Arduino Iot Checklist

• Official references reviewed from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide (opens in a new tab) and https://docs.arduino.cc/ (opens in a new tab).
• Language/API calls validated against https://docs.arduino.cc/language-reference/ (opens in a new tab).
• Best practices reviewed from references/arduino-official-best-practices.md.

1) Device Profile

• MCU model and memory constraints documented.
• Sensor list and sampling strategy defined.
• Power model documented (mains, battery, sleep cycles).

2) Connectivity

• Selected transport documented (MQTT over TLS preferred).
• Network failure behavior defined.
• Local timestamp strategy defined if device lacks RTC sync.

3) Security

• Unique identity per device.
• No secrets in source control.
• Credential rotation plan documented.
• Firmware update and rollback plan documented.

4) Edge and Cloud Flow

• Routing from edge to IoT Hub documented.
• Offline buffering limits defined.
• Duplicate handling strategy documented.
• Alerting thresholds and destinations defined.

5) Validation

• Connectivity soak test scenario.
• Packet loss and reconnection test.
• Command authorization test.
• Firmware version and health reporting verification.