{"id":2288,"date":"2020-02-28T02:16:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T02:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2024-01-03T15:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:40:41","slug":"my-time-with-the-technology-that-founded-our-iot-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/iot\/my-time-with-the-technology-that-founded-our-iot-world\/","title":{"rendered":"My Time with the Technology that Founded our IoT World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2288\" class=\"elementor elementor-2288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1162d19d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1162d19d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-524bd4f1\" data-id=\"524bd4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28829560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28829560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen I started in technology 30-plus years ago, I never would have imagined we\u2019d have the smart devices we enjoy today. There are so many types of gadgets that improve our quality of life, from smart lighting toand smart refrigerators (to remind you it\u2019s time to buy more milk), and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iotforall.com\/smart-hairbrush-dumb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">smart hairbrushes<\/a>\u00a0for healthier hair. I have to admit, there are times when I just sit back, a little awed, and wonder how in the world did this all get started?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcf424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dcf424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>A FIRST-PERSON HISTORY OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2904c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2904c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI began my career working for a very small company of about 13 people. We spent our days developing products for monitoring diecasting and injection molding machines. Think of this device as a network- attached digital oscilloscope. Our goal was to analyze, in real-time, the complex process of making a specific part. This included speeds, temperatures, pressures, and so on. But in retrospect, the most interesting part was that we were also setting parameters around those variables to determine if the part created was good or bad.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b8074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b8074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI remember a conversation with a gentleman who had been operating diecast machines for over 30 years and was the \u201cguru\u201d for dialing in the process. I asked him how he knew if he was making good parts, and he said it was the \u201cfeel\u201d of the machine. So our efforts to embed technology into the mix drastically\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/industries\/manufacturing.html\" rel=\"noopener\">changed the manufacturing process<\/a>, turning it from art into science. And even back then, we realized we were on the cusp of a new revolution and I was excited to be a part of it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b3023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>EARLY IOT: FRYING EGGS WITH STICKS AND STONES<\/h3><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9f073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa9f073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs you can imagine, in the late 1980\u2019s we were developing with sticks and stones in comparison to with what\u2019s available today. Early Internet of Things (IoT) products we created were based on the first 16-bit home computer processor:; Motorola\u2019s 9900 central processing unit (CPU). It was big enough to fry an egg on and hot enough to burn off a fingerprint (I\u2019m speaking purely from experience, and not about the egg).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4048cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4048cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFortunately, cooling and space requirements weren\u2019t a big concern since our cabinets were about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robot_(Lost_in_Space)\" rel=\"noopener\">size of the robot<\/a>\u00a0in the 1960s TV series\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0058824\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLost in Space.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0For reference, that\u2019s about the size of a modern smart fridge. The bigger issues we faced were:\n<ul>\n \t<li>processing the inputs locally from the diecasting and injection molding machines<\/li>\n \t<li>sending that data to the central controller for storage and additional analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1acdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb1acdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBasically, this was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/solutions\/industries\/government\/us-government-solutions-services\/fog-computing.html\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">fog computing<\/a>\u00a0in its infancy. And we were knee-deep in figuring it all out.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28dbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c28dbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>THE BIRTH OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION<\/h3><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830243f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830243f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo better understand what we were dealing with back in the \u201980s, try to visualize a sea of machines pumping out parts. The time it takes to make each part is called cycle-time. Say you have a 120- second cycle time per part. Try reducing it to 15 seconds for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RS-485\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-point RS-485 serial communication network<\/a>\u00a0that only allows one device to transmit at a time. Definitely a challenge, especially back in the \u201980s.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ee424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66ee424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe had to develop techniques to compress the time it took to send information, one of which was to send the starting value and then the subsequent differences. We were working with bits, not bytes (and certainly not kilo-bytes). Given the speed at which many of these machines operated, we even had to develop custom hardware that would send data directly to random access memory (RAM) because the CPU wasn\u2019t fast enough to collect the information. I realize how hard that is to believe given today\u2019s processing capabilities, but it was a simple fact of everyday life for us back then.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa3fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aa3fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou may be asking, why did we use the multi-point RS-485? Pretty straight forward; all the manufacturing equipment that relied on induction motors would produce serious\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronics-notes.com\/articles\/analogue_circuits\/emc-emi-electromagnetic-interference-compatibility\/what-is-emi-basics-tutorial.php\" rel=\"noopener\">electro-magnetic interference (EMI)<\/a>. RS-485 was the only viable tech at the time that could withstand that harsh environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3649c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa3649c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe heart of our system was a central controller that would store the information collected from the remote devices for quality assurance, allow the capability to update process parameters on each remote device, and then provide alarming for machines that were operating out of parameters. Many manufacturers were so reliant on our technology, that they couldn\u2019t run their machines without ours collecting and processing data.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bae2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bae2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>NEXT UP: HOW THE IOT TRANSITIONED FROM PAST TO FUTURE<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef06bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef06bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIronically, we are still dealing with many of the same challenges from 30 years ago, but at a much greater scale. This is a picture of a circuit board I designed in 1988 and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opensource.com\/resources\/raspberry-pi\" rel=\"noopener\">Raspberry PI<\/a>. These devices are very similar in function, with the exception of analog to digital (A\/D) conversion capability on the large board, but this functionality could be easily added to a PiI with a single A\/D chip. There is obviously no comparison of the processing, storage, and display function when it comes to speed and performance, the PiI wins hands-down!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74d9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74d9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery day you and I leverage the IoT for a better quality of life. And IoT devices are helping private- and public-sector organizations be better stewards of our planet\u2019s limited resources. Plus, the power of the IoT is helping to monitor and improve manufacturing processes, better control traffic flow, ease parking stresses in communities large and small, and more. In part two, I\u2019ll address the transition from past to present.