Recently I've discovered an exciting project called RufChain which look to become the standard for developers looking for an Internet of Things (IoT) development system. I'll cover what RuffChainis shortly but before I go into that, let's take a look at what Internet of Things actually is.
What is Internet of Things?
A network is made up on physical devices which contain embedded electronics which job is to talk and exchange data, creating a more efficient way of getting data from these devices into a computer based system. This could be for a example a car, a fridge, lighting, heating ... In short, it's everywhere.
Benefits of IoT
If you think about the current buzz around your house, it's all about having a 'smarthome'. IoT plays a huge part in this, you can set your heating to come on and off at times when it's only needed, the same with your lights. Moisture sensing devices to detect the first signs of a link, potentially saving you a nightmare and a huge bill. The reason we do this is for the the bigger plan to save money. Vehicles will be communicating all sorts of information about fuel economy. The end goal again is a more efficient, cost saving solution.
So how does RuffChain come into this?
All of this technology we speak about needs a platform in which to create a mechanism for the hardware and software to exchange data. RuffChain is providing a complete IoT Application Development system. Ruff is a JavaScript runtime specialised in IoT development.
The aim is to provide an easy to use system for their users. They do this by basing the coding on Javascript, a language which is so familiar with developers, but don't worry if you've never used this but are intrigued, it's one of the most easiest languages to pick up and learn.
Where to get started with Ruff?
RuffChain make it incredibly easy to get started .. Like seriously easy. Would you believe me if I told you that you can use RuffChain to create your first IoT application in 3 minutes? Well you should, because you can. RuffChain actually provides you with so much information right out the box, they give you a whole host of documentation, tutorials and video guides to sink your teeth into.
Here's a video tutorial in creating your first IoT application where you turn on the LED on the Ruff development board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMiBQjo3tmg
There is a prerequisite to you being able to get started with RuffChain, you need to order development kit if you do not already own this. You can get the kit from the following link;
Once you have the kit, you'll need to go ahead with setting up the SDK and configuring this ready for use, I won't go into this now but you can find the easy guide to set this up on the below link;
https://ruff.io/docs/getting-started.html
More benefits of using RuffChain
As additional to the points listed above about using a very simple programming language, a system that is designed with ease in mind and a plethora of help to get started, let's take a quick look at some other points;
Ruff repositories contain Modules, Drivers and dependencies.
For deployment there's no more cross-compiling as you can instantly deploy your work.
Testing your work is a cinch, you can focus on your ideas and requirements, instantly deploy this and then run your application.
Ruffchain Unifies IoT
Ruff Tokens
Being integrated with Blockchain technology, RuffChain has its own tokens which you can trade on Cryptocurrency exchanges, aptly named RUFF. The token is an ERC20 tokenand can be traded on such exchanges as Huobi and Gate.io. You can view all the information of the Ruff token, it's historical price and it's current price as of now by visting CoinMarketCap (CMC) on the below link;
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ruff/#charts
Partners
Ruff boast some very good partners along their way including Microsoft, Baidu Cloud and Shneider.
Getting in touch and staying up-to-date with all things Ruff
Website: http://ruffchain.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ruff_Chain
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RuffChainProject/
Telegram: https://t.me/ruffchain
Medium: https://medium.com/@ruffchain
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ruffchain/
Quora: https://ruffchain.quora.com/
Steemit: https://steemit.com/@ruffchain
Official Blog: https://ruffchain.com/blog/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XEQNC27HX-oBsPJHVhxEg