Kura

Today, I am going to talk about some exciting news in the IoT development world. This is a technical post, but without any code samples or hardware setup instructions (thankfully). The Eclipse Kura Project has accepted a GitHub Pull Request that introduces a powerful new component to the develop branch. This new component is the Camel Framework from the Apache Foundation. Henryk Konsek, a talented colleague of mine, is the principal developer behind this integration. The relationship between Camel and Kura actually began earlier with the first Camel Kura component, which has been available since Camel version 2.15, also developed by Henryk. ...

Recently, a colleague of mine asked me to implement a small demonstration project. I decided to develop a new component for the Rhiot project. This component is the DeviceIO I2C Camel component, which builds upon my previous work on Camel-pi4j that I had already developed for the Rhiot project. In this article, we’ll explore how to use this component within the Kura Platform via the Camel Framework. For this demonstration, we’ll need some hardware devices, specifically a RaspberryPi and an ActiveMQ broker. ...

During this cool Christmas day, Santa Claus brings us lot of presents (I hope for you too), I received 2 RaspberryPi Zero, Thx you brother ;-). I will show you a cool stuff after this special day. We gonna test how to use Rhiot project into Kura Eclipse Platform running inside Docker container deployed into a real RaspberryPi Zero device (in this order). If you don’t have yet a RaspberryPi (B+, 2 or zero) device you can use my previous post. ...

Rhiot project has recently decided to primarily support the Kura Eclipse Platform. Our project provides code and extensions for Kura, such as Camel integration and many other features. We’ve developed new Camel components specifically dedicated to the Kura Platform (gpio, cloud, wifi). We chose this platform because it’s an OSGi compliant software focused on the IoT universe, supported by the Eclipse Foundation and Eurotech. While Kura runs natively on RaspberryPi hardware, if you don’t have a RaspberryPi device yet, this tutorial will show you how to run Kura within a Docker container. ...

For a while, I have been developing during my free time for the Rhiot project with my Red Hat colleague Henryk. We started by developing several Camel components such as kura, pi4j, and bluetooth with other volunteers. Now we are focusing on developing and integrating these components for the Kura Platform. Kura is an OSGi Platform designed specifically for IoT, capable of running on RaspberryPi, BeagleBone, or Intel Edison devices. The Kura Platform comes with many embedded services tailored for IoT contexts, including GPIO, USB, I2C, Cloud Service, and more. In this post, we will explore: ...

Aujourd’hui, l’Internet des Objets (IoT) prend une place de plus en plus importante dans l’industrie informatique et au-delà. Des montres connectées Withings, aux Raspberry Pi vendus à plus de 5 millions d’unités, en passant par les cartes Arduino à bas coût et autres modules Tessel, la baisse du coût de production des objets électroniques a permis une large diffusion de ces nouvelles technologies. En 2012, les premiers Raspberry Pi sont lancés sur le marché, et j’en ai immédiatement acquis un. Depuis, j’ai collectionné presque tous les modèles : B rev1, B rev2, B+ et B2 ;-). J’ai également repris mon fer à souder, comme à l’époque du lycée. Mais contrairement à cette époque où l’on disposait de peu de ressources internet, peu de standards et peu de matériel, aujourd’hui nous avons presque tout à notre disposition. Il ne reste plus qu’à assembler des briques physiques avec des briques logicielles plus ou moins évoluées. ...