1. Programming the world
with Sun SPOTS
Angad Singh
Sun Campus Ambassador
blogs.sun.com/angad
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2. Agenda
What is Sun SPOT?
The Squawk Java VM
Coding a SPOT
Sun SPOT Demo
RoboControl
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3. What is a Sun SPOT?
• A hardware and sofware research platform
• A small, battery operated, wireless device
running the Squawk Java Virtual Machine
(VM) without an underlying OS.
• On-board sensor board
Accelerometer, Light Sensor, Temperature Sensor, I/O pins
• The Sun SPOT development kit can be purchased at
www.sunspotworld.com 3