Here are some IoT trends for year 2019 to watch:
More device: There are four times as many devices connected to the Internet as there are people in the world, and the number of devices is increasing rapidly. There are computers, smart phones and many different kind of connected devices. Gartner forecasts that 14.2 billion connected things will be in use in 2019, and that the total will reach 25 billion by 2021,
Voice: The integration of voice into IoT devices creates an user experience that many consumers seem to enjoy. The next few years will see voice automation take over many aspects of our lives. The current major players in the IoT voice world are Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google Assistant. Microsoft’s Cortana seems to have already lost in the game as Satya Nadella says Cortana won’t challenge Alexa and Google Assistant directly; Microsoft will focus on making it a skill on other voice platforms instead. Voice won’t change everything but it will be one part of a movement that heralds a new way to think about our relationship with devices and data. Consider voice as a type of user interface to be added to the existing list of UI technologies. Voice will not kill brands, it won’t hurt keyboard sales or touchscreen devices — it will become an additional way to do stuff; it is incremental. We need to learn to design around it.Deloitte expects the sales of 164 million smart speakers at an average price of $43 in 2019. The smart speaker market will be worth more than $7 billion next year, increasing 63% from 2018’s $4.3 billion.
Automobiles: Automobiles are leading the way in IoT adoption. Gartner predicts that one in five cars will be connected by 2020. Both Google and Apple have tools that allow drivers to control calls, listen to messages and control apps using voice.
IoT clouds: Developing for the Internet of Things is a complex endeavor, and nobody wants to do it from scratch. IoT data platforms offer a jumping-off point by combining many of the tools needed to manage a deployment from device management to data prediction and insights into one service. There are many IoT cloud platforms to choose from. All cloud platforms have their own distinctive areas of pros and cons. Ultimately the project needs and cost-effectiveness determine whom to choose. Utilizing cloud services also brings new potential risks that are good to understand already at the beginning of the project. I wrote on article to Uusiteknologia.fi magazine issue 2/2018 on IoT cloud platforms.
Digital Twins: Digital twin tech, or a virtual representation of a product, is a critical concept in IoT that’s still being sorted out. Digital twin refers to a digital replica of physical assets (physical twin), processes, people, places, systems and devices that can be used for various purposes. Definitions of digital twin technology emphasize two important characteristics: connection from the physical model to the corresponding virtual model and this connection is established by generating real time data using sensors. Physical objects and twin models interact. Digital twins applications typically integrate internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning and software analytics with spatial network graphs to create living digital simulation models that update and change as their physical counterparts change. In various industrial sectors, twins are being used to optimize the operation and maintenance of physical assets, systems and manufacturing processes.
Edge computing: The shift from centralized and cloud to edge architectures is well under way in the IoT space. In the future, computing the edge of the network will become an increasingly important way of processing data from networked devices and sensor networks. Compared to traditional centralized cloud computing, the new edge computing brings computing servers closer to the edge of the communications network. Compared to cloud centered IoT solutions, edge computing allow for lower delays and more reliable operation with respect to cloud services. At the same time, it promises improved security as not all potentially sensitive information needs to be transferred from the site to cloud. However, this is not the end point because the neat set of layers associated with edge architecture will evolve to a more unstructured architecture comprising of a wide range of “things” and services connected in a dynamic mesh. In thins kind of system data processing can be done on almost all network devices from IoT modules to gateways and in the future to 5G base stations. Relevant standardizing organizations on this field are Edge Computing Consortium Europe, OpenFog Consortium and Industrial Internet Consortium.
5G: 5G networks start to arrive. The standards for 5G will be defined in large part by the direct integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) devices into global networks and devices. 5G networks are expected to be 10 to 100 times faster than current LTE technology. If you are in need for very high speed, your application resides inside the small 5G test networks coverage areas and your IoT device is allowed to consume considerable amount of power (more than 4G solutions), then you might be able to consider 5G. For all other cases I don’t see 5G would offer much for IoT applications in 2019. There is not yet ready 5G standards specifically designed for IoT applications. So for 2019 IoT and IIoT will need to be pretty much stick to 4G technologies like NB-IoT and LTE-M. For 5G to shape industrial computing application in larger scale than just some small tests we will have to wait till 2020. Addressing the issues behind Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices and 5G is important in next few years. Qualcomm, the largest supplier of modem chips used in smartphones, has introduced the X50 modem to give IIoT devices the ability to communicate over 5G networks. Beware of “fake 5G” marketing in 2019. The promise is that 5G will enable the future enterprise technologies everyone is predicting and waiting for: fleets of self-driving delivery trucks, virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and a world of enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) deployments — systems that will define an era that the World Economic Forum termed the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Those promises will take years to realize, you will not see most of them in real use in 2019.
AI: Number one in Gartner’s predictions, no surprise, is artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be talked a lot with bold claims that AI goes from expert-only to everywhere. I would not expect it to be everywhere in 2019. Gartner, said in a statement, “AI will be applied to a wide range of IoT information, including video, still images, speech, network traffic activity, and sensor data.” At the moment many neural network systems are power hungry when implemented with traditional computer hardware. “For example, the performance of deep neural networks (DNNs) is often limited by memory bandwidth, rather than processing power.” By 2023, it’s expected that new special-purpose chips will reduce the power consumption required to run a DNN, enabling new edge architectures and embedded DNN functions in low-power IoT endpoints.
IIoT: The concept of a Smart Factory is composed of many different physical and informational subsystems, such as actuators and sensors, control systems, product management systems and manufacturing systems that all work together. This is a very complex system. It is critical to understand differing operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) priorities to achieve collaboration and integration. Without this, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and control projects will fail. Also finding the right Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) vendor partner is crucial to success. OPC Foundation has on initiative to extend OPC UA out to field devices to provide vendor-neutral, end-to-end interoperability beyond the plant. Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) network works well for OPC UA applications.
Value chain: IoT as an umbrella term will diminish. There are strong views that “Internet of things is not valuable in and of itself” so the conversation is going to shift away from an ambiguous buzzword to the actual use of technology. For product designers this means that when we design our connected world, we need to pull ourselves away from the cool technology that we are building and look at the system through our customers’ eyes. The sales pitch will be more like “It’s about the use cases, it’s about the solutions, it’s about the applications, managing and monitoring assets, performance management solutions, different kinds of solutions coming together to solve a problem—that’s really what the value proposition is.”
IoT platforms: IoT vendors will compete to be the destination for IoT platforms. The IoT supply chain has been moving toward more collaboration to provide development and design kits designed for specific use cases and industries. IoT development kits are sold more and more with bundled IoT could service offer. IoT cloud service providers offer and recommend hardware that is tested to work well with their platforms. IoT platform vendors will be narrowing their scope in 2019, honing in on specific use cases. Business professionals aren’t looking for one industrial IoT platform to manage every process going on at their company, they are instead looking for platforms that specialize in specific tasks.
New development kits: A new breed of development kits is incorporating the three tenets of IoT design — ease of use, security, and business value. The promise is that the design engineers don’t need to have specialized expertise in several areas like networking protocols or security-related tasks, enabling a much faster development time. One way to simplifying design work is by intelligently reusing the fundamental building blocks.
