is really simple!
To set up all the required environment
(Server, Client and Board)
5 minutes are more than enough.

5. Now, a lil’ bit of
history...
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Start! Successfully
raised $49,235
USD
Beta
release
Live

6. What devices are
supported?
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- Arduino (and the likes)
- Energia
- Particle
- ARM mbed (soon)

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● Arduino (https://github.com/blynkkk/blynk-library)
○ Uno, Duemilanove (select "UNO" in the list, not the
"Due")
○ Nano, Mini, Pro Mini, Pro Micro, Due, Mega
○ Arduino 101
○ Arduino MKR1000
○ Arduino Yún (onboard WiFi and Ethernet, via Bridge)
● Arduino-like
○ ESP8266 (running standalone, using https://github.
com/esp8266/Arduino)
○ Intel Edison
○ Intel Galileo
○ LinkIt ONE
○ Wicked WildFire (CC3000)
○ TinyCircuits TinyDuino (CC3000)
○ LightBlue Bean , soon
● Energia
○ Texas Instruments
■ CC3200-LaunchXL
■ Tiva C Connected LaunchPad
■ Stellaris LM4F120 LaunchPad
○ RedBearLab (CC3200, WiFi Mini)
● Particle (formerly Spark: https://github.
com/vshymanskyy/blynk-library-spark)
○ Core
○ Photon
○ RedBear Duo
● ARM mbed (soon)
○ Seeed Tiny BLE
○ RedBearLab BLE Nano
○ BBC Micro:bit
See full list on Blynk website

8. How it connects?
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- Ethernet
- WiFi
- Bluetooth LE
- Serial USB
- 3G

9. What can i do with it?
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Everything
(regarding IoT)

10. How it works?
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- Blynk App
- Blynk Server
- Blynk Libraries
There are three major components in the platform:

11. How it works?
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12. Main Operations
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- Interact with Pins (Digital and
Analog)
- Send and Receive data from
Hardware
How?
Blynk allows us to:

13. … with Widgets!
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- Controllers
- Displays
- Notifications
- Others
4 main types:

14. Common widget settings
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- Pin setup (Analog/digital)
- Data Mapping
- Split/Merge

15. Controllers
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- Button
- Slider
- Timer
- Joystick

16. Displays
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- Display
- LED
- Graph
- LCD
- Gauge

17. Notifications and Other
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- Twitter
- Email
- Bridge

18. Is it possible to run a
local server?
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The answer, of course, is YES.
1. download the Web-server from the Website
2. start the server locally
3. set up Router to enable port-forwarding
4. Set the server from the Blynk App

19. Pros and Cons
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PROS: CONS:
- easy & simple
- many features
- no additional hardware
- cool GUI
- active community
- lack of documentation for some
devices
- not made to implement
complex proejcts
- can’t make own widgets

20. Questions?
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21. Thank You!
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