Developer Guides

Here you will find guides to help you understand impOS™ concepts and common coding tasks. Our developer guides also provide references and guidance for a number of Squirrel language programming and peripheral hardware topics.

Software Development

Core Software Topics

• Squirrel Development Guidelines — Key techniques to help you create successful Electric Imp apps
• Polite impOS Deployments — How your code can manage new impOS updates
• How to Run an Imp-enabled Device Offline — Deal with WiFi loss and planned disconnections
• More Software Development Topics...

Advanced Software Topics

• Squirrel Object Management — How the garbage collector keeps track of instances
• Using Squirrel Metamethods — Override operators in classes and tables
• Squirrel Generator Functions — Apply parallel-processing techniques
• More Advanced Topics...

Security Topics

• Additional Agent Security — Extra protection for agents that host APIs

Hardware Development

Imp Topics

• Imp Network State Diagram — Learn how imps manage their WiFi connections

Peripheral Hardware Topics

• Understanding USB Errors — How to debug USB issues
• Implementing 1-Wire® Buses in imp-enabled Devices — Hook up very-low-power sensors
• More Hardware Topics...