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Particle Photon Kit
The Particle Photon Kit is a complete starter package for building Wi-Fi-connected IoT projects. It includes a Photon development board (with headers pre-ins...
The Particle Photon Kit is a complete starter package for building Wi-Fi-connected IoT projects. It includes a Photon development board (with headers pre-installed), a mini breadboard, USB cable, and basic components to get started immediately.
The Photon connects to the Particle Cloud, a free cloud service that provides over-the-air firmware updates, a REST API, and firmware development via web and local IDEs.
Key Features
- Wi-Fi – 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, up to 65 Mbit/s
- Security – Open, WEP, WAPI, WPA, and WPA2-PSK
- Channels – Wi-Fi channels 1–14
- Ultra-Low Power – Sleep, standby, and stop modes
- Particle Cloud – Free cloud service with OTA updates and REST API
Kit Contents
- 1× Particle Photon (with headers)
- 1× Mini breadboard
- 1× USB Micro-B cable
- Starter components for your first project
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- API
- An API is a software interface that lets a program control hardware or features provided by the operating system. In this product, API support matters if you want your software to adjust display settings such as brightness or contrast automatically.
- Headers
- Rows of metal pins used to plug a module into a breadboard or connect it with jumper wires. Pre-soldered headers make the module easier to use straight away without needing to solder the pins yourself.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- OTA
- OTA means over-the-air updating, where firmware is updated wirelessly instead of through a programming cable. It matters because you may be able to update or maintain the module after it is installed in a project.
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