Security: Wireless IoT devices are considered a major threat to the security of industrial networks. A growing number of embedded systems are open to security threats as a result of increasing connectivity and IoT device adoption. And it’s costing OEMs a lot in terms of money and reputation. A 2018 Gartner Inc. survey found that nearly 20% of organizations surveyed experienced at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years. IoT security is already a 1.5 billion dollar market. The market research firm Garnet expects that global spending on IoT security will rise to $3.1 billion in 2021, up from $1.5 billion in 2018. It is not about the spending on IoT security products. Already “a significant portion of OEMs’ existing in-house labor cost is already dedicated to addressing security” and is rising faster than development costs. VDC pegs the worldwide embedded engineering labor spend related to security at $11.6 billion in 2017, representing nearly 8% of the overall cost of embedded engineering labor. There will be different kind of certification marks for IoT product cyber security – some mandated with laws on some countries and some voluntary. 5G is going to increase security risks. Do we understand the 5G security threats to come? Most probably not because we don’t seem to understand well even that 5G really is.
eSIM: The embedded SIM card has been spoken for a long time, and even the first smartphones in which the SIM card has been implemented with an integrated circuit have already been introduced to the market. Infineon has presented the world’s first industrially qualified eSIM. Of course, eSIM shares opinions. Many operators do not like it.
Infonomics and Data Broking: Last year’s Gartner survey of IoT projects showed 35 percent of respondents were selling or planning to sell data collected by their products and services.“Data is the fuel that powers the IoT and the organization’s ability to derive meaning from it will define their long term success,” This brings us to Social, Legal and Ethical IoT because“ Successful deployment of an IoT solution demands that it’s not just technically effective but also socially acceptable,” It is possible tha tIoT Firms Face a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Lawsuits.
IoT Governance: As the IoT continues to expand, the need for a governance framework that ensures appropriate behavior in the creation, storage, use and deletion of information related to IoT projects will become increasingly important. We also need to manage IoT devices to keep them secure and make sure that they do what they are supposed to do. A market for IoT managed services will develop to help manage and operate fragmented IoT assets. “The idea of managing the ongoing end-to-end life cycle of a connected product is becoming more important, and ultimately this managed service opportunity is going to need momentum in the coming year,”
New Wireless Technologies: IoT networking involves balancing a set of competing requirements, such as endpoint cost, power consumption, bandwidth, latency, connection density, operating cost, quality of service, and range. No single networking technology optimizes all of these.
Trusted Hardware and Operating System: Gartner surveys invariably show that security is the most significant area of technical concern for organizations deploying IoT systems. Today organizations often don’t have control over the source and nature of the software and hardware being utilised in IoT initiatives. “However, by 2023, we expect to see the deployment of hardware and software combinations that together create more trustworthy and secure IoT systems.
Home automation: Arm predicts that the intelligent home goes mainstream. In survey results they published two-thirds of respondents said technology became “more a part of my life” during 2018. Cisco Systems is saying connected homes will be a big driver for the Internet of Things. “Connected home applications, such as home automation, home security and video surveillance, connected white goods, and tracking applications, will represent 48%, or nearly half, of the total M2M connections by 2022, showing the pervasiveness of M2M in our lives,” Cisco states in its new white paper, Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Trends, 2017-2022. The market is starting slowly. Bundled IoT services will try to motivate a slow consumer market.
Smart cities: Cities are becoming smarter and smarter in an effort to improve efficiency in operations. Smart cities bring in both benefits and risks. Between smart lighting, traffic controls, and public transportation, smart cities are bringing in a whole new family of threat vectors. Cybercriminals will target smart cities with ransomware attacks. Smart cities need to take precautions.
Silicon Chip Innovation: “Currently, most IoT endpoint devices use conventional processor chips, with low-power ARM architectures being particularly popular. However, traditional instruction sets and memory architectures aren’t well-suited to all the tasks that endpoints need to perform,” New special-purpose chips will reduce the power consumption required to run a DNN. Very low power circuit designs are important in many applications. Battery-powered designs require complex optimizations for power in the context of area, performance and functionality. Devices that work without battery and gather operating power from environment are maybe even more challenging. Clearly, sensors are a big part of any connected device, and there is a lot of innovation occurring in this market that delivers new features — think AI — all housed in smaller packaging.
Open source: 2019 Will Be the Year of Open Source in IoT and embedded systems applications. From software and even hardware, we saw more activity in open source than ever before in 2018. And the momentum isn’t likely to slow down in 2019. Arduino is pushing strongly to IoT markets with MKR1000 series of IoT boards. Raspberry Pi is very widely used in IoT systems, especially on prototyping and small scale deployments
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Links to other articles for IoT trends for 2019:
Internet of Things in 2019: Five predictions
Kymmenen tulevaisuuden kuluttajatrendiä ja ilmiötä
Deloitte’s 9 tech predictions for 2019
New Chip Architectures, Sensors and Trust in Top 10 IoT Trends (Gartner presented its top 10 strategic IoT technology trends)
Week In Review: IoT, Security, Auto (predictions from Arm, Deloitte and Juniper Research)
Predictions 2019: The Internet Of Things
Gartner Identifies Top 10 Strategic IoT Technologies and Trends
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at the brewing rivalry between Meta and Apple over VR and AR headsets, smartwatches, smart home devices, and digital services — Apple and Meta are heading toward a collision course around wearables, AR/VR headsets and home devices. Also: Netflix and Apple mend fences around billing …
Apple’s Rivalry With Meta Isn’t About Privacy—It’s About AR, Watches and Home Devices
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-14/apple-aapl-and-meta-fb-working-on-vr-ar-headsets-watches-and-home-devices-kvzlrlnp
Apple and Meta are heading toward a collision course around wearables, AR/VR headsets and home devices. Also: Netflix and Apple mend fences around billing, Tim Cook talks cryptocurrency, and a new Apple Store is coming to Los Angeles. Finally, the App Store is dealt a loss in court.
For the past decade or so, Apple Inc.’s chief rival was considered to be Google. The two have gone toe-to-toe in smartphones, mobile operating systems, web services and home devices.
The next decade, however, could be defined by Apple’s rivalry with another Silicon Valley giant: Meta Platforms Inc.—the company known to everyone other than its own brand consultants as Facebook.
Over the past few years, the two tech companies have thrown barbs at each other, mostly over privacy.
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Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
How US cities are deploying drones, robots, and AI to more affordably inspect, diagnose, and repair the country’s aging sewer infrastructure
Robots vs. Fatbergs: High-Tech Approaches to America’s Sewer Problem
https://www.wsj.com/articles/robots-vs-fatbergs-high-tech-approaches-to-americas-sewer-problem-11636779629?mod=djemalertNEWS
Cash-strapped U.S. cities are turning to drones, artificial intelligence and other innovations to help inspect and fix the country’s aging underground arteries of waste
Snaking beneath our feet, all across America, are hundreds of thousands of miles of dark, dank tunnels. These channels for wastewater and storm water are, according to those who explore them for a living, home to all manner of hazards, including creatures (rats and alligators), obstructions (“fatbergs” and mineral deposits), and poison gasses concentrated enough to eat through concrete.
Keeping those aging, subterranean arteries from spilling their toxic contents is enormously complicated and costs tens of billions of dollars a year more than U.S. cities can afford to pay. Which is why cities and the service contractors they rely on are deploying an array of technological tools that boast the potential to explore, diagnose and repair sewer systems in new and more affordable ways.
