Particle Reviews

The software interface is nice and valuable. Good community for clearing doubts

Sometimes there is lag in the connectivity

Water leak detection and it helps in connecting the hardware with the software

Ease of development and a very cost-effective solution.

Greater resources for taking it from development to production, particularly with the issue of creating accounts & tokens for users.

It's certainly worth serious consideration and has a low threshold of cost (money and effort) to take it for a test ride.

Monitoring commercial facilities.

the easy to deploy, the easy to change from devices and driver free, the very helpfull on site for each device.

i think it was a really helpfull and wise about the xenon network. i think this should be still available.

take a look at libraries, there are many examples to short time on developtment, and deploy at first with an argon, then when finish move to a boron to save data usage.

really, i think many things are already done, but sometimes a few devices that are rare or doesnt complete the spectatives, i am deploying a CO2 reader that i could position on a mask. it is working very well, also integrate with ifttt to log data on google spreadsheet.

OTA updates best community support ever.

Mesh support drop. The rest is awesome.!

Home Automation

I think that they make the hardware part of doing IoT dev less painful. I don't have a hardware background so programming firmware isn't something I have much experience with. I like that provisioning a new particle device is super easy and that writing firmware and getting it sync'd to your device is simple and can be done over wifi or cellular instead of having to connect with USB.

I think it would be nice if I could use the particle ecosystem with more kinds of IoT devices. Their software is geared toward Particle devices which isn't surprising, but it would be nice to use other kinds of hardware with their studio / device management tools. They used to support Rasbberry Pi development but I believe mostly discontinued support for that.

I would start with Particle, especially if you're an IoT novice because it's a great way to learn. They have strong documentation and good examples to follow.

Particle was one of my first experiences in doing programming with IoT devices and it's one I keep coming back to because of how easy their software is to use. I own several particle devices that I've purchased over the last few years.

Obviously, the IOT and ability to update software over.

IDE does not lend itself to modular programs.

Easily deploy IOT devices knowing I can update the over the web.

I like that I have options of WiFi and Cellular along with a robust software development platform and an incredibly helpful support community.

I'd like the console to have some additional features for searching for devices.

Developing low-cost, high-value tools for the commercial HVAC industry. Particle has enabled me to develop both highly valued multi-point equipment monitoring solutions as well as low-cost targeted devices for monitoring critical environmental parameters.

Particle makes it easy to onboard and connect to cloud. With its cloud functions, it makes it easier for makers and creators to create IOT products and solve real problems, with less friction. It provides an ecosystem, which reduces dependencies on multiple platforms which helps with easy onboarding, monitoring and troubleshooting of your IOT applications.

Would love to see more simple out of the box integrations and examples.

If you are starting in IOT, particle is the best platform to start with

Home automation and environmental apps focused towards ambient intelligence.

So easy to develop with, that browser based IDE is great !

Nothing much to say on this side, it’s great.

Made all my led strips homekit compatible.

I switched to Particle because of the built-in connectivity. I am a novice at microcontrollers, so anything I can do to simplify the process is well worth it. When I received my first wi-fi Particle (a Photon), and again later when I bought my first cellular unit (an Electron), I was overwhelmed at how quickly the claim and communicate process worked. Following through with Variables, Functions, Publish, and Subscribe makes the process of exposing the Particle and controlling it extraordinarily simple. Add OTA flashing and, well, what’s not to like?

I struggle a little with getting definitive information about specific functions. The Reference documents and Tutorials are okay, and the Community certainly helps, but I’d really like to be able to dig into a comprehensive reference document that provides accurate and complete information about how certain functions and models operate.

I’m developing a service for business owners which allows me to remotely control a part of their facility. The businesses for which I’ve piloted my service have been very enthusiastic about it. Having a cellular interface means that I don’t have to rely on the business for any part of the connectivity. In an earlier version, I was relying on the owners’ wi-fi, which led to a number of “failures” that I eventually traced to changes they’d made to their own wi-fi.