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Samsung ARTIK Reference

The Definitive Developers Guide

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  • Provides the first, advanced-level resource on ARTIK for experienced developers
  • Includes detailed explanations of publicly listed ARTIK API calls
  • Written by an award-winning BBC technical engineer

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Learning More About ARTIK

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 1-8
  3. Hardware

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 9-24
  4. Developer Reference Boards

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 25-40
  5. About the Operating Systems

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 41-44
  6. Operating System Internals

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 45-55
  7. Startup, Sleep, and Shutdown

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 57-91
  8. File Systems

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 93-102
  9. The /sys Virtual File System

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 103-113
  10. The /dev Virtual File System

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 115-126
  11. The /proc Virtual File System

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 127-143
  12. The /run Virtual File System

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 145-151
  13. System Administration

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 153-163
  14. AXT Module Connectors

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 165-195
  15. Hardware I/O Connections

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 197-220
  16. Antennas

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 221-227
  17. The API Kits

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 229-234
  18. General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 235-288
  19. Analog Input and IIO

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 289-301
  20. Pulse Width Modulated Output

    • Cliff Wootton
    Pages 303-320

About this book

Provides a professional-level reference to the Samsung ARTIK API, as well as to other aspects of interest to developers such as the file systems, the operating system internals, various available interfaces, input/output, and the hardware itself. This is the perfect book for experienced programmers and developers who want to jump in and work with Samsung's new ARTIK product line to create Internet of Things devices and applications. It is also a perfect follow-up resource for new-to-the-field developers who are just getting past the beginning stages of learning the ARTIK. 


Samsung ARTIK Reference begins with a concise overview of the hardware and the various developer reference boards that are available. Attention then shifts to operating system internals, modes such as sleep and startup, and the various file systems and their parameters that are available for developers to adjust. Also included is a reference of API calls, guidance on input and output, documentation of serial, audio, graphic, and other interfaces. There is extensive reference to online resources with annotation and commentary guiding the learning process in many directions for further study.


What You Will Learn
  • Install the ARTIK toolkit and prepare to develop
  • Manipulate the inner workings of the ARTIK operating system 
  • Look up and refer to details of the ARTIK API specification
  • Perform input and output over the peripheral interface buses
  • Build embeddable applications in support of IoT devices
  • Embed the ARTIK modules into your own hardware products

Who This Book Is For


Samsung ARTIK Reference is for experienced developers wanting to understand and begin working with ARTIK. The book is especially of interest to those wishing to interact with ARTIK modules from within their own applications and webservices.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Crowborough, United Kingdom

    Cliff Wootton

About the author

Cliff Wootton is a former Interactive TV systems architect at the BBC. The "Interactive News Loops" service developed there was nominated for a BAFTA award, and won a Royal Television Society Award for Technical Innovation. He has previously served as an invited guest speaker on preprocessing for video compression at the Apple WWDC developer conference in San Francisco, and a is former speaker on Interactive TV systems at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas.


Cliff has taught post graduate MA students about real-world computing, multimedia, video compression, metadata, and how to leverage artistic creativity through the use of engineering and developer tools to build art installations. Current project work includes advanced web-based user interface development technologies, ePublishing tools, web-to-print systems, and working as a consultant engineer on R&D projects studying the deployment of next generation interactive TV systems based on open standards. Pro-bono work includes MPEG, ePublishing metadata and Cloud storage standards working groups.


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Buying options

eBook USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access