Essential things to know about internet of things (IOT) World
2 min readJul 22, 2022
- PDS (Product Design Specification)
- IOT provisioning
Communication Modules
- BLE
- WiFi
- Bluetooth Mesh
- BLE-Cell wireless gateway hub
- USB — wired
- Ethernet — wired
- LoRa — wireless
- Zigbee — wireless
- Thread — wireless
- Z-Wave — wireless
Processor Modules
- Arduino
- RaspberryPi
- Breadware B-Line
- BeagleBone
- Texas Instruments
Power Modules
- Rechargeable LiPo (Lithium Polym) batteries — these are what are in cellphones
- Rechargeable/replaceable coin cells
- USB powered
- PoE (Power over ethernet) — often used in “smart homes”, “smart buildings”
- 9V Battery
- AA/AAA Batteries
User Input/Output Modules
- Buttons
- Switches
- Knobs
- LEDs
- Speakers
- LCD displays
- Touchpads
Sensor Modules
- Temperature Sensor
- Accelerometer Sensor
- Gyroscope Sensor
- Brightness Sensor
- Humidity Sensor
- Camera
Action Modules
- Relays
- Motor controllers
- Sound amplifiers
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