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0a86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0a86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>HOW IOT TRANSITIONED FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b6cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b6cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the first installment of this series, I talked about my experience with the Internet of Things (IoT) and the impact that I saw it having on the tech industry. In this post we\u2019ll delve into the transition, or what I would refer to as the needle-movers, and what to expect in the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465876d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465876d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are four fundamental factors that allowed IoT to change from very limited use-cases to the broader consumption that we have today:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Low- power and small-scale microcontrollers<\/li>\n \t<li>Electronically erasable programmable read-only memory<\/li>\n \t<li>Ease of development<\/li>\n \t<li>Low manufacturing cost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d9428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03d9428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>LOW- POWER AND SMALL-SCALE MICROCONTROLLERS<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748f286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748f286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.governing.com\/images\/IOT-550x315_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\nThink of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com\/definition\/microcontroller\" rel=\"noopener\">microcontroller<\/a>\u00a0as a self-contained integrated circuit (IC), with a processor, memory, and interfaces to the outside. The picture from Part 1 part one of this blog (right) showed a giant circuit board with discrete components for everything; display, memory, input\/output (I\/O) connections, serial communications, clock signal, and the list goes on and on.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef2413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef2413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe issue was that you needed a bunch of physical connections, or traces on the circuit board to connect all these components together. When you can put it all on a single chip you not only save not only real estate, but decrease the amount of power required to run the system \u2013 you guessed it, needle-mover!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625317f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"625317f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>ELECTRONICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b3737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b3737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere was one significant development that really made this possible;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerhope.com\/jargon\/e\/eeprom.htm\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">electronically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)<\/a>. This is where the program code is stored so when the system powers up, it has instructions on what to do. Back in the olden days, we started with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronics-tutorial.net\/Programmable-Logic-Device-Architectures\/Programmable-Logic-Devices\/Programmable-Read-only-Memory-PROM\/\" rel=\"noopener\">programmable read-only memory (PROM) ICs<\/a>. Write your code, burn it to PROM with a PROM writer, then carefully place the PROM ICs into sockets on the circuit board and test the system. Oops, you made a mistake, throw the PROMs away and grab a new one or one(s) and start over.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2196eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2196eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs you can see, not only is this time consuming, it can get expensive. Along comes erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), this saves costs since you didn\u2019t have to throw the chips away, but you have to place them in ultraviolet light for 20 or more minutes to erase them. EEPROM can be electronically erased in an instant without having to remove them from the board and new code can be downloaded and tested for rapid prototyping \u2014 another needle-mover!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816ea92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"816ea92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>EASE OF DEVELOPMENT<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b87b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b87b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.governing.com\/images\/hello-300x184_4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\nDeveloping around old silicone was a real challenge! Writing compilers, developing interfaces, burning code to PROMs, writing code in assembly, troubleshooting with digital analyzers, reading code in binary and hexadecimal. Imagine the number of things that can go wrong with this picture and certainly did\u00a0 oh, and don\u2019t forget the carbon-based (human) factor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52646de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52646de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany of the software development kits (SDKs) today allow you to develop code, troubleshoot, compile, and write your code directly to the microcontroller. In addition, there are a plethora of libraries you can download for free from places like GitHub or share your code to help out the community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ee510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ee510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of my favorite development platforms is around the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">(www.arduino.cc)<\/a>. There is a bunch of supported hardware, including the ESP8266 with Wireless WiFi Module. This thing is the size of a postage stamp. What I really like about the Arduino IDE, is that I can program in my favorite language, \u201cC\u201d. If you are looking at testing your hand in developing an IoT project, this is a great place to start. Ease of development, access to libraries, simulators, simple debugging \u2014 another needle-mover!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acdd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acdd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>LOWER MANUFACTURING COSTS<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6473be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6473be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManufacturing costs for small run 8.5&#215;11 circuit boards in the late \u201980s were thousands of dollars and these were nothing sophisticated; 10-mil traces, 10-mil spacing, and 4 layers. I recently worked on a personal IoT project and had 25 each, 3.5-inch square, 4 layer boards made for a couple hundred bucks. This is a far cry from spending $150 and a week to etch a small two-sided circuit board on your own. Plus, now the manufacturing and assembly process is almost completely automated. This has dramatically reduced the cost of populated circuit boards &#8211; needle-mover!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f880716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f880716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3>WHAT\u2019S NEXT IN IOT<\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0af06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa0af06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s no doubt that we will continue to see more and more devices connected to the Internet. Just because we \u201cmay\u201d have more devices than IPv6 addresses (kidding), it doesn\u2019t mean this will change our lives for the better. We will experience the art of the possible when these devices, or systems of devices, or systems of systems, begin to interact and use intelligence or artificial intelligence to make decisions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90feed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90feed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn a regular day, you are awakened in time for your daily workout based on travel time to your first appointment and in time to take the kids to school. What if you didn\u2019t rest well, have a cough or a fever, or too much to drink? The determination of when to get up can be modified based on a myriad of factors. Your beverage of choice and breakfast awaits, transportation shows up at your door (or you are beamed directly maybe a little far reaching) and you\u2019re off. Meeting preparation is done in transit, and you arrive on time and prepared. This technology will allow us to maximize our time and improve our quality of life.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe technology to do all this is available today, but we need to address the security and privacy concerns as devices and systems communicate. Protecting end-devices is difficult enough, with the capabilities that I described, we will all need to work together to protect these critical systems and the sensitive information they contain.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Internet of Things (IoT) products created were based on the first 16-bit home computer processor. There are four fundamental factors that allowed IoT to change from very limited use-cases to the broader consumption that we have today. There&rsquo;s no doubt that we will continue to see more and more devices connected to the Internet. 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