UNIVERSAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONNECTIVITY OF DEVICES AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Methods and systems for developing an object for connecting multiple platforms to a universal framework are disclosed. An interface for developing an object at a computer system is provided. A plurality of developer tools for a universal framework at the interface for use in designing the object is provided, where the tools automatically make use of data by the object, and where the data is generated by a plurality of devices using a plurality of different protocols. A selection of a developer tool from the plurality of developer tools is received at the interface. The object is compiled with the developer tool such that the object will execute at a target device and make use of the data from said plurality of devices using the plurality of different protocols in the universal framework.