Samsung ARTIK Reference: The Definitive Developers Guide

Provides a professional-level reference to the Samsung ARTIK API, as well as to other aspects of interest to developers such as the file systems, the operating system internals, various available interfaces, input/output, and the hardware itself. This is the perfect book for experienced programmers and developers who want to jump in and work with Samsung’s new ARTIK product line to create Internet of Things devices and applications. It is also a perfect follow-up resource for new-to-the-field developers who are just getting past the beginning stages of learning the ARTIK.

Samsung ARTIK Reference begins with a concise overview of the hardware and the various developer reference boards that are available. Attention then shifts to operating system internals, modes such as sleep and startup, and the various file systems and their parameters that are available for developers to adjust. Also included is a reference of API calls, guidance on input and output, documentation of serial, audio, graphic, and other interfaces. There is extensive reference to online resources with annotation and commentary guiding the learning process in many directions for further study.

What You Will Learn

• Install the ARTIK toolkit and prepare to develop
• Manipulate the inner workings of the ARTIK operating system
• Look up and refer to details of the ARTIK API specification
• Perform input and output over the peripheral interface buses
• Build embeddable applications in support of IoT devices
• Embed the ARTIK modules into your own hardware products

Who This Book Is For

Samsung ARTIK Reference is for experienced developers wanting to understand and begin working with ARTIK. The book is especially of interest to those wishing to interact with ARTIK modules from within their own applications and web services.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Learning More About ARTIK
Chapter 2: Hardware
Chapter 3: Developer Reference Boards
Chapter 4: About the Operating Systems
Chapter 5: Operating System Internals
Chapter 6: Startup, Sleep, and Shutdown
Chapter 7: File Systems
Chapter 8: The /sys Virtual File System
Chapter 9: The /dev Virtual File System
Chapter 10: The /proc Virtual File System
Chapter 11: The /run Virtual File System
Chapter 12: System Administration
Chapter 13: AXT Module Connectors
Chapter 14: Hardware I/O Connections
Chapter 15: Antennas
Chapter 16: The API Kits
Chapter 17: General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Chapter 18: Analog Input and IIO
Chapter 19: Pulse Width Modulated Output
Chapter 20: Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
Chapter 21: Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Chapter 22: Audio and Inter-IC Sound (I2S)
Chapter 23: Graphics and Video
Chapter 24: Conclusions and Next Steps