Command your IoT Projects from the Terminal

This session will cover all of the main development platforms like Arduino, Circuit/Micro Python, Pico C++ and ESP-IDF when targeting a wide array of chipsets and boards including ATiny, ATmega, ATsamd, RP2040/2350, nRF52xxx and ESP32 board variants. This overview will include tools, tips and techniques for making command line development both locally and over ssh as painless and as easy as using their graphical IDE counterparts. Not only will we set up and use and maintain each of these platforms, we will also look at the full development lifecycle for writing and deploying code to each chipset. A remote Raspberry Pi will be the compute target for setting up all of the platforms. When all is said and done, you will better understand what your favorite IDE is actually doing under the hood.

This session was first delivered at CodeMash 2025 in the IoT track. While the audience is mainly targeted at IoT microprocessor developers, there is a lot of emphasis on general command line tools and remote shell based access to these tools, that anyone wanting to expand their knowledge in these areas would benefit as well.