Internet of Things Application Using Tethered MSP430 to Thingspeak Cloud

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved from being a vision for the future to being an increasing market reality. Technology companies have dedicated resources and personnel to research into IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Internet of Things really involves primarily incorporating sensors to machines and everyday objects. The data from the sensors need to be leveraged by analyzing the data in real time. Cloud applications are tools that help us leverage this acquired data. The objects, tools and environments that we constantly monitor in our daily lives can be made smart and connected to the cloud. This paper is focused on implementing a typical IoT application using a Texas Instrument based MSP430 microprocessor and a cloud based Thingspeak Application. This paper was required as part of a course project at North Carolina A&T State University for an embedded system course.