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Examples of IoT Applications in Real World

Speranza — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:26:04 +0000

IoT stands for “Internet of things”. The Internet of things describes the network of physical objects that are embedded with IoT stands for “Internet of things”. The Internet of things describes the network of physical objects that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the Internet.

Smart Homes: IoT devices are a part of the larger concept of home automation which can include lighting, heating and air conditioning, media, and security systems.
Smart Lockers: Smart locker IoT devices that work with highly efficient real time communication and seamless connectivity to deliver automated item deposit and item collect locker systems.
Medical and Healthcare: The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is an example of “Smart Healthcare”. It helps in creating an advanced healthcare system that connecting available healthcare services, and medical resources along with data collection and analysis for research, and monitoring.
Agriculture: There are many agriculture IoT applications are available for collecting data on rainfall, temperature, wind speed, soil content, and other farming things. On the basis of those data and using automate farming techniques, it’s possible to improve quality and quantity, minimize risk and waste with less possible effort for maintaining crops.

IoT-based Supply Chains, Smart Grid, and Energy Management | Speranza IoT Blog

Speranza — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 03:26:18 +0000

The IoT has revolutionized supply chains, smart grids, and energy management. It helps to improve and fulfill almost all the necessary processes in the aforementioned fields with custom IoT development solutions. The benefits are reducing operating costs and improving your company’s efficiency.

IoT-based Supply Chains

IoT devices in the supply chain may be used to track, monitor, authenticate items and shipments using GPS and other technologies. They can also keep track of product and inventory storage conditions, which helps with quality control across the supply chain.

IoT-based Smart Grid

Existing power networks are being transformed into smart grids in order to satisfy rising power demands. The IoT-based Smart Grid can support transmission, distribution, and consumption of energy, distributed coordination, location awareness, and mobility support.

IoT-based Energy Management

IoT devices help manage energy efficiently and economically. There are many ways to IoT-based Energy Management, such as device automation, M2M, cloud-server.

An IoT-based platform is a great solution for Supply Chains, Smart Grid, and Energy Management industries. It helps to significantly change the operation of industries compared to the past. This not only increases the operational efficiency of industries but also increases consumer usage.

Integration of SAP WM with Barcode Scanners | Speranza IoT Blog

Speranza — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:51:14 +0000

Overview of SAP

SAP is the shorthand of Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing and is a software solution of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).

What is SAP WM?

SAP WM is an SAP ERP warehousing management application tool that provides crucial informational analytical reporting data of inventory management such as good issue and good receipt, batch and quality management in the warehouse, types of movement in the warehouse, and so on. It helps control and manage the movement and storage of goods and raw materials within a warehouse with great trajectories.

What is a barcode?

A barcode is a machine-readable representation of digits and letters made up of bars and spaces. Stripes on the packaging of items sold in supermarkets, convenience shops, and other businesses are becoming commonplace. Barcodes are what they’re called. A barcode is made up of different width bars and gaps that may be read by an optical barcode scanner.

How Do Barcode Scanners Work?

You’ve probably seen cashiers using scanners to read the barcode on the item. We know that when a flashing red light passes over a barcode, some kind of intelligent process occurs.

Integration of SAP WM with barcode scanners

Scanners are connected online with SAP ERP, enabling for dynamic implementation of activities in the system. Those tasks can be collecting pallets for release delivery, organizing products in the warehouse, and so on. A suitable translator is necessary to enable the connection between the scanner and the system. When combining barcode scanners with SAP WM, we may select between two technologies: SAPConsole and ITS Mobile.

Wireless Sensor Network and IoT Security - IoT Blog

Speranza — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:23:01 +0000

What is a wireless sensor network?

1.1. Overview of wireless sensor networks

A wireless sensor network is a network of many sensor nodes arranged in different patterns, to monitor environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, pressure, motion, vibration, pollution, or physical movements. They then cooperate to transmit the data over the network, to a place for analysis or storage.

There are two main types of sensor nodes, battery-powered or natural-powered, most of which use solar energy. The sensor nodes can only travel a few tens of meters, so the network nodes will forward the data from the sensors to the gateway from the cloud. Since it is a wireless sensor network, they will be communicated over the internet. Data in this network is transmitted in many steps to reach the destination.

1.2 Benefits of wireless sensor networks

In this section we present the benefits in detail the benefits of this type of network:

Easy to install

So, with your use of a wired sensor network, installing a wireless sensor network brings more benefits. First of all, you don’t need to spend money on wires. You also have no limitations in installing wireless sensors because it’s simple, you can place them anywhere for custom IoT solutions.

Optimal cost

Installation costs may be more expensive than if you installed a wired system, but when maintaining or expanding the system, costs are optimized when you use a wireless sensor network

Easy maintenance

In addition to saving on maintenance fees, thanks to the battery- or solar-powered sensors, energy maintenance for them is easy. When a node fails, you only need to replace it, thanks to the nature of this network that the nodes work independently of each other and only connect wireless.

Security

These network application projects are those that put security first. From smart home to the commercial center, government office, or a smart city. Thanks to the internet connection which is the evolution of wireless networks like 5G technology, data is transmitted with low bandwidth and high speed allowing us to implement many effective security measures. We will clarify this part more later in the article.

High flexibility and scalability

Wireless sensor networks have never been used only for large areas. They are just superior to other types. If you want to set it up for your office, it is quite possible that the model type