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Here’s where you can keep up on the latest trends in IoT and embedded systems, with some excellent advice thrown in.
Does your IoT system need a kill switch?

Does your IoT system need a kill switch?

Automation and autonomy are exciting prospects in all sorts of applications, but we do  need to be careful about maintaining control when things go wrong. Autonomous cars, drones, and boats are somewhat obvious places where we need to be able to override operations, but your application may warrant a kill switch as well. Be careful to make it sufficiently secure so that nobody can use it against you!

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IoT and low power unite to benefit utility companies

IoT and low power unite to benefit utility companies

Improvements and cost reductions in radio technology are opening all sorts of opportunities to add connectivity to far-flung operations, such as pipelines and other infrastructure networks. Low-cost, low-power protocols such as narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), coupled with careful power management engineering to maximize battery life, give us exciting new options for connectivity and “smart” systems.

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How IoT technology improves food safety & restaurant efficiency

How IoT technology improves food safety & restaurant efficiency

Approximately one in six people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 actually die each year from food-related illnesses. In response to these alarming statistics, the FDA introduced the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011. The legislation was a major overhaul to the country’s food safety framework, placing new regulations on producers and suppliers throughout the entire food supply chain. 

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