ninja blocks introduction

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A platform that comprises hardware and cloud code and connects user devices, services, and

applications.

What is it?

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It aggregates many personal interests: electronics, web/mobile development, home

automation and IoT.

Ninja Blocks has the perfect mix of friendly user interface (for end-users) and hackability (for

developers).

Why Ninja?

Architecture that minimizes learning curve and ease the development of new devices.

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System Overview

Ninja Block

IP CamerasActuators

Sensors

Ninja Cloud

Web

User appsServices

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Inside Ninja Block

Ninja Shield

Arduino • ATmega328@16MHz • 433MHz Transceiver •3 RGB LEDs, 4 Ports •

BeagleBone

• AM335x 720MHz ARM• 256MB DDR2• USB, Ethernet, MicroSD• Ubuntu 11.10+ Dongle WiFi

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Web Interface

DashboardRules engine

(IFTTT for hardware!)Apps

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Hack with me• Open source hardware and software• Ubuntu, Arduino, and Block hardware easily accessible• Custom drivers(LimitlessLED, Wemo, Philips Hue. Possibly comming soon: Z-Wave, Zigbee, and others)• REST API(HTTP+JSON+OAuth 2) - Each resource, like Block, Device, User or Rule, has its own URL• Node.JS module to bootstrap new applications• Ninja Client for Raspberry PI and OS X

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@apgiorgi

Have fun!

Thank you!

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