The IDK is claimed to incorporate a variety of module options for sensing, wired and wireless connectivity, and actuation. Its comprehensive software development framework encompasses an embedded operating system, drivers, APIs for hardware shields, a graphical user interface, and sample applications code.
Built-in support for cloud software enables the platform to deliver data into the cloud for value added services such as analytics. The extensible modular architecture includes a variety of industry-standard interfaces such as Arduino and Pmod, allowing the integration of existing and future modules from both ON Semiconductor and third parties.