After filling out the surveys (EULA agreements), proceed to download link for the Windows IoT Raspberry Pi 2 Preview. The first step is to sign in to your Windows Connect and download the Windows IoT Core preview for Raspberry Pi 2. Installing Windows 10 IoT Core Download the Windows SD Card Image Fileįor the first step, Microsoft has provided instructions on how to install on a Raspberry Pi 2, so we’re not breaking new ground, just trying to replicate their guidelines.Īfter downloading the ISO for Raspberry Pi 2 from the Microsoft Download Center, run the Windows_10_IoT_Core_RPi2.msi to install the necessary files and tools on your system. In this post, we’ll explore the Windows IoT Core by first installing it on a Raspberry Pi 2 and then running a small application. You may need to scroll down a bit to find the Node.js Tools, but once you do, run the installer to install this to your Windows development machine. The first thing that we must do is download the “ Node.js Tools for Windows IoT“, which includes the Chakra version of Node.js and tools to help manage node for devices. Getting node.js on to your Windows IoT device I’ve used the Microsoft developer guide to run your first node application which in addition showing how to load node on a device, outlines how you might interface to the underlying Windows IoT system via a C++ extension. In the following steps below, we’ll work towards running a Hello World node app on a Windows IoT-enabled RP2. As a result, there is a different process to get node.js on a Windows IoT device, as compared to downloading and building node for a Linux target device. It’s trivial to set up a RESTful API and web server, which both come in handy for talking to and managing devices.įor Windows on Arm (WoA), like the Raspberry Pi 2 (RP2), Microsoft’s implementation of node.js is based on the Chakra Javascript engine.

What makes node great for embedded devices is that it is asynchronous, enables tight/small applications, has a rich ecosystem for extensions and offers built-in web services. I’m a big fan of node.js on embedded devices and was pleased to hear that Microsoft would be making node available for Windows IoT.

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