First IoT Device with HTTP/2?

As far as I know, this is the first embedded / Internet of Things device to run HTTP/2!

TI CC3200 LaunchPad running an HTTP/2 server

This particular platform is a Texas Instruments CC3200 LaunchPad. The CC3200 is a Wi-Fi SoC that incorporates an ARM Cortex-M4 and Wi-Fi into a single piece of silicon.

Over the past couple of days, I ported the Deuterium HTTP/2 library to the CC3200 and set up a simple HTTP/2 server with a RESTful interface to one of the onboard LEDs.

I went with Wi-Fi in this case (as opposed to 802.15.4, for example) so that I can easily show it off at the upcoming IETF in Dallas.

Granted, I had 256 KB of RAM and BSD socket support to work with, so no huge accomplishment… But, it still demonstrates the capabilities of HTTP/2 for the Internet of Things.

Kudos to TI for such a good product!

If you are interested in using HTTP/2 on this or another embedded platform, check out the Deuterium HTTP/2 library.