ESP32 / Arduino
Wiring an ESP32 to AWS IoT Core with X.509 certificates
From flashing firmware to the first MQTT message: certs, policies and the gotchas that cost me a weekend.
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A Salesforce & AWS architect turning ESP32 prototypes into products, with AWS IoT Core moving the data and Salesforce + AI running the business.
From flashing firmware to the first MQTT message: certs, policies and the gotchas that cost me a weekend.

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