IBM Watson IoT Platform: Sensor Reading

Skill LevelArea of FocusOperating SystemCloud Service/Platform
IntermediateIoT, SensorsLinuxIBM Watson IoT

This project is part of a technical workshop at IBM InterConnect 2016. The slide deck from this workshop provides an overview of the DragonBoard 410c, Arrow Electronics (the manufacturer of the kit), and the Watson IoT platform. It then covers how to connect the DragonBoard 410c to the IBM Watson IoT platform, as well as more detailed information about the hardware and software libraries.

The aim of this project, created as part of a technical workshop at IBM InterConnect, is to familiarize with the IBM Watson IoT platform and the DragonBoard 410c.

Materials Required / Parts List / Tools

Source Code / Source Examples / Application Executable

Additional Resources

Build / Assembly

  1. Connect the hardware

    96boards Sensor Mezzanine Board
    96boards Sensor Mezzanine Board



    DragonBoard410c



    Digital Light Sensor and Cable

    1. Connect the Digital Light Sensor to the I2C port on the Sensors board
    2. Connect the monitor to the HDMI port
    3. Connect the mouse / keyboard to the USB port
    4. Mount the Sensor Mezzanine board onto the DragonBoard. It will look like a double-stack of boards like this:


    5. Connect the power supply (last)

  2. Establish network connection

    After the device has booted up, establish a network connection:

    • Select the wireless icon in the lower right corner of the screen
    • Select the desired network
    • Provide network password (if required)

  3. Start the demo app

    Click the DB410c-demo Icon on the desktop:



    This will start the demo application:



    Note the DeviceID shown on the application window, you will need it in the next step:

    ##################################
    # DeviceID: <your DeviceID>
    ##################################

  4. View data in the DashBoard

    Click the IBM IoT Explore Icon on the desktop:
    (This will open a Web browser with the IBM Explore IoT site)



    Select your hardware platform: “DragonBoard 410c” and click Next



    Enter your DeviceID you noted during step 3



    Visualize the data on Dashboard