What & Why SwitchLink
What SwitchLink does and why it matters for flexible, lightweight IoT systems.
What Is SwitchLink?
SwitchLink is an IoT platform for managing user-owned IoT devices built on multiple hardware platforms, including ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, and STM32.
Why SwitchLink?
Most IoT platforms lock users into proprietary ecosystems. SwitchLink was designed differently giving developers, engineers, and innovators complete flexibility, transparency, and ownership over their systems.
Key Features
The SwitchLink IoT platform provides all the features you need to monitor and control your devices over the Internet.
Real-Time Monitoring
Monitor sensor values like temperature, humidity, and motion directly from your phone with live updates.
Remote Device Control
Turn relays, switches, pumps, or lights ON or OFF instantly through the intuitive mobile app interface.
Automatic Discovery
The app automatically detects your connected IoT devices connected to your Firebase database and lists them without effort.
Dynamic UI Generation
SwitchLink analyzes data fields to build the UI. Control variables become switches, sensors become indicators.
Bring Your Own Hardware
Compatible with ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, STM32, and any internet-connected microcontroller.
Full Data Ownership
Communicate directly with your own cloud database. No proprietary cloud lock-in, complete control.
Ideal For
SwitchLink is built for innovators who need reliable, transparent IoT connectivity.
Engineers & Researchers
Smart Home Enthusiasts
Agriculture Systems
Industrial Automation
Student Projects
How It Works
01
The Device
Build your own IoT devices and connect them securely to your cloud database over the Internet.
02
The Database
Maintain your own real-time database to store and manage device data.
03
The App
The SwitchLink mobile app reads the database in real time, allowing you to monitor sensors and control appliances from anywhere.
Use Cases
With the SwitchLink IoT platform, developers, engineers, and innovators can build a wide range of connected solutions using their own devices and cloud infrastructure.
Smart Home
Automate lights, HVAC, and security systems with real-time feedback.
Smart Farming
Monitor soil moisture, temperature, and automate irrigation pumps.
IoT research prototypes
Build IoT related prototypes and test.
Industrial Control
Build simple systems for monitoring controlling factory floor machinery online.
Environmental
Track air quality, noise levels, and weather patterns remotely.
Custom Automation Projects
Any IoT application that involves Sensing and Controlling.
Getting Started
Connect your first device in minutes: Firebase setup, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi onboarding, and a ready-to-use IoT device control app.
1
Prepare Your Hardware
Use an IoT-enabled microcontroller such as ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, or STM32. Ensure the device can connect to the Internet and interface with sensors or actuators.
2
Setup a Realtime Database
This database will store IoT device data and control commands for your IoT system.
3
Update the Firmware
Update the demo firmware with your Wi-Fi credentials, API keys, database URLs, and device name before uploading it to your IoT device. Then upload the firmware to your device.
4
Verify Device Communication
Check the Realtime Database to confirm that your device node and data values appear and update in real time.
5
Install the SwitchLink Mobile App
Download the SwitchLink app from the Play Store and setup the database using the same database credentials. Then monitor and control your devices online.
Ready to own your
IoT infrastructure?
Join SwitchLink for developing your own IoT systems. No hidden fees, no data harvesting.
