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title: Mbed
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## The Mbed development platform
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Mbed is an online IDE and operating system that allows developers to code **hardware** applications using just a web browser and an internet connection. Similar to Arduino, the platform is oriented to development for IoT devices that have an ARM Cortex-M architecture.
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The compilation of the sofware is done on a remote server, allowing the user to download the resulting output binary that then can be drag-and-dropped into compatible devices to run.
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### How does it work?
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Manufacturers are able to upload library components that add support for using their devices and its components (sensors, LEDs, buttons, communication interfaces) with Mbed. Combining this with the _Hardware Abstraction Layer_ (HAL) Mbed can run transparently on different manufacturer hardware, abstracting out the lower level specifics to the end developer, that just needs to code using the APIs provided.
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All the coding can then be done in C++, benefitting from Object-Oriented Programming applied to hardware.
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### Additional resources
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- [ARM Mbed website](https://www.mbed.com/en/)
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- [Official Documentation](https://os.mbed.com/docs/v5.10)
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- [A thorough review on Hackaday, including the first compatible hardware](https://hackaday.com/2009/11/21/review-mbed-nxp-lpc1768-microcontroller/)
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### Alternatives
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- [Particle](https://www.particle.io)
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