IOT – Internet of things
What is the current trend in electronics?
- IoT Technology & Automation are the one of the topmost trending in Electronics
IoT Technology:
Household appliance manufacturers are integrating their
products with the IoT technology to make customers lives comfortable and
convenient. Internet of Things technology is the interconnectivity of physical
objects and devices that are integrated with sensors and software that allow
them to exchange and collect data. Major technologies enabling smart household
appliances include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, micro server and
micro-electromechanical systems.
Our IoT definition: A network of connected devices with
1) unique identifiers in the form of an IP address
2) have embedded technologies or are equipped with
technologies that enable them to sense, gather data and communicate about the
environment in which they reside and/or themselves.
So here things mean sensors and actuators. And this is
connected to the internet. Sensors are embedded inside the objects and they
sense the physical phenomenon. About 50 billion things will be connected to the
internet by 2030. Every field will experience the impact of IOT. Because every
sector is moving towards achieving automation. In our daily life we will be depending
on Iot for saving our time in doing more important work.
The 9 most important applications of the Internet of
Things (IoT)
- Wearables.
- Health.
- Traffic monitoring.
- Fleet management.
- Agriculture.
- Hospitality.
- Smart grid and energy saving.
- Water supply.
There are 7 crucial IoT characteristics:
Connectivity.
This doesn’t need too much further explanation. With
everything going on in IoT devices and hardware, with sensors and other
electronics and connected hardware and control systems there needs to be a
connection between various levels.
Things.
Anything that can
be tagged or connected as such as it’s designed to be connected. From sensors
and household appliances to tagged livestock. Devices can contain sensors or
sensing materials can be attached to devices and items.
Data.
Data is the glue of the Internet of Things, the first
step towards action and intelligence.
Communication.
Devices get connected so they can communicate data and
this data can be analyzed. Communication can occur over short distances or over
a long range to very long range. Examples: Wi-Fi, LPWA network technologies
such as LoRa or NB-IoT.
Intelligence.
The aspect of intelligence as in the sensing capabilities
in IoT devices and the intelligence gathered from big data analytics (also
artificial intelligence).
Action.
The consequence of intelligence. This can be manual
action, action based upon debates regarding phenomena (for instance in smart
factory decisions) and automation, often the most important piece.
Ecosystem.
The place of the Internet of Things from a perspective of
other technologies, communities, goals and the picture in which the Internet of
Things fits. The Internet of Everything dimension, the platform dimension and
the need for solid partnerships.
