The Moab Foundation
In August of 2018, I began writing code to create a distributed Digital Twin + Digital Thread platform I called Moab to deliver on the promise of connected intelligence. #IoT
EDGE
A Continuum of Edge Gateway Analytics
There’s potentially a large continuum of #analytics to be performed (or not) depending on the capabilities of your #IoT #Edge gateway.
Loosely-Coupled Edge Gateways
It’s important to implement a loosely-coupled architecture at every tier of your #IoT solution including #Edge Gateways.
Authenticating Devices at the Edge
When authenticating devices via an #IoT #Edge gateway, you’re faced with unintelligent devices with no ability to authenticate and smart ones that can.
Edge Gateway Protocols
Supporting an alphabet soup of protocols is an essential feature of an #IoT #Edge Gateway. Protocols range from things like OPC, MTConnect, REST, AMQP, MQTT, CAN bus, and Modbus just to name a few.
Connecting Smart Devices to Edge Gateways
When it comes to connecting Smart Devices, your #IoT #Edge Gateway must be a Swiss Army Knife in order to be valuable.
The Anatomy of an IoT Edge Gateway
#IoT #Edge Gateways are comprised of numerous components that make southbound connections to devices, northbound connections to backend systems and perform all kinds of tasks in between.
Gateways at the Edge of the Corporate Network
In most business scenarios, #IoT #Edge Gateways typically live at the Edge of the Corporate Network. Whether in a factory, hospital or retail setting, these gateways are used to route internal #data from IoT devices out to the Internet for analysis.
The IoT Edge Gateway in your Pocket
The most personal #IoT #Edge gateway is the smartphone in your pocket. Whether you’re wearing a Fitbit, Apple Watch, or some other sports or medical #wearable, they typically use #Bluetooth to send their #data via your smartphone to the #cloud for analysis.
Introduction to Edge Gateways
Despite what you may have heard, #telemetry is not always sent directly from device to cloud in the #IoT world. Oftentimes, #data must be funneled through something that looks like a #network router to get out to the #Internet.