Imagination Technologies is introducing a new development kit that has been designed from the ground-up for IoT applications. It is called Creator Ci40 and includes all the optimized hardware and open source software required for next-generation connected projects.
Creator Ci40 is a modular system that is easy to assemble and even easier to code. Developers can use it to prototype the hardware needed for an IoT application in five easy steps: https://youtu.be/8DpZlxtOIJQ
We are launching Creator Ci40 through a Kickstarter campaign aiming to raise £20,000. Pricing for the kit is set at £80, with a £10 discount for the first 200 backers. More details on the campaign, including videos and images can be accessed on our Kickstarter page: www.imgtec.com/creator/kickstarter
The new Creator comes in a compact box with everything needed to build the next wireless IoT application including:
- Hardware
- A high-performance, low-power microcomputer acting as an IoT hub and featuring a new MIPS-based chip optimized for IoT applications; the microcomputer can run a number of Linux-based operating system, including OpenWrt, Debian as well as Brillo from Google
- Two battery-powered 6LoWPAN Clicker expansion boards with a mikroBUS™ socket for adding sensors
- Three Click companion boards – a temperature sensor, a motion sensor and a relay switch (with hundreds more available from MikroElektronika)
- Software
- FlowCloud: a complete cloud platform for connecting devices to the internet, enabling easy product registration and updates as well as access to partner-enabled services
- Open source software frameworks, network stacks and cloud connectivity
Imagination Technologies is a global technology company that designs the hardware (MIPS, PowerVR, Ensigma) used inside billions of mobile and embedded devices from Apple, Cavium, Broadcom, Huawei, Intel, LG, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and many others.
