What technologies and concepts will help make Industry 4.0 a reality? IoT, AI, Edge AI, GenAI, UNS are some of the many topics we discuss with Christophe Cremon, Solutions Architect breathing and living Industrial IoT on a daily base. Christophe will share a very concrete a realistic scenario that illustrates how the combination of all these modern digital technologies can help empower factory floor operators as well as business teams by unifying, contextualizing and democratizing data from the edge to the cloud. Christophe will also demo an interesting and relevant use case for genAI in Industrial Automation. Are you ready to talk to your factory floor equipment and assets? Let’s see how this all can be done in this new episode of the IoT Show.

Home automation promises convenience and efficiency, but the journey to reliable automation is still challenging, even for technology savvy people. In this episode of the IoT Show, Shane Baldacchino, seasoned automation engineer and blogger joins me to explore the steep learning curve involved in setting up a dependable home automation system. We’ll discuss the essential components Shane used in his own system, such as digital and analog sensors, MQTT protocols, and the pros and cons of cables and wireless protocols. From PLC's to Arduinos and Home Assistant we will cover how Home Assistant is making home automation more accessible, yet why understanding the basics remains indispensable. Finally, we’ll discuss what's required in terms of standards and levels of abstraction to democratize Home Automation, looking at technology like Matter or Home Assistant. Check out Shane's blog at https://automation.baldacchino.net/

Alexander Pelov, co-inventor of SCHC tells us all about the standard that allows running IP-based protocols like MQTT over LPWAN networks like LoRaWAN. SCHC, pronounced "chic" will change the game for IoT. Check out why and how in this new episode of the IoT Show and learn more about SCHC at https://lab-schc.fr/ and check out the GitHub repo at https://gitlab.com/lab-schc/sdk/full-sdk-delivery

You certainly are familiar with or have at least heard of location based applications used to precisely locate assets, machines, individuals in or out of buildings. Among all these applications, the ones that stand out and frankly really add value, are the ones that don’t just do observation of things location. They are the ones that allow automation and integration into workflows. Location does matter, and we will discuss why with Paul on this new episode of the IoT Show. Paul comes from the world of Air Traffic Control and is an entrepreneur passionate about using IoT and location based services for innovations in healthcare. He even came up with the concept of Care Traffic Control! Don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to date on all things IoT and give us a little like if you appreciate the conversation and leave a comment to share your perspective Learn more at https://whywherematters.com

Time for an update on Particle. Zach Supalla, Founder and CEO, shares some backstories and gives us an update on where things are at Particle, how they decided to bundle multiple radios in a single System on Module, or why they made their development boards production-ready. Learn more about Particle at https://particle.io

If you are using the MQTT protocol to connect your IoT devices to the Cloud or to communicate with one another, you will want to check out the Azure Event Grid MQTT Broker. Seth is a Program Manager in the Event Grid team and will tell us all we need to know, as IoT practitioners, about this new feature of Event Grid. Yes, there are existing open source brokers you can deploy yourself in a VM in the Cloud, but you might be surprised how much more you can get by opting for an MQTT Broker as a service such as the one the Event Grid team offers.

Cellular connectivity is really practical for connecting your IoT devices, especially when you're out in the wild, away from other connectivity coverage, or roaming around, right? But it's never really easy to configure it exactly the way you want and need, unless you deploy your own private cellular infrastructure. Here comes a Network-as-a-Service solution called Stacuity. Mike is here on the IoT Show to tell us everything about it and how you, IoT developers, can make the most of cellular connectivity for your IoT devices. Learn more about Stacuity at https://stacuity.com Get your Stacuity SIM: https://store.stacuity.com and get started today https://readme.stacuity.com/docs/getting-started-1

Did you know that a motorized medical wheelchair costs $20K and up, and that maintaining it is not just expensive, but a real challenge? The Mobility Independence Foundation (https://www.themif.org) seeks to create open source hardware and software designs to address the many problems that Durable Medical Equipment users are facing. This kind of equipment, such as wheelchairs are not that durable, and users who are dependent on them have to deal with expensive, complex and long repairs, inexistant or hard to get replacement parts and inability to fix the equipment themselves not to void warrantees and loose insurance funding. Thomas and Jeff are active members of the MIF and are fostering a vibrant community you might be able to contribute to. What are the features IoT makers and tinkerers can come up with that’d be useful for motorized wheelchair users and that they could easily implement on their own or at an low cost thanks to open source? Let’s discuss this with Thomas and Jeff on the IoT Show.

I'm often asked how to get started with IoT, and my answer usually is "it depends", but at the end of the day, it's always about getting your hands dirty and start tinkering with hardware and dev tools. Asim Zulfiqar is an electronics Engineer by trade and a curious mind by nature. He started his journey in IoT tinkering with embedded software and rapidly ramped up thanks to hardware like the ESP32 and dev tools like the Arduino IDE. Asim being a tech blogger and vlogger, he had to share his experience and ended up authoring a book about his learning experience. Grab Asim's book at https://packt.link/Z52uy Follow Asim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asimzulfiqar

Do you know what the do's and don'ts are when doing open source? I invited Enri, a very vocal advocate for open source in the industry. Enri just published an entire manifesto describing what the best practices are which we discuss in this episode. We'll also look at how these best practices apply to IoT and how open source can help do IoT right. You can find Enri's manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/gQKaj_yT

Have you heard of Walter, the open source, ESP32-S3 based, cellular, GPS and WiFi/BLE module for IoT devices? Let’s talk WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity for IoT. It’s a large pond with many different actors and options. When you want to connect your devices wirelessly you will need to look at your requirements closely to define the right compromise for your scenario in terms of energy consumption, range, resilience to interference, and more. Cellular is gaining in popularity thanks to NB-IoT and LTE-M making it possible to leverage existing, secure infrastructure already deployed worldwide by operators, but adding cellular connectivity to an embedded design can be tedious and long, unless there was a module offering an almost plug and play solution… Introducing Walter! Daan Pape, co-founder of DP Technics joins me on this new episode of the IoT Show to tell us all you need to know about their new connectivity module. Learn more at https://www.dptechnics.com/en/products/walter.html Back the project and grab your Walter module on Crowd Supply today: https://www.crowdsupply.com/dptechnics/walter

Let’s ask the #1 Industry 4.0 influencer in the industry, Jeff Winter, what he thinks IoT’s role is in the ongoing 4th industrial revolution. To answer the question, we will discuss what’s specific to the Industrial part of “Industrial IoT”, IoT’s level of maturity, the common reasons why Industrial IoT projects still hit the wall and more. Hint: IoT is core to Industry 4.0 Follow and reach out to Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyrwinter

If you are new to IoT or considering starting an IoT project to see if it'd be a good career path, look no more, this video is for you. Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal authored a book about the common patterns he has encountered in all the IoT project he worked on and joined me on the IoT Show to discuss his book and delve into these patterns. If you want to dive deeper, you can find Jasbir book at https://packt.link/SJWMw

What’s up with AI at the edge? Who better than Daniel Situnayake, Director of ML at Edge Impulse and co-author of the TinyML book (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/tinyml/9781492052036/) among other things, to respond to this question and share his perspective about Edge AI Myths and Realities? If you like the demo and want to give Edge Impulse a try, visit https://EdgeImpulse.com

Yes, IoT development is hype, but what is it exactly, and why is it such a fascinating discipline? Ben Jacques from Spindance has an interesting perspective on this. He believes we are seeing the beginning of a 2d generation of IoT projects and solutions: the one that's about doing IoT right.Whether you are an embedded developer or you are considering starting a career in IoT, you will want to listen to this interesting conversation. Check out Spindance site at https://bit.ly/3xgh0LR

To implement robust Over the Air update for your IoT devices, not only do you need a platform to securely manage your update deployments at scale but you also need a connectivity solution. Wouldn’t it be great to have both integrated seamlessly? The good news is such integration exists. Eystein Stenberg, Co-Founder of Northern.tech, the company behind Mender.io, and Fabian Kochem, Global product strategic lead at 1NCE join me on the IoT Show to discuss a recently announced integration of their 2 solutions. As you’ll see in their demo, this integration takes care of critical aspects of modern IoT solutions, such as security or OtA at scale across geographies. A great episode with Savvy IoT professionals! Learn more about the integration at https://1nce.com/en-us/1nce-os/our-software-tools/firmware-over-the-air-management-fota-mender

Muhammad Afzal is a software engineer who discovered IoT while working on a smart agriculture project. He decided to share his learnings about IoT and more particularly about the Arduino IoT Cloud by authoring a book. Muhammad joined me on the IoT show to tell us how he came to use Arduino IoT Cloud, what he likes about it and how he’s using it. Get Muhammad’s book 👉 https://packt.link/p47Np

Tales of a hardware engineer who decided to build his own home automation system and ended learning a lot about IoT to the point he wrote a book about his experience using Home Assistant. Marco joins me on the IoT Show to share his learnings and tell us about what’s in his book. Grab Marco’s book here: https://packt.link/vq7XU

No, this is not yet another typical discussion about IoT security and how a hacker attacked a casino leveraging access to a smart fish tank connected to the enterprise network... True story… We all get this part of the problem. And the good news is that governments have started regulating IoT systems security, but are you aware of the many laws and standards that are coming up or already in place? Do you realize the differences from one country to another one? Do you understand the implications for your IoT project? While this is yet another complex domain, there are solutions to help you navigate all that. Kevin Hilscher from DigiCert joins me on the IoT Show to discuss these new regulations, what you need to do to be compliant and how DigiCert can help with all that. Learn more at https://www.digicert.com

How can open source help you do IoT right? That's the question I asked Sam and Daniel from Toradex. Having made the observation that most embedded solutions and their discussions revolved around the software aspects, they decided to focus on developing systems-on-modules to help streamline the hardware part, which allows customers to focus on adding value on the software part. To make things even simpler for you, they offer an open source stack that goes from the Yocto-based Torizon OS all the way up to dev tools and the Cloud. Check out this interview to discover how well open source and embedded fit together. Check out Toradex at https://toradex.com and try out Torizon Cloud at https://Torizon.io