The arsenal includes flying drones, crawling robots and remote-controlled swimming machines. They are armed with cameras, sonar, lasers and other sensors, and in some cases with tools to remove obstructions, using water-jet cutters capable of slicing through concrete, tree roots, and the giant agglomerations of grease and personal-hygiene products known as fatbergs. Some can also fix leaking pipes using plastics that cure via ultraviolet light.
The tools also include artificial-intelligence systems for automating the labor-intensive process of cataloging defects in sewer pipes and storm water culverts, and for giving priority to repairs based on need and location.
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Uuden polven logiikkaohjain vie teollisuuden IoT:n pilveen
https://etn.fi/index.php/tekniset-artikkelit/12833-uuden-polven-logiikkapohjain-vie-teollisuuden-iot-n-pilveen
Ohjelmoitava logiikka eli PLC on jo vuosia toiminut teollisuuden työhevosena koneiden ja prosessien ohjauksessa. Nyt uuden sukupolven PLC-laitteet vievät käyttömahdollisuudet aivan uudelle tasolle tukemalla pilvipalveluja hyödyntävää IIoT-konseptia.
1960-luvulla amerikkalaiset autonvalmistajat kehittivät automaatioratkaisuksi ohjelmoitavan logiikkaohjaimen eli PLC:n (Programmable Logic Controller). Ensimmäinen PLC oli Modicon 084, jonka Dick Morley kehitti General Motorsille vuonna 1964.
Tyypillinen PLC-rakenne sisältää keskusyksikön (CPU), analogiset tulot, analogiset lähdöt ja DC-lähdöt. CPU on yleensä 16- tai 32-bittinen mikroprosessori, joka toimii PLC:n aivoina. Se ohjaa PLC:tä suorittamaan tehtäviä, joihin kuuluvat ohjauskäskyjen suorittamisen lisäksi kommunikointi muiden laitteiden kanssa, loogisten ja aritmeettisten operaatioiden suorittaminen sekä sisäinen diagnosointi.
Aivan kuten muissakin tietokonelaitteissa myös PLC:ssä on pysyvä lukumuisti (ROM) käyttöjärjestelmän tallentamiseen ja hakumuisti (RAM) syöttö- ja lähtölaitteiden tilatietojen sekä ajastimien ja laskurien data-arvojen tallentamiseen. PLC lukee signaaleja eri antureista ja syöttölaitteista kuten näppäimistöistä, kytkimistä ja mittausantureista. Nämä tulosignaalit voivat olla joko digitaalisessa tai analogisessa muodossa. Lisäksi voidaan vastaanottaa tulosignaaleja ’älykkäistä’ laitteista kuten roboteista tai visuaalisista järjestelmistä.
Ohjelmointi helpommaksi
Mekaanisiin järjestelmiin verrattuna PLC:llä on paljon etuja, sillä ne ovat kestävämpiä ja sietävät monien teollisuusympäristöjen ankaria oloja: kovaa kuumuutta tai kylmyyttä, pölyä ja äärimäistä kosteutta. PLC:n toinen merkittävä etu on selvästi helpompi ohjelmointi kuin yleiskäyttöisillä tietokoneilla.
IEC 61131 on avoin kansainvälinen standardi, joka määrittelee viisi tärkeintä kieltä, joita käytetään PLC:n ohjelmoinnissa: LD (Ladder Diagram), SFC (Sequential Function Charts), FBD (Function Block Diagram), ST (Structured Text) ja IL (Instruction List). Tämän standardin kolmannesta päivitysjulkaisusta IL-kieli kuitenkin poistettiin.
Tikapuukaavioihin perustuva LD-ohjelmointi juontaa juurensa varhaiseen relelogiikkaan, jossa käytettiin fyysisiä releitä ja kytkimiä prosessien ohjaamiseen. LD-ohjelmointikieli korvaa nämä fyysiset laitteet PLC:n sisäisellä logiikalla. LD-ohjelma on hyvin järjestetty ja sitä on helppo seurata ja muokata, mutta suurimpana haittapuolena on käytettävissä olevien toimintojen rajallinen määrä.
Datansiirtoprotokolla Modbus on alun perin kehitetty käytettäväksi Modicon-yhtiön omien logiikkalaitteiden kesken, mutta siitä on ajan myötä tullut alan standardi ja yleinen menettely teollisuudessa elektronisten laitteiden liittämiseksi yhteen. Nämä jopa yli 60-vuotiaat standardit ja protokollat mahdollistavat helpon yhteensopivuuden, mutta rajoittavat järjestelmien suorituskykyä.
PLC suunniteltiin alun perin toimimaan vain tehtaissa. Viestintäjärjestelmät olivat paikallisia, mikä mahdollisti yhteydet vain samassa rakennuksessa sijaitsevien logiikkayksiköiden välillä. Nykyajan teollisuudessa IIoT-järjestelmät (Industrial IoT) sen sijaan vaativat pilvipalvelujen käyttöä. Siksi PLC-laitteiden on ollut pakko kehittyä tukemaan IIoT-järjestelmien ja Industry 4.0 -konseptin asettamia vaatimuksia.
Nykyään PLC:t tarjoavat edelleen saman yksinkertaisen tavan hallita monimutkaisia tuotannon automaatiojärjestelmiä, mutta lisäksi ne antavat mahdollisuuden paljon laajempaan valikoimaan toimintoja ja ominaisuuksia. Tarjolla on kattava valikoima datansiirtoliittymiä ja entistä parempi tuki myös pilvipohjaiselle IIoT-konseptille. Parannellut toiminnot ovat tehneet PLC-laitteista entistä tehokkaamman osan automaatiojärjestelmiä kehittävien suunnittelijoiden työkaluvalikoimaa.
Yhdyskäytävällä IIoT-järjestelmiin
Useat markkinoiden kärkivalmistajat kehittävät tehokkaita PLC-laitteita, jotka tarjoavat edellä mainitut toiminnot ja edut. Yksi näistä on Omron, jonka PLC-laitteet on suunniteltu käytettäväksi yhdyskäytävien tai muiden laitteiden kautta. Tämä on yleinen lähestymistapa, jonka ansiosta PLC voi tukea IIoT-konseptia.
PLC-yhdyskäytävä, jota kutsutaan myös protokollamuuntimeksi, on verkkoyksikkö, joka voi liittyä erilaisiin järjestelmiin. Yksi sen tärkeimmistä käyttötavoista on toimia siltana kahden erimerkkisen PLC-ohjainjärjestelmän välillä. Tämä on houkuttava tapa, sillä PLC:n ohjelmointi on helppoa ja huoltotarve vähäinen. Yhdyskäytävä suojaa PLC:tä toimimalla tiedon tulo- ja poistumispisteenä, koska kaikki verkkojen läpi virtaava liikenne tulee ohjata yhdyskäytävän kautta.
Nykyaikaiset PLC:t ovat osana yhä suurempia verkkoja ja ne tukevat myös tietoliikenneliitäntöjä kuten Ethernetiä. Esimerkiksi Omronin CJ2M tarjoaa Ethernet/IP-portin, jonka suurin siirtoetäisyys on 100 metriä ja nopeus 100 Mb/s.
Suora kytkettävyys pilveen
Euroopan suurimmaksi teollisuusyritykseksi kasvanut Siemens on keskittynyt IIoT-konseptin mahdollistaviin yhdyskäytäviin. Esimerkiksi uaGate SI on kompakti yhdyskäytävä, joka tarjoaa kätevän ja turvallisen datayhteyden ilman tietokonetta. Se yhdistää dataa useista Siemensin logiikoista (mm. Simatic s7-300, S7-400, S7-1200 ja S7-1500), joten sitä voidaan käyttää korkean tason hallintaohjelmistoilla (esim. ERP tai SCADA).
Nämä järjestelmät mahdollistavat Siemensin PLC-laitteiden integroinnin yhtiön pilvipohjaisiin ohjausjärjestelmiin kuten Simatic PCS neoon. Kyseessä on täysin web-pohjainen prosessinhallintajärjestelmä, jonka avulla käyttäjät voivat ohjata tehtaita etänä mistä tahansa laitteesta. Simatic PCS neo käyttää samaa sovellus- ja laitevalikoimaa kuin yhtiön vakiintunut Simatic PCS 7 -prosessinohjausjärjestelmä.
Muut yritykset tarjoavat PLC-laitteita, jotka on suunniteltu toimimaan verkon reunalla, ja niissä on sisäänrakennetut web-palvelimet, joita voidaan hyödyntää PLC:n etäkäytössä. Esimerkiksi Schneider Electricin Modicon M221 -logiikkaohjain voidaan liittää yhteen modeemin ja reitittimen kanssa netin kautta tapahtuvaa etäkoneiden välistä synkronointia sekä ylläpitoa, ohjausta ja valvontaa varten.
Nämä tuotteet on suunniteltu toimimaan Schneider Electricin EcoStruxure-alustalla. Kyseessä on IIoT-yhteesopiva ’kytke ja käytä’ -tyyppinen avoimeen ja yhteistoimintaiseen arkkitehtuuriin perustuva alusta, joka yhdistää yrityksen kaikki toiminnot aina myymälätiloista neuvotteluhuoneisiin asti ja kerää kaikilta tasoilta kriittistä tietoa antureista pilveen.
EcoStruxuren avulla yritys voi analysoida keräämäänsä dataa löytääkseen merkityksellisiä oivalluksia ja varmistaakseen, että ne voivat myös toimia reaaliaikaisen tiedon ja liiketoimintalogiikan perusteella. Tämä tekee alustasta ihanteellisen ratkaisun monenlaisiin sovelluksiin kodeissa, rakennuksissa, datakeskuksissa, infrastruktuurissa ja teollisuudessa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/11/16/ethernet-apl-kytkin-prosessilaitoksiin/
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Suomalaisille ihonalaisia tunnistesiruja
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/11/17/suomalaisille-ihonalaisia-tunnistesiruja/
Helsingin Mikonkadulla sijaitseva yrityskeskittymä Epicenter asentaa tänään 17.11.2021 vapaaehtosille henkilöille ihonalaisia mikrosiruja ensimmäisenä organisaationa Suomessa. Ruotsin vastaava Epicenter on asentanut mikrosiruja jäsenistöllensä jo vuodesta 2017 asti.
Ruotsissa on jo yli 100 vapaaehtoista mikrosirutettua ihmistä, jotka käyttävät ihonalaisia sirujaan esimerkiksi digitaalisina lompakkoina. Siru on mahdollista ohjelmoida älypuhelimen kautta toimimaan eri käyttötarkoituksiin aina kotiavaimesta kuntosalikorttiin.
Putkilomainen mikropiirimoduuli asetetaan ruiskulla käden ihon alle peukalon ja etusormen väliin. Piirin asettaminen on Epicenterin toimijoiden mukaan kivutonta.
Suomessa ensimmäiset mikrosirut asennetaan tänään keskiviikkona 17.11.2021 klo 16.00–18.00 Helsingin Mikonkatu 9:ssä järjestettävässä Epicenterin terveysteknologiatapahtumassa. Sirunonotto edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.
Perinteisimpien iholle puettavien urheilu- ja terveysantureiden globaalin myynnin arvioidaan ylittävän 100 miljardia dollaria vuoteen 2023 mennessä. Niiden sijaan Dsruptiven siru asennetaan ihon alle.
https://dsruptive.com/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Arduino Pro’s Stefano Implicito recently sat down with Aaron Ardiri of RIoT Secure AB to learn more about their secure lifecycle management system for resource-constrained devices, which uses the Arduino MKR range.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RPUgTsawp5E&feature=youtu.be
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ihmisten ihon alle laitettiin mikrosiruja after work -tapahtumassa Helsingissä
Siru on riisinjyvän kokoisessa kapselissa, joka laitetaan ihon alle.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/913d932d-fc51-448a-a93d-130fa2723337
Vapaaehtoisten ihmisten ihon alle asennettiin marraskuussa mikrosiruja. Kyse oli Helsingissä pidetystä after work -tapahtumasta, jonka järjesti digitaalinen innovaatiokeskus Epicenter.
Epicenterin toimitusjohtaja Patrick Mesterton kertoo Ruotsista sähköpostin välityksellä, että sirun otti tapahtumassa hänen tietojensa mukaan seitsemisen ihmistä. Vastaavia tapahtumia on järjestetty myös Ruotsissa ja Norjassa.
Ruotsissa Epicenter on järjestänyt mahdollisuuksia mikrosirun ottamiseksi ihon alle vuodesta 2015, ja Mestertonin mukaan yli 300 ihmistä on ottanut sirun.
Ruotsissa ja netissä protestoitu
Mikrosirun laittamisen jälkeisiä mahdollisia sivuvaikutuksia voivat Mestertonin mukaan olla pieni kipu tai kuume. Harvinaisissa tapauksissa siru voi Mestertonin mukaan liikkua ja aiheuttaa epämukavuutta.
Jos sirun haluaa poistaa, on syytä mennä lääkärin puheille.
Mesterton kertoo, että sirussa ei ole GPS-toimintoa, eli siru ei seuraa ihmisen liikkeitä. Sen sijaan laiteet, joihin sirua käytetään, voivat kerätä erilaisia tietoja. Esimerkiksi Mesterton nostaa sirun käyttämisen kulkukorttina, jolloin toinen laite voi tallentaa tiedon siitä, milloin ovesta on kuljettu.
Sirulle voi syöttää perustietoja NFC-applikaatiolla, Mesterton kertoo.
Hän uskoo ihonalaisten mikrosirujen käytön kehittymiseen ja palvelutarjonnan laajentumiseen. Ajavia tekijöitä ovat esimerkiksi terveys-, liikenne- ja maksuasioihin liittyvä kehittäminen.
Kaikki eivät ole siruista innoissaan. Mesterton kertoo, että Ruotsissa ja netissä esimerkiksi eräät uskonnolliset toimijat ovat protestoineet ja esittäneet siruihin liittyen salaliittoteorioita.
– Saamme jonkin verran negatiivisia sähköpostiviestejä ja kirjeitä, kun joku on lukenut aiheesta mediasta, Mesterton kertoo.
Helsingissä asennettiin mikrosiruja vapaaehtoisille – ”Ihmisten ei tarvitse olla peloissaan, että heitä seurattaisiin”
https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/helsingissa-asennettiin-mikrosiruja-vapaaehtoisille-ihmisten-ei-tarvitse-olla-peloissaan-etta-heita-seurattaisiin/58aaa49a-6fcd-4a63-b0d3-b361d2c03089
Tomi Engdahl says:
Smart home is a massive and quick-growing market https://trib.al/sYWO7qR
Smart From The Start: ‘Smart Home’ Is Becoming ‘Sustainable Home’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2021/11/23/smart-from-the-start-smart-home-is-becoming-sustainable-home/?sh=6cd182bec55e&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&utm_medium=social
Tomi Engdahl says:
The unbearable fussiness of the smart home
https://staceyoniot.com/the-unbearable-fussiness-of-the-smart-home/
Tomi Engdahl says:
IoT Devices Will No Longer Need to Rely on Batteries to Operate
Researchers have taken a step towards making battery-free devices a reality via the convergence of LiFi and RF backscatter technologies.
https://www.hackster.io/news/iot-devices-will-no-longer-need-to-rely-on-batteries-to-operate-ef02b6ed3b08
PassiveLiFi: Rethinking LiFi for Low-Power and Long Range RF Backscatter
https://dspace.networks.imdea.org/handle/20.500.12761/1541
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/rolling-your-own-long-range-iot-sensor-network/
Tomi Engdahl says:
IoT:n käyttöönotto ei vaadi mittavia järjestelmähankkeita
https://www.teknologiainfo.com/teollisuus/iotn-kayttoonotto-ei-vaadi-mittavia-jarjestelmahankkeita/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Human Body Comms for Wearables, Implantables, and Ingestibles Will Deliver the “Internet of Bodies”
https://www.hackster.io/news/human-body-comms-for-wearables-implantables-and-ingestibles-will-deliver-the-internet-of-bodies-db997c1d2355
Designed to replace radio-based communications systems, HBC uses the human body itself as a medium — and offers improved security to boot.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Wi-Fi 6 Will Be a Key Component of Tomorrow’s IoT
Nov. 24, 2021
The champion of consumer connectivity, Wi-Fi’s latest version further boosts user accessibility and throughput. But the changes also were made with one eye on wireless sensor networks.
https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/article/21182182/nordic-semiconductor-why-wifi-6-will-be-a-key-component-of-tomorrows-iot?utm_source=RF%20MWRF%20Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211124068&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Tomi Engdahl says:
Standards-based interoperability for digital transformation in asset lifecycle management: More answers
https://www.controleng.com/articles/standards-based-interoperability-for-digital-transformation-in-asset-lifecycle-management-more-answers/?oly_enc_id=0462E3054934E2U
Supply chain challenges, standards, digital twins, and advice for future digital transformation efforts were among more answers from a 1-hour RCEP/AIA professional development hour training session.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How augmented reality, Industry 4.0 can improve worker safety, productivity
Technologies such as augmented reality (AR) can help close the skill and talent gap while enhancing worker and asset safety and productivity.
https://www.controleng.com/articles/industry-4-0-augmented-reality-and-other-practical-applications/?oly_enc_id=0462E3054934E2U
A technician retires from a chemical facility. Shortly after the farewell party, something goes wrong with a piece of equipment. Nobody on the job can quite figure out what the problem is so they bring the technician back out of retirement. He walks around and listens to the machines for about 30 minutes before settling on one where he moves a single knob 20 degrees to the left.
He says, “All set. That’ll be $10,000.” His old colleagues balk at the high price for such a short job. “Well, moving the knob was just a $1,” the old technician says. “Knowing which knob costs $9,999.”
It’s a popular little anecdote among people tasked with taking care of critical equipment and large facilities, where we rely heavily on institutional knowledge and an aging workforce to manage an operating environment that is getting more complex. Companies must manage a mix of new assets and older ones, keep existing equipment running while investing in improvements and react to a rapidly changing environment and technological change. They must accomplish all of this despite labor shortages and a growing skills gap.
Practical augmented reality applications
Augmented reality is a form of technology where volumes of data and analytics can be transformed into images or animations overlaid into the real world. Most often, this is facilitated through a mobile device. When coupled with AI, AR can enable such use cases as object detection and recognition, labeling, guided repair and more.
Before the pandemic hit, many companies were already building AR-based applications to support various areas of their business: Gartner estimates 70% of small-to-medium sized enterprises were set to embrace some form of augmented reality by 2022. Today, augmented reality use cases in industrial settings focus on three key areas: training, improved workflows for tasks such as repairing damaged equipment, and employee engagement.
Considering training workers. According to one study, by using AR instead of documentation, Boeing reported a 90% increase in the number of trainees with little or no experience who could perform a complex, 50-step operation correctly the first time. In manufacturing settings, technicians working with AR improved performance by as much as 34% on the employee’s first use. AR appeals to a digitally native workforce adept at learning new tools and figuring out processes for themselves. From a training perspective, AR also can solve the problem facing the chemical plant in our story.
By making it possible for a technician onsite to collaborate with an expert or mentor in a different location, AR makes it easier for manufacturers and facilities to hold on to institutional knowledge and let younger technicians learn from more experienced ones.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How is IIoT changing industrial controller use, selection?
How are programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and industrial PCs (IPCs), embedded controllers, programmable automation controllers (PACs), smart input/output (I/O) modules, other logic devices and related software helping Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promises envisioned? A webcast investigates.
https://www.controleng.com/articles/how-is-iiot-changing-industrial-controller-use-selection/?oly_enc_id=0462E3054934E2U
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/12905-rutronikilta-valmis-alusta-nopeaan-teollisuuden-iot-kehitykseen
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.mikrobitti.fi/testit/kokeilussa-ruuvitag-pro-mittari-todelliseen-tarpeeseen/c057820d-9561-472f-8a67-1de53d06845a
Tomi Engdahl says:
AWS re:Invent – digitaalisia kaksosia helposti
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/12913-aws-re-invent-digitaalisia-kaksosia-helposti
Digitaaliseksi kaksoseksi kutsutaan rakennuksen, tehtaan, teollisuuslaitteen tai tuotantolinjan virtuaalista esitystä, jota voidaan käyttää esimerkiksi ennakoivaan ylläpitoon tai vaikkapa laitteen parantamiseen mallintamalla. Amazonin AWS-tytär on esitellyt tekniikan, jolla digitaalinen kaksonen voidaan luoda pilvessä mistä tahansa saatavilla olevasta datasta.
AWS esitteli tekniikan tämän viikon ajan Las Vegasissa käynnissä olleessa re:Invent -teknologiatapahtumassaan. Palvelu on nimeltään IoT TwinMaker ja siinä asiakas maksaa vain niistä AWS-resursseista, joita digitaalisen kaksosen luominen pilvessä vaatii.
IoT TwinMakerin avulla kehittäjät voivat helposti integroida tietoja useista lähteistä, kuten laiteantureista, videokameroista ja yrityssovelluksista, ja yhdistää nämä tiedot tietokaavion luomiseksi, joka mallintaa todellista ympäristöä. Palvelun käyttöön ei liity ennakkositoumuksia tai maksuja, ja asiakkaat maksavat vain käytetyistä AWS-palveluista.
https://aws.amazon.com/iot-twinmaker/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Re:Invent2021: Amazon on paljon muutakin kuin nettikauppa
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/12/03/amazon-on-paljon-muutakin-kuin-nettikauppa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Wi-Fi 6 Will Be a Key Component of Tomorrow’s IoT
Nov. 24, 2021
The champion of consumer connectivity, Wi-Fi’s latest version further boosts user accessibility and throughput. But the changes also were made with one eye on wireless sensor networks.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/iot/article/21182189/nordic-semiconductor-why-wifi-6-will-be-a-key-component-of-tomorrows-iot?utm_source=EG%20ED%20Connected%20Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211203007&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
What you’ll learn:
Wi-Fi was borne of several wireless innovations dating back to the 1970s.
Wi-Fi 6 brings technical advantages to IoT deployments.
The technology is poised to become the foundation of future smart homes.
Built for the IoT
Now a version of Wi-Fi, technically named IEEE 802.11ax and marketed as Wi-Fi 6, promises to address the deficiencies that have hampered the technology’s widespread adoption for the IoT. Approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance earlier this year, Wi-Fi 6 was specifically designed to meet the requirements of dense deployments, both public and industrial. The new version offers several enhancements, but the headline features are improvements to throughput and spectral efficiency, which allow for more network connections while still maintaining good service.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://tiindustrialfundamentals.com/
Tomi Engdahl says:
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G – mitä väliä IoT:ssa?
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/blogi/-/blogs/2g-3g-4g-5g-mita-valia-iot-ssa?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=linkad&utm_content=ILTE-artikkeli-2g-3g-4g-5g-mita-valia-iot-ssa&utm_campaign=H_MES_21-49-52_artikkelikampanja&fbclid=IwAR2YVw7ACik7_qcBYPSJ1y_yJGD6VOe9yilc96mvcoyml5sOSgJD_-EoyyM
IoT:n, eli esineiden internetin (Internet of Things), tarpeisiin on jo olemassa paljon mobiiliteknologiaa ja lisää on tulossa. Mobiiliverkkojen elinkaarelle ei ole nähtävissä loppua, vaan verkot kehittyvät tasaiseen tahtiin maailman mukana.
Monen sorttisten IoT-laitteiden anturidata on jo kauan siirtynyt 2G-verkoissa. Kyseessä ei ole vielä tänä päivänäkään unohdettu verkkoteknologia. Päätelaitteet ovat halpoja, ja verkkojen peitto huippuluokkaa. Kapasiteettimielessä 2G-verkko ei kuitenkaan pysty tukemaan kovin isoja datansiirto- tai laitemääriä.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
EU details the Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud, with 39 founding companies—none from the US or China—in a bid to improve European cloud prowess
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/europe-s-cloud-alliance-to-include-only-local-companies-for-now
Tomi Engdahl says:
Bluetoothilla helpommin skaalattuja IoT-ratkaisuja
https://etn.fi/index.php/tekniset-artikkelit/12947-bluetoothilla-helpommin-skaalattuja-iot-ratkaisuja
Valtavaa IoT-alan start-up-yritysten joukon syntymistä on ollut osaltaan edesauttamassa komponentti- ja järjestelmätoimittajien antama suunnittelutuki arviointikorttien, referenssisuunnittelujen ja yksityiskohtaisen dokumentoinnin muodossa. Se on mahdollistanut prototyyppien nopean kehitystyön ja jopa pienten pilottiprojektien toteuttamisen uusien konseptien testaamiseksi. Tästä on kuitenkin vielä pitkä matka ja paljon haasteita suurten mittakaavan laitetoimitusten toteuttamiseen.
Suurten skaalattavien IoT-ratkaisujen toteuttamisen tiellä on monia haasteita. Ohjelmistopäivitysten ja laitehallinnan järjestäminen skaalautuvasti on vaikeaa ilman tehokasta ratkaisua. IoT-ratkaisut tarvitsevat säännöllisiä langattomasti tapahtuvia laiteohjelmisto- (FOTA) ja ohjelmistopäivityksiä (SOTA) monista eri syistä. Tietoturva on tärkein huomioitava seikka erityisesti siitä syystä, että IoT-laitteet on usein sijoitettu kaukana oleviin kohteisiin, jolloin ne ovat alttiita niin fyysisille kuin virtuaalisille hyökkäyksille. Tästä syystä tarvitaan säännöllisiä turvallisuutta parantavia ohjelmistokorjauksia, mistä syystä etäohjelmointi on ainoa järkevä menetelmä. Etäohjelmistokehityksellä saadaan myös ohjelmistovirheet nopeasti korjatuksi ja operaattorit voivat tuoda uusia lisäominaisuuksia IoT-laitteisiinsa, jolloin tuotteiden elinkaari pitenee ja on mahdollista saada tulovirtoja luomalla uudenlaisia ansaintamalleja.
Yksi IoT:n luontainen piirre on anturilaitteilta saapuvan valtavan datamäärän käsittely. Tarvitaan ratkaisu tuon datamäärän keräämiseen, tallentamiseen ja muokkaamiseen päätöstä tukevaksi informaatioksi automatisoituja analyysejä käyttäen, jotta IoT-toteutuksesta saadaan irti mahdollisimman suuri hyöty.
Tomi Engdahl says:
One More Long-Range, Low-Power Wireless Option Targets IoT
Dec. 15, 2021
There’s another wireless technology choice for IoT long-range applications that’s not getting much attention—yet: Wi-Fi HaLow.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/communiqu/article/21183803/electronic-design-one-more-longrange-lowpower-wireless-option-targets-iot
HaLow
This relatively new choice is a Wi-Fi variant that’s particularly attractive for long-range wireless links. Most of the popular IoT products and systems use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, or others that have a maximum range of about 10 meters in most applications.
However, some apps require a longer-range link. Remote sensors, warehouses, or other rural uses are examples. Electrical power metering and sending compressed video represent other possibilities. Only a few IoT wireless technologies provide longer-range capability. This new option may turn into a better choice for your optimized application.
The technology is called HaLow, or by its IEEE standard name, 802.11ah. Thus, HaLow is a variant of Wi-Fi. The standard has been available for several years now, but there was little interest.
What makes HaLow so attractive besides the Wi-Fi heritage and certification? Here’s a short list of the key features:
HaLow operates in the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) bands below 1 GHz. This gives HaLow a range advantage over typical 2.4- and 5-GHz bands used by all other Wi-Fi versions. A range up to 1 km is possible under the right conditions.
The sub-1-GHz signals also penetrate obstacles better than the higher frequencies, making the link more flexible and reliable.
Low-power operation with multiple power-saving modes. Coin-cell operation is possible.
The latest in Wi-Fi security: WPA3.
No need for proprietary hubs or gateways.
OFDM modulation, 56 subcarriers—52 of which are for data using BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, or 256-QAM.
Flexible channel sizes of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MHz provides flexibility in data rates.
26 channels are possible, with each providing a 100-kb/s data rate.
Low power consumption is a must in most IoT applications. The 11ah covers all bases with low power and multiple sleep and wake-up modes. Battery operation is one major design target.
One More Thing….
Another option available to you is IEEE 802.11af. This standard is similar to 802.11ah, but it’s designed to operate in the TV white spaces. They comprise the unused 6-MHz TV channels in the 54- to 790-MHz range that can be used for data applications. It’s not Wi-Fi certified and hasn’t been widely used. It’s a good option for the white spaces and is compatible with the necessary channel sharing using cognitive radio techniques.
What’s the Difference Between IEEE 802.11ah and 802.11af in the IoT?
