Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating your Xively account
The first thing we have to do to use the Xively service is create and configure a Xively ac-
count. You need to create an account on Xively so that we can send data to their service.
Xively is basically an online platform for connected objects such as our Ethernet shield.
The service will automatically store the data that we send. It will also display the measured
data in the form of graphs that are updated in real time as the data comes in.
The very first step is to go over to the Xively signup page on their website at
ht-
tps://xively.com/signup/
.
You will arrive at a page where you can enter your personal de-
tails:
Then, you will need to create a device, which is a virtual entity on the Xively website. This
device will receive the measured data. When you create a new device, you will need to
enter a name for your device:
