With version 12, Odoo has added support for the Internet of Things (IoT). Odoo uses hardware called the IoT Box, which is used to connect devices such as the printer, caliper, and foot switch. In this chapter, you will learn how to set up and configure the IoT Box. Here, we'll cover the following topics:
- Flashing the IoT Box image for Raspberry Pi
- Connecting the IoT Box with the network
- Adding the IoT Box to Odoo
- Loading drivers and listing connected devices
- Taking input from devices
- Accessing the IoT Box through SSH
- Configuring a point of sale
The IoT Box is a Raspberry Pi-based device. The recipes in this chapter are based on the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, available at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/. The IoT is the part of Enterprise edition, so you will need to use Enterprise edition to follow recipes in this chapter. Note that the goal of this chapter is to install and configure the IoT Box. Developing hardware drivers is outside the scope of this book. If you want to learn about the IoT Box in depth, explore the iot module in the Enterprise edition.