July 17, 2017
Looking to gain a foothold in the Internet of Things, HaLow and White-Fi bring low-power and long-range potential to a wide array of applications.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21805297/whats-the-difference-between-ieee-80211ah-and-80211af-in-the-iot
The IEEE standard 802.11 usually defines what we all know as Wi-Fi. Multiple versions of this standard exist, but not all are designated as Wi-Fi despite their being a part of the family. Specifically, consider two relatively recent versions of the standard: 802.11af, now referred to as White-Fi, and 802.11ah, otherwise known as HaLow. Both versions, which are more suited to Internet of Things (IoT) applications, offer benefits beyond traditional Wi-Fi, including longer range and lower power consumption.
The 802.11ah standard is blessed by the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA), which gave it the trade name HaLow. The WFA says that it will implement one of its testing and certification programs for HaLow by 2018.
HaLow is a sophisticated technology that has yet to be widely adopted. Nevertheless, it’s still worthy of consideration for new projects.
White-Fi (802.11af)
White Fi, also known as Super Wi-Fi, is designed to use the TV white spaces (TVWS) or the unused TV channels from 54 to 698 MHz. These channels are ideal to support long-range and non-line-of-sight transmission. The standard employs cognitive-radio technology and geolocation database access to ensure that there’s no interference to local TV signals or other services operating in this region (e.g., wireless microphones). The base station queries a database to see what channels are available locally for data transmission.
The 802.11af standard works with TV channels that have bandwidths of 6, 7, or 8 MHz. Modulation is OFDM using BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, or 256QAM. A wide range of coding rates allow for optimization of the connection. The maximum data rate per 6-MHz channel is about 24 Mb/s. A typical mobile user station can have a transmit power of 100 mW, while a base station or access point has up to 4 W of power.
Range depends on the actual frequency. Several kilometers can be achieved at the higher frequencies. Even longer ranges of up to several miles are possible at the lower VHF TV frequencies.
This standard isn’t part of the Wi-Fi Alliance family, unlike 802.11ah. Its main competition is the Weightless group of TVWS open standards and some proprietary designs. Few, if any, actual operating networks have been implemented.
The Wi-Fi Option
If your application requires high data rates and the expected range is less than 100 meters, a conventional Wi-Fi radio may be your best bet. Examples include video monitoring in the home or some commercial/industrial use requiring internet access and good security.
The widely used 802.11n standard can produce speeds to 300 Mb/s. The more recent 802.11ac operates in the 2.4- or 5-GHz bands and achieves speeds in excess of 1.3 Gb/s. The main limitations are a range of up to 100 meters, depending on the environment, and medium to high power consumption. Higher data rate needs can be met, though, with the 802.11ad WiGig option operating at 60 GHz. Range is typically less than 10 meters, but speeds can reach up to 7 Gb/s. Other choices are available if you need longer range and lower power consumption.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Enhance Holiday Shopping with IoT Technology
Dec. 17, 2021
With U.S. holiday sales projected to skyrocket this year amidst supply-chain disruptions, it’s critical that retailers simplify the shopping experience for consumers while prioritizing security. Long-range, low-power IoT-enabled devices make this happen.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/iot/article/21212235/semtech-enhance-holiday-shopping-with-iot-technology?utm_source=EG%20ED%20Connected%20Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211220018&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.edn.com/lighting-as-a-platform-incorporating-connectivity-intelligence/
Tomi Engdahl says:
How to make IoT an ingredient of your sourdough
https://nitor.com/en/articles/how-to-make-iot-an-ingredient-of-your-sourdough?utm_source=facebook&utm_content=how-to-make-iot-an-ingredient-of-your-sourdough&utm_campaign=blog&fbclid=IwAR1TmqQCCeqwmHmlMpn3fT3ibAHZ0VyJR7wLO-yl7bJcNhq359qKbM2JIA0
Tomi Engdahl says:
8 predictions for smart buildings in 2022
Dec. 27, 2021
Verdantix says cybersecurity, M&A activity, digital twins and more will shift the smart building landscape in 2022.
https://www.cablinginstall.com/data-center/article/14222806/8-predictions-for-smart-buildings-in-2022?utm_source=CIM%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211227009&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Tomi Engdahl says:
Älykotivinkki 1: Pakettien älykkäämpi vastaanottaminen
https://www.cozify.fi/blogs/blog/smart-home-tips-tip-1-easyness-and-safety?fbclid=IwAR1VJNRkF02H59c5pdSlpR_LeryfIlc6sV1kNxMPQo7e6UL-kRvRzZZTL88
VINKKI 1: MITEN ÄLYKOTI TUO TURVAA JA HELPPOUTTA ARKEEN – MITEN SAADA PAKETTI LÄHETILTÄ TURHAUTUMATTA
Lähdet aamulla kotoa toimistolle ja ollessasi toimistolla lähetti soittaa kotitalosi ovikelloa neljän jälkeen. Saat tästä hälytyksen puhelimesi sovelluksen kautta. Kotiovesi ulko-oven lähettyville asetetut kamerat näyttävät puhelimessasi, että oven takanasi seisoo ihminen paketteineen. Tunnistat hänet lähetiksi ja vastaat hänelle puhelimestasi. Lähetti kuulee sinut ovikelloon asennetun kaiuttimen kautta.
Samalla kamera kuvaa lähettiä ja pyydät häntä todentamaan henkilöllisyyden näyttämällä kameralle henkilökorttia. Kamera ottaa lähetistä ja kortista kuvan. Ohjeistat seuraavaksi lähettiä jättämään paketin asuntosi eteiseen. Jos asut omakotitalossa, lähetti voi jättää paketin pihassa olevaan sähkölukolliseen laatikkoon. Avaat puhelimesi sovelluksella etänä kotiovesi sähkölukon ja näet kun lähetti astuu sisälle, laskee paketin lattialle, poistuu ja sulkee oven. Samalla saat varmistuksen, että ovesi meni varmasti lukkoon. Näit ettei lähetti tehnyt asunnossasi mitään muuta kuin laski paketin eteiseesi ja poistui saman tien.
Edellä mainitussa esimerkissä kommunikoit ja kontrolloit reaaliajassa tilanteessa, jossa et ole itse kotona, mutta ovesi pitäisi saada auki. Helppouden ja turvan tuo sähkölukko ja kamerat, joita pystyt kontrolloimaan etänä. Aika kätevää eikö?
Tomi Engdahl says:
Breakthrough in Data Processing Finally Delivers on the Promise of IoT
Dec. 13, 2021
IoT has progressed tremendously in recent years, but there’s more work to be done before IoT can fully deliver on its expectations.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/iot/article/21183627/gsi-technology-breakthrough-in-data-processing-finally-delivers-on-the-promise-of-iot?utm_source=EG%20ED%20Connected%20Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211220031&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
What you’ll learn:
The influence of AI and inferencing in advancing the IoT.
Why real-time data at the edge is becoming a top priority in IoT design.
The rise of breakthrough synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology.
The Internet of Things has advanced significantly in recent years, with billions of connected devices worldwide. But for IoT to fully deliver on its promise, more work is required in several areas. One is in improving the pace of data processing to produce real-time intelligence.
Let me explain. IoT is generating massive amounts of data, and every day more and more is added into the mix. The World Economic Forum estimated 44 zettabytes of data in the world at the start of 2020. The same group estimates the amount of data generated each day to reach 463 exabytes globally in 2025. In our move to space, sensor processing gets even more difficult. Lack of high-speed communications channels and limited storage means that satellites may flush data daily, used or not.
Tomi Engdahl says:
One More Long-Range, Low-Power Wireless Option Targets IoT
Dec. 15, 2021
There’s another wireless technology choice for IoT long-range applications that’s not getting much attention—yet: Wi-Fi HaLow.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/communiqu/article/21183803/electronic-design-one-more-longrange-lowpower-wireless-option-targets-iot?utm_source=EG%20ED%20Connected%20Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211220031&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
What you’ll learn:
An intro to Wi-Fi HaLow.
What are the IEEE 802.11ah specifications?
If you have designed or are designing an Internet of Things system, you already know that its success will largely be determined by the wireless technology you choose. Selecting a wireless technology for an IoT project is hard enough given all available options. Adding another to the mix oftentimes only adds to the confusion. Well, maybe not.
Comparing all of the fine details of each technology helps you zero in on one that best meets your needs. Sometimes not all requirements are perfectly met, though, and the resulting system will be somewhat compromised. So having another option may be a good thing. Here’s a new one to consider.
HaLow
This relatively new choice is a Wi-Fi variant that’s particularly attractive for long-range wireless links. Most of the popular IoT products and systems use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, or others that have a maximum range of about 10 meters in most applications.
The technology is called HaLow, or by its IEEE standard name, 802.11ah. Thus, HaLow is a variant of Wi-Fi. The standard has been available for several years now, but there was little interest.
One feature of HaLow is the recent establishment of a certification program by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The Alliance thoroughly tests chips and modules to ensure that all manufactured products will be compatible. This interoperability feature is what makes Wi-Fi so attractive. With the Wi-Fi Alliance’s blessing, HaLow should see some adoptions.
What makes HaLow so attractive besides the Wi-Fi heritage and certification? Here’s a short list of the key features:
HaLow operates in the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) bands below 1 GHz. This gives HaLow a range advantage over typical 2.4- and 5-GHz bands used by all other Wi-Fi versions. A range up to 1 km is possible under the right conditions.
The sub-1-GHz signals also penetrate obstacles better than the higher frequencies, making the link more flexible and reliable.
Low-power operation with multiple power-saving modes. Coin-cell operation is possible.
The latest in Wi-Fi security: WPA3.
No need for proprietary hubs or gateways.
OFDM modulation, 56 subcarriers—52 of which are for data using BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, or 256-QAM.
Flexible channel sizes of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MHz provides flexibility in data rates.
26 channels are possible, with each providing a 100-kb/s data rate.
Low power consumption is a must in most IoT applications. The 11ah covers all bases with low power and multiple sleep and wake-up modes. Battery operation is one major design target.
One More Thing….
Another option available to you is IEEE 802.11af. This standard is similar to 802.11ah, but it’s designed to operate in the TV white spaces. They comprise the unused 6-MHz TV channels in the 54- to 790-MHz range that can be used for data applications. It’s not Wi-Fi certified and hasn’t been widely used.
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Wi-Fi HaLow is finally seeing some traction by the end of 2021 and credit goes to the announcement of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow in November 2021.
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Wi-Fi HaLow’s 2021 progress report for sensors, IoT designs
https://www.edn.com/wi-fi-halows-2021-progress-report-for-sensors-iot-designs/?utm_source=edn_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Articles
Wi-Fi HaLow, much anticipated for years for its promise of reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), is finally seeing some traction by the end of 2021. Much of this ascent can be credited to Wi-Fi Alliance’s announcement of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow in November 2021.
Wi-Fi HaLow—Wi-Fi Alliance’s designation for products based on the IEEE 802.11ah standard—operates in spectra below 1 GHz to offer longer range and lower power connectivity. It enables a wide range of IoT use cases in agricultural, industrial, smart building, and smart city environments.
Just before the Christmas holidays, Korean chip developer Newracom unveiled its design collaboration with Canadian IoT solution provider Deviceworx Technologies for creating Wi-Fi HaLow-enabled IoT sensor solutions compliant with IEEE 802.11ah standard. Deviceworx will incorporate Newracom’s Wi-Fi HaLow SoC NRC7292 in its industrial IoT gateway for Wi-Fi HaLow access point (AP) functionality.
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Air Monitor (CO2,Tvoc,Lux,Temp,Hum) NodeMCU ESP8266 IOT Dashboard
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNQ0ruPUiGc&t=4s
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https://cozifyblogi.blogspot.com/2021/09/tulevaisuuden-alykas-sahkoverkko-energiayhteisot.html
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Most Arduino engineers send their data to thingspeak, one thing is that thingspeak doesn’t have much capabilities. To know how much power you have as an IoT engineer using Azure IoT central, see this
Full guide on how to send data to Azure IoT central from nodeMCU.
How to Send Data from NodeMCU to Azure IoT Central
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aBKd9nJs4&feature=youtu.be
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Talking with Keysight About Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0
Dec. 17, 2021
In this video, we talk to Dr. Kristin Vogelsang at the Keysight Technologies booth at productronica 2021.
https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/video/21212262/talking-with-keysight-about-digital-transformation-and-industry-40?utm_source=RF%20MWRF%20Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211230009&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
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Low Power Has Its Limits—Here’s Why
Dec. 20, 2021
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: You can go only so low before unexpected factors make you stop. Low-quiescent-current ICs developed by TI offer a way to get longer battery life before reaching those thresholds.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/power-management/whitepaper/21183383/texas-instruments-low-power-has-its-limitsheres-why?utm_source=EG%20ED%20Analog%20%26%20Power%20Source&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS211222019&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
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https://www.hackster.io/news/e-peas-breaks-into-microcontrollers-with-the-lowest-power-consuming-cortex-m0-ever-573521753ef8
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https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/article/21213034/microwaves-rf-plugandplay-sensors-make-spaces-instantly-smart?utm_source=RF%20MWRF%20Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS220107074&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/01/10/extreme-low-power-chip-with-energy-harvesting-targets-lifetime-battery-life-in-remote-controls/
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https://www.edn.com/teardown-apple-airtag/
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Why IoT Sensors Need Standards They could improve performance and spur development of new applications
https://spectrum.ieee.org/why-iot-sensors-need-standards
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https://www.edn.com/tri-radio-ic-improves-smart-home-connectivity/
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https://www.edn.com/low-power-mcu-drives-edge-devices/
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https://www.cozify.fi/blogs/blog/measuring-water-consumption-opportunities-for-the-owner-developer-and-resident
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What Is the Internet of Bodies?
https://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2020/10/29/what-is-the-internet-of-bodies.html
The Internet of Bodies, or IoB, is actually an ecosystem. It’s a bunch of devices that are connected to the Internet that contain software and that either collect personal health data about you or can alter the body’s function. We think of the Internet of Bodies as this collection of all these devices, as well as all the data that the devices are gathering about you. And in health care, Internet of Bodies has been around for quite a while. With the advent of the Internet, it makes a lot of sense to connect your pacemaker to the Internet so that your doctor can be automatically notified if something weird happens, if there’s an anomaly. It’s natural in a lot of ways to want to understand more about your body, how it functions, how well it’s doing.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.hackster.io/news/wearable-smart-t-shirt-tracks-your-breathing-using-flexible-spiral-antennas-501cb619529c