A few weeks ago I wrote about how the Internet of Things in your home is a disconnected, compartmentalized Tower of Babel, which as a result of competing standards and ecosystems has become ...

Many Human Machine Interface (HMI) software solutions enable IoT connectivity in a variety of ways. Here’s a look at how to do it, along with instructions for configuring an HMI. This file type ...

Featuring stylish wireless equipment and affordable monitoring, including a free self-monitoring plan, SimpliSafe makes it easy to build your own home security system and manage every aspect from the ...

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As communication systems have improved and expanded in the age of IoT, the need for data security has increased. The MQTT protocol can provide efficient and secure integrating industrial automation ...

Graphic illustrates the Industrial Internet Consortium's DDS platform. The crux of any Internet of Things (IoT) application is seamless data sharing. It is the complexity of such data sharing in ...

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Home automation has had its fits and starts for the last 20 years, but it appears that most of the variables are in place to ignite serious growth in this currently nascent market. As I wrote about ...

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