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| Amazon Echo Show |
Voice activated assistant with video conferencing |
Request information, video conferencing, control IoT devices. |
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| Amazon Echo Dot |
Voice activated assistant (called Echo or Alexa) |
Request information, voice calls, control IoT devices. E.g. 'Alexa, read my Kindle book', 'Alexa, set alarm for 6 AM', 'Alexa, switch on bedroom light', 'Alexa, add milk to shopping list' |
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| Google Chromecast |
WiFi to HDMI media device for TV |
Control digital multimedia content to your TV using your smartphone, tablet for computer. Duplicate computer monitor on a TV. Queue YouTube videos to display in sequence on TV. |
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| Samsung SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit |
IoT hub, one IoT powerpoint controller, one motion detector, 2 multipurpose sensors (movement/tilt/temperature) e.g. door
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Start a Home automation system. Expand with multiple Samsung compatible devices. e.g. Locks , lights, security cameras. |
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| Philips Hue White A19 Starter Kit |
Light controller hub and 2 light bulbs |
Control lighting using smartphone, Amazon Alexa or Apple Home |
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| Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd Generation |
Household smart temperature control |
Control the temperate by a schedule, smartphone, tablet, computer, Amazon Echo or Google Home. |
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| Smappee Home Energy Monitor Solar |
Energy and Solar monitor |
Can work with 1 and 3 phase systems. 6 current clamp sensors provided. Wifi output. Apps for reporting. Appliance energy profiles gathered. |
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| IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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| Three Phase Efergy Elite Power Monitor |
Three 200 Amp Current sensors. Wireless display with Ethernet. Reports via apps. |
Measure building 3 phase power usage every 6 seconds and log results. Try energy efficiency experiments in real time. |
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| Zmodo 8 WiFi camera security system |
4 indoor and 4 outdoor WiFi security cameras with night vision and motion detection. 500 GB (45 days) of recording. Apps and software. |
Frame rate is reduced when no motion is detected. Can set up notifications. Smartphone can access cameras feeds remotely. |
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| Industrial of Things (IIoT) Communication Server ICP DAS ICP-UA-5231 |
Server with Linux, Gigabit Ethernet, RS232, RS485 |
Wired networking to sensors and actuators. Monitoring with SCADA plant monitoring software. |
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| IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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| Fitbit Charge 2 |
Wristband with continuous heartrate, steps, calories, sleep monitor. 5 day battery life. Apps for reports. |
Collect health data over a long period. Guided breathing suggestion after a workout. |
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| Fitbit Aria WiFi Smart Scale |
Bathroom scales with WiFi and app support. |
Up to 8 persons weight can be tracked. |
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| Moov Now |
Fitness tracker for wrist or ankle |
3D motion tracking and pulse measurement. It works with a smartphone app that can measure activity types and sleep. Six month battery life and waterproof. |
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| IoT Type | Description | Uses | IoT Link |
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| Google Home |
Virtual Assistant with speakers and microphones |
Alarm, calculator, calendar, dictionary, facts lookup, if this then that control, light control, multi room audio control, news, podcasts, shopping, traffic information, weather information, travel information, TV streaming control and timer. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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 |