Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Setting up your Xively account
Let's now set up your Xively account. We are going to create an account and then configure
it so that you can upload data to Xively. At the end, you will have your API key and feed
ID that you will have to enter into Arduino later. These two parameters are important for
smooth operation of the project. The API key is used to authenticate on the Xively server
when we make a request to store data from the Arduino board. As for the feed ID, it will be
used by Xively to know on which device the data has to be stored.
We start by creating an account. Go to the main Xively signup page at
https://xively.com/
signup/
.
Enter your information on the page and complete the registration process:
Then, once you are logged in, you will need to create a device. To do so, go to the
Develop
tab and click on
Add Device
. You will be taken to the following screen:
