IoT

RS Components is sponsoring a competition from the Hackster developer community, based on the SIMATIC IOT2020 open gateway. The idea for the competition is for engineers, makers and students to come up with innovative applications and solutions based on the open and highly flexible IoT gateway.

It has been announced that Softing Industrial’s echocollect gateway now supports the MQTT protocol, making the integration of process data from system and machinery into cloud solutions more straightforward and reliable. Softing Industrial will be exhibiting at Hannover Messe, April 24th-28th 2017, in hall 8, stand E20.

Experts estimate that fossil fuels will be completely exhausted in the next century and as a result, there is a global effort to invest in a more diverse range of energy generation techniques. However, substantial investments in smart infrastructure are required to ensure the successful implementation and longevity, of renewable technologies. Adrian Kimberley, Regional Sales Manager for industrial software expert, COPA-DATA UK, discusses th...

Recent WikiLeak documents allege that the CIA developed, or sought to develop, or even 'borrowed', cyberattack technology that could target a wide range of IoT devices, including smart TVs, connected cars, and mobile phones. In the case of smart TVs and mobile phones, the attacks allowed these devices to be used to eavesdrop on either voice communication, data communication or both.

Radiocrafts AS has presented a cloud connection solution for IoT applications, connecting low power radio sensor networks to cloud services. The FX30 expansion boards from Radiocrafts makes up a complete gateway together with the 3G/4G LTE modem from Sierra Wireless. By using the Radiocrafts expansion board for the FX30 and implementing network nodes based on the Radiocrafts RF modules, a complete IoT sensor network with cloud connection is ...

Through the partnership with Vertuoz by ENGIE, the French energy giant, the ecosystem of the EnOcean Alliance continues to grow and promotes the standardisation of intelligent building solutions for the Internet of Things. Vertuoz by ENGIE is now a key player in the EnOcean Alliance, actively supporting the further development of EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard for energy-efficient building solutions.

  The xPico 200 family of embedded IoT gateways has been announced by Lantronix. Measuring just 17mm by 25 mm, the xPico 200 family will deliver seamless and secure Ethernet, WiFi and/or Bluetooth connectivity, enabling OEMs to go to market faster with their smart IoT solutions.

In order to get a more detailed picture of energy flows in the electrical grid, scientists from the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) are looking to use improved, self-learning algorithms. A major research project was launched to this end in February 2017. These algorithms will serve to more accurately forecast consumers' needs and the amount of electricity generated from renewables. Satellite data will...

At Smart IoT London, oneM2M’s latest progress on achieving an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem that is interoperable and secure for all devices will be revealed. Ultan Mulligan, Vice Chair of oneM2M Marketing and Communications committee and Director of Communications at ETSI, will deliver a presentation on 'Building a Secure and Interoperable IoT.'

In order to enable secure, scalable and flexible IoT solutions, Fujitsu and Wirepas have partnered together. The high-quality Fujitsu sensor beacons with Wirepas Connectivity offer an easy-to-use, connected module for various IoT application areas, such as healthcare, industrial automation and smart building. With the Wirepas Connectivity protocol, Fujitsu is now able to offer ready-to-go solutions for various IoT applications – for ex...