IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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IFTTT If this then that | Application to automatically operate follow up actions upon digital events. | E.g. Turn on light when sun sets, receive SMS if rain is forecast, upload Fitbit data daily, log work travel time to spreadsheet, set mobile to silent at work etc. | Google Play IFTTT , Apple iTunes IFTTT |
IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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LoRaWAN | Long distance low powered wide area network | City wide or property wide IoT. E.g. 10 km range to send low speed key / value pair information. Smart City usage. Farm management. | LoRaWAN Alliance |
Campbell Scientific Australia | Creator of custom IoT devices including LoRaWAN and mobile | E.g. Remote solar powered IoT sensor network, mine site environment monitoring, waterways quality monitoring etc. | Campbell Scientific Australia |
Multitech | Hardware provider for LoRaWAN devices | Base stations and IoT device communications. | Multitech |
Arduino compatible WeMos D1 WiFi with ESP8266 | Microcontroller with input output pins and WiFi networking | Entry level IoT projects using WiFi. Many types of circuit boards (shields) can be stacked for more functions. | |
Raspberry Pi 3 | Single board computer with Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth. 40 input output pins. 4 USB ports. Micro SD storage. HDMI video. Runs Linux or Windows 10 core. | This can act as a IoT small hub, small web server and gateway to cloud computing. |
IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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Amazon Web Services IoT | AWS handles device authentication, messaging, databases, analysis and reporting. | Created your own IoT solution that can scale up as required. | AWS IoT |
Microsoft Azure IoT | Manage devices like Raspberry Pi 3 running Windows 10 core with Microsoft Azure cloud services. | Monitor energy usage, water usage, building temperatures, renewable / battery storage levels, farm water levels etc. | Microsoft Azure IoT Suite |
Google Cloud Compute IoT | Leverage devices like Android / Android Things to work with Google Cloud IoT, big data and analytics. | Build on top of Linux devices including Android, use Google APIs programming and store data on Google Cloud. There is a free trial and threshold. | Google Cloud IoT, Android Things |