Thinger.io connects any device that can reach the Internet, directly or through a network server. How you connect it decides what the platform can do with it: a device that keeps an IOTMP connection open can receive commands at any time, while a device that only sends messages is read, not called.

Ways to connect

How each kind of device reaches Thinger.io

Way	Device type	Best for	Direction	Page
Arduino library	IOTMP	ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino boards and modules	Both: device resources the platform can call, data the device sends	Arduino
ESP-IDF component	IOTMP	ESP32 firmware without Arduino	Both	ESP-IDF
Zephyr module	IOTMP	Boards running Zephyr RTOS	Both	Zephyr
Linux client	IOTMP	Linux computers and gateways	Both, plus remote shell and files	Linux
MQTT	MQTT	Devices and gateways that already speak MQTT	Both, through topics	MQTT
HTTP	HTTP	Devices that post data from time to time, scripts, other clouds	Device to platform	HTTP
LoRaWAN	HTTP	Low-power sensors on a LoRaWAN network server	Mostly device to platform	LoRaWAN
Sigfox	HTTP	Sigfox sensors	Mostly device to platform	Sigfox

IOTMP is the protocol of the Thinger.io device libraries: a single encrypted connection, open in both directions, with low overhead. Use it when you write the firmware. Use MQTT or HTTP when the device or its firmware already exists. See IOTMP for the protocol.

Without hardware

• A virtual device is implemented on the platform, for tests or to combine data.
• A subdevice reaches the platform through another device, such as a gateway.

Once the device is connected

• Remote tools: terminal, file explorer and log console of IOTMP devices.
• OTA updates: send new firmware over the Internet.
• Provisioning at scale: connect fleets with products and auto provisioning.
• Troubleshooting: what to check when a device does not connect.

Start here

Quick startCreate a free Thinger.io account, connect an ESP32 and read its first value from the console in about 15 minutes.ArduinoConnect an Arduino-compatible board to Thinger.io with the Arduino library, from the Arduino IDE or PlatformIO, and update it over the Internet.Supported boardsThe boards and network modules the Thinger.io Arduino library supports, with the class, the example sketch and the OTA support of each.