Power and IoT The Internet of Things can now be considered a mature technology. With active devices hitting 9.5 Billion in 2019, IoT has certainly entered its golden age. Even so, IoT is still faced with numerous challenges one of
Arduino Arduino boards embody multiple peripherals for communication with other devices. They include UART, I2C USB, and SP1. Wired communication has however proven to be difficult mostly so where the distance between the sender and receiver is considerable. As such,
MKR 1300 The Arduino MKR 1300 comes equipped with the ATMEL SAMD21 bridged with a LoRa module thus allowing for remote IoT applications for instance mining, off-shore rigs, and farms. It has been designed to integrate SAMD21’s low power consumption
Low power technologies Developments of low power technologies have been driven largely by IoT connectivity. The end products of these technologies range from smartphones, fitness wearables to smart meters. All these products have design constraints chief of which is ultra-low
Wireless connectivity Engineers now have a wide pool of option to choose from when it comes to wireless connectivity. Among these options is WI-FI, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Proprietary RF among others. These wireless technologies can be used in applications such as
Bluetooth Low Energy Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) was originally introduced in 2004. It was introduced in the Bluetooth 4.0 spectrum as a replacement for Bluetooth Classic. Its adoption has largely been driven by IoT. Like Bluetooth Classic, BLE utilizes frequency
Wireless charging Wireless charging has certainly been a huge sensation in the mobile industry despite the hits and misses witnessed since inception. Its recent incorporation in the iPhone 8 and iPhone X gave it a fresh lease of life and
Open source Android, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and VLC Media player are just the tip of the iceberg as far as open source applications are concerned. The Internet is also open source as most of its fundamental functions are
