New additional solutions for Industrial IoT Apps.

The internet of things (IoT) is a term for the increasing number of electronics that are not traditional computing devices, yet are connected to the internet to send data and receive instructions or both.

There is a vast range of things that fall under the umbrella. For example, internet-connected refrigerators and light bulbs have become 'smart' versions of traditional appliances. Such gadgets could only exist in an internet-enabled world like Alexa-style digital assistants. Internet-enabled sensors are transforming factories, healthcare, transportation, and farms.

IoT provides the power of the internet, data processing, and analytics to the real world of physical objects. It means consumers can interact with the global information network without the intermediary of a keyboard and screen. Many of their everyday objects and appliances can take instructions from that network with zero human intervention.

In businesses, IoT can also be proved efficient for physical manufacturing and distribution, which the internet has long delivered for knowledge work. Millions of embedded internet-enabled sensors worldwide deliver an incredibly rich set of data that enterprises can use to collect data about their safety of operations, data assets, and reduce manual processes. There are new developmental solutions in industrial IoT apps to make this process seamless.

As per Business Insider's recent research, global manufacturers will raise the US $70 billion in IoT solutions in 2020, almost three times higher than in 2015.

Arrow electronics, based on MindSphere, provides a cloud analytics solution for the industrial internet of things (IoT) applications. It covers everything, including sensors, connectivity hardware, analysis, and reporting software. This platform delivers solutions that enable companies to implement Industry 4.0 to access best-in-class hardware, tools, and consultancy services to match customers' specific requirements.

It collects data from sensors and transmits it to the cloud via edge gateway, where it gets visualised and analysed through a customised dashboard. Through continuous surveillance and gathering of all relevant operation data, patterns can be observed and emerging faults recognised. Additionally, to avoid disruption and costs associated with unplanned downtime by optimising maintenance intervals, cloud analytics can successfully analyse running costs that increase the equipment's overall service life.

Avnet Silica has launched Avnet Silica MiniPOC Kit that enables 'Proof-of-Concept' for edge-to-cloud IoT use cases. This kit is based on Renesas' Synergy microcontrollers, edge sensors of manufacturers, and power management components.

Frank Hansen, VP Technical Marketing and Resources at Avnet Silica, claims, "This new miniPOC kit enables developers to start work on delivering proof-of-concept for their IoT use cases within minutes of opening up the box."

LoRaWAN use cases are increasing rapidly, addressing key markets that use existing and new LoRa networks to deploy smart factories. It also builds automation and applying them in healthcare, logistics and supply chain tracking, transportation, agriculture, and retail applications. This kit deploys the LoRaWAN protocol that supports low-power devices with long-lasting battery life.

It is an excellent tool for developing cloud-based condition monitoring, maintenance, and device management that includes all the essential elements to provide customers IoT solutions from the edge to the cloud. It integrates a LoRaWAN gateway, multi-sensor monitoring through nine different sensor technologies. It also calls for cloud connectivity via the IoTConnect platform assimilating the LoRaWAN network server, device management, data analytics, visualisation, and control.

Business development manager IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit MCU Business Development at Renesas, Thomas Kellermann explained, "Our advanced Synergy microcontrollers, sensors, and power management ICs deliver all the performance, low-power capabilities and features required for advanced IoT application development."

Frank Hansen stated, "The combination of low-power hardware, leading-edge LoRaWAN connectivity, and Avnet's IoTConnect cloud platform offers a ready-made and highly scalable solution for customers working on innovative new IoT use cases."