Blynk Legacy

Blynk Legacy

Blynk Legacy is an open-source Internet of Things platform that allows users to build mobile and web interfaces for connected devices. It supports hardware devices like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266/ESP32.
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Blynk Legacy: Open-Source IoT Platform

An open-source Internet of Things platform for building mobile and web interfaces with connected devices, supporting hardware devices like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266/ESP32.

What is Blynk Legacy?

Blynk Legacy is an open-source Internet of Things platform designed to build interfaces for connected devices and hardware. It enables users to create custom mobile and web dashboards that can control, monitor, and visualize data from devices like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266/ESP32, and more.

Some key features of Blynk Legacy include:

  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android
  • Web dashboard builder
  • Support for hardware platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Particle, ESP8266/ESP32
  • Graphing, reporting, notifications
  • App prototyping workflow
  • Active community and documentation

Blynk Legacy uses a server to coordinate communication between mobile apps and hardware. Users can connect devices via Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, or over 400+ cellular carriers. The app interfaces are customizable with various widgets like buttons, displays, graphs and more. It allows remote control, fleet management, GPS tracking, geofencing, and other functions.

Blynk Legacy helped pioneer simple IoT application development but has been succeeded by the new Blynk IoT platform. It is no longer under active development. The Blynk app continues to work but may have scaling and stability limitations compared to newer options.

Blynk Legacy Features

Features

  1. Build mobile and web interfaces for IoT projects
  2. Support for hardware devices like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266/ESP32
  3. Drag-and-drop interface builder
  4. Open-source and self-hosted option available
  5. Cloud platform to connect devices and build interfaces
  6. Widgets for displaying data, controlling devices, alerts
  7. Graphing and data visualization
  8. Email/SMS notifications
  9. App prototyping mode

Pricing

  • Free
  • Freemium
  • Open Source

Pros

Easy to build interfaces without coding

Active community support

Works with many hardware platforms

Free cloud service available

Self-hosted option for customization

Cons

Limited features on free cloud plan

Steep learning curve for beginners

Self-hosted version requires server setup

Lacks enterprise features like user management

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