In late 2018 I attended an IoT training session in Microsoft here in Dublin. They gave us all a “DevKit” which can be used to experiment with IoT in conjunction with Microsoft Azure. The device was jointly developed by MXCHIP and Microsoft.

The device is like an Arduino except that it is packed with sensors and also has:

  • A small (4×16) OLED screen
  • A headphone socket
  • An Infrared emitter
  • Built-in Wi-Fi.

Here’s a diagram showing the various components:

And here is a picture of my device:

Because this device has so much built-in capability, I always intended to develop something for it.

And in my next post I will describe my first project.