The Photon is an open source, inexpensive, programmable, WiFi-enabled module for
building connected projects and prototypes. Powered by an ARM Cortex-M3
microcontroller and a Broadcom WiFi chip, the Photon is just as happy plugged
into a hobbyists breadboard as it is into a product rolling off of an assembly
line.
While the Photon--and its accompanying cloud platform--is designed as a
ready-to-go foundation for product developers and manufacturers, its great for
Maker projects, as youll see in this book. Youll learn how to get started with
the free development tools, deploy your sketches over WiFi, and build electronic
projects that take advantage of the Photons processing power,