This article will guide you when adding a 3rd party board, in this case an ESP8266 device, to the Arduino IoT Cloud. Please note that the same steps will be taken to connect any of the other supported boards.

Requirements

• Create Maker Plan
• Arduino Cloud supported 3rd party boards (ESP8266, Pelion, Generic LoRa)
• Data USB cable to connect the board to the computer
• Arduino Create agent installed
• Arduino account

Steps

1. Go to the IoT Cloud.

2. Sign in to your account.

3. On top of the page select Devices.

5. Click on Add Device tab.

6. Select the Set up a 3rd party device section in the pop-up window. The setup process will start as soon as you click it.

Make sure you have Create Agent installed and running.

7. You have to select the type of board and make of the board.

8. Give a name to the device (you can keep the random name or you can provide a personalized one), then click Next.

9. In this window, you will get your Device ID and the secret key for it. Make sure you save it before you click on the small box below the window, as it will not be revealed again. The Continue option will be greyed out till you check the box.

10. The setup is complete" Press Done.

You will be able to see your board under the Devices section.

Note: You can only have 1 3rd party cloud enabled board under Arduino IoT cloud at a time.