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with Raspbian Leading the Way The Eclipse Foundation's Eclipse IoT Working Group has released the results of its IoT Developer Survey 2018, which surveyed 502 Eclipse developers between January and March 2018. While the sample size is fairly low, LinuxGizmos' own 2017 Hacker Board survey had 1,705 respondents-and although the IoT technologies covered here extend beyond embedded tech into the cloud, the results sync up pretty well with 2017 surveys of embedded developers from VDC Research and AspenCore (EETimes/Embedded). In short, Linux rules in Internet of Things development, but FreeRTOS is coming on fast. In addition, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud service for IoT. When asked what operating systems were used for IoT, a total of 71.8% of the Eclipse survey respondents listed Linux, including Android and Android Things (see farther below). The next highest total was for Windows at 23%, a slight decrease from last year.
The open source, MCU-focused FreeRTOS advanced to 20%. Last December, the FreeRTOS project received major backing from Amazon. In fact, the Eclipse Foundation calls it an "acquisition." This is never an entirely correct term when referring to a truly open source project such as FreeRTOS, but as with Samsung's stewardship of Tizen, it appears to be essentially true. CONTINUE READING
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Edge-as-a-Service Solution
Targets Commercial IoT
Rigado has announced Cascade, its new integrated Edge-as-a-Service solution. Offered as an integrated monthly subscription starting at $9/month, Cascade gives you the wireless infrastructure, edge computing platform and managed security updates that allow IoT product and project teams to focus on driving maximum value from their IoT apps--and not on the underlying edge infrastructure, security and maintenance.
Rigado's Cascade Edge-as-a-Service is comprised of four main components:
Cascade-500 IoT Gateway: Rigado's newest IoT gateway offers a range of connectivity options including Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi & LTE; security features like file system encryption; and 800 MHz of edge computing power.
Edge Protect Service: A managed, automated security service, Edge Protect provides automatic OS and security updates when common vulnerabilities, exposures and exploits are discovered.
Edge Direct Tools: Secure edge device orchestration and systems performance monitoring allow your operations teams to set alerts and diagnose issues; provision gateways with secure IDs and encrypted keys; and flexibly schedule, manage and apply application updates.
Edge Connect Platform: Gives developers a secure connectivity and computing platform with a fully containerized edge OS.
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Edge Platform Provides Machine Condition Monitoring Solution
ADLINK Technology has announced the release of its new MCM-100 machine condition monitoring edge platform, highlighting continuous 24/7 data collection and vibration measurement with maximized precision and sampling rates for rotating machinery and equipment. Integrating data collection, vibration analysis algorithms, computation and network connection tasking in a single system, the MCM-100 enables rotating machinery, tooling, and plant and automation equipment operators to easily overcome challenges inherent in conventional equipment maintenance.
According to the company, this intelligent machine monitoring solution replaces conventional manual inspection methods, providing 24/7 online monitoring and failure prediction, accurate control of machine status and responsive maintenance in real time.
The ultra-compact MCM-100 features high 24-bit resolution (compared with conventional 12-bit to 16-bit solutions) and captures high-frequency signals at a very high 128 kS/s, dramatically improving on conventional solutions' 20 kS/s or less, delivering significantly more vibration data for analysis. Benefiting from high performance Intel Atom x7-E3950 processors, the MCM-100 provides edge-based data acquisition, domain algorithm, data analytics, machine status conversion, usage trends, alarms, and more. In addition, a LAN port and optional wireless Wi-Fi module enable seamless data connectivity
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Firms Team to Enable LoRaWAN Availability in 10 Cities
Semtech has announced that machineQ, Comcast's enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) network service, has connected operational LoRaWAN networks to 10 U.S. cities. The extensive and comprehensive network coverage in these markets increases access at the network edge to add value to solutions providers and enterprises, establishing a strong foundation for nationwide deployment.
According to ABI Research, IoT technology revenues across 12 key smart city technologies and verticals, including metering, parking and street lighting, is expected to grow from around $25 billion in 2017 to $62 billion in 2026 at an average growth rate of 11 percent. This rapid adoption will need a proven infrastructure that is able to scale and provide key LoRa capabilities to support multiple applications.
MachineQ has rolled out networks in Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Washington D.C. The comprehensive network presence in these 10 cities demonstrates the steady progress of enabling smart business decisions with the broad adoption of Semtech's LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) for their smart applications.
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IoT Edge Server Manages Distributed Devices
Advantech has announced its new generation of wireless connectivity: the Edge Intelligence Server EIS-D210 series. As smart cities and industry 4.0 deployment installs millions of IoT sensors and devices, wireless communications has become the fastest growing sector and wireless networks have been part of every application. As a result, the task of remotely managing distributed devices becomes more complex.
To echo market requirements, Advantech EIS-D210 series is powered by an Intel Celeron processor N3350 and has LoRa/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and WISE-PaaS/EdgeSense edge intelligence and sensing software built-in. It is also pre-integrated with Microsoft Azure IoT Edge and AWS Greengrass to extend cloud intelligence to edge devices and enable real-time decisions at the edge. Advantech EIS-D210 is an integrated solution from the edge to the cloud and simplifies IoT application deployment. It's well suited for applications in smart factory, smart energy and intelligent agriculture applications that need wireless sensor network management.
EIS-D210W has a built-in certificated Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz/5GHz standard) and Bluetooth 4.1 module, and EIS-D210L incorporates a built-in private LoRa long-range modem. All EIS-D210 series have built-in dual GbE, COM (RS-232/422/485), VGA/HDMI, four USB 3.0 and mPCIe ports. The mPCIe ports can be extended to support 3G/4G LTE. EIS-D210 series provide several connection capabilities and peripheral support for multiple wireless/wired communications. CONTINUE READING Industry News & Recent Posts |
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