README.md

balena Artik Cloud Publisher

balena application to showcase an Artik-10 or 5 pushing Infrared Proximity Sensor (Sharp GP2Y0A21YK) to the ARTIK Cloud.

Getting Started

• Ensure you have git installed on your computer.
• Get your Artik set up with balena

Infrared Proximity Sensor

Connect the sensor as shown below:

ARTIK Cloud

• You need a Samsung account and a device created in the ARTIK Cloud dashboard
• You need to create a new device type here
  • Manifest - Upload device_manifest.json from this repository.
• You need to sign into the user portal and connect a device using the device type name you created earlier.
• Select the gear icon on your new device and then generate a token.

Configuration

ENV config

Set these environment variables in your balena applications dashboard.

• ARTIKCLOUD_URL => string (optional) ( defaults to https://api.samsungsami.io/v1.1/messages ) the ARTIKCLOUD endpoint
• ARTIKCLOUD_DEVICE_TOKEN => string (required) The Device ID set in the ARTIKCLOUD dashboard
• ARTIKCLOUD_DEVICE_ID => string (required) The Device token generated in the ARTIKCLOUD dashboard
• SENSOR_THRESHOLD => string (optional) The ADC threshold to activate the sensor
• POLL_INTERVAL => number (optional) Time in milliseconds to poll the sharp sensor
• DEVICE_NAME => string (optional) The Device name to send to ARTIKCLOUD

Push this repo to your Artik

git clone https://github.com/balena-projects/balena-artik-cloud-publisher && cd balena-artik-cloud-publisher

git remote add balena git@git.balena-cloud.com:myGithubName/balenaAppName.git

git push balena master

Check balena & Artik dashboard.