Track: IoT

Abstract

Real time information and data’s growing significance are changing the way we gather and interact with information. A mob of hardware and software innovations are pushing connectivity beyond today’s known limits. This paper will give an overview of how Industry 4.0 typical processes from the edge to the cloud collects, aggregates and stores real-time information using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices. A description of each layer and step guaranteeing the data flow will be analyzed to understand how each connected device create the Internet of things (IoT) environment. A review of the edge controller’s sensing potential will quantify the possible connectivity extent for the analog and digital edge sensors paired to these low-cost COTS devices. The presented platform used for this analysis will demonstrate each process and communication protocol involved like the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) and the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).