Rapidly deploy a secure cloud connected IoT device network with edge computing capabilities
Author : Rolf Horn, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics
10 June 2020
Though much in demand, the deployment of an Internet of Things (IoT) network with edge computing resources can be a daunting undertaking with multiple requirements for endpoint devices, edge computing systems, and secure cloud connectivity. This article from Digi-Key Electronics will briefly discuss why intelligence should be deployed at the edge.
Although discrete elements of the required solution are readily available, integrating them all into a seamless, efficient IoT application requires immersion in the complex tasks of implementing not only the endpoint and edge hardware platforms, but also the service interfaces, communications methods, and security protocols required by IoT cloud providers.
Recently, a steady stream of more highly integrated IoT solutions has emerged to help developers get to market more quickly. For example, a set of cloud-ready endpoint and edge computing products from Microchip Technology provides an off-the-shelf solution designed to connect easily with Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT services and the AWS IoT Greengrass edge computing service.
This article will briefly discuss why intelligence should be deployed at the edge. It will then introduce Microchip's AWS-qualified boards that serve as cloud-ready sensor endpoint systems. The article will then show how those endpoints can be combined with an edge computing platform based on a wireless system-on-module (SOM) preloaded with AWS credentials and service software to provide near transparent connectivity to the AWS cloud.
Read the full article on the Digi-Key Electronics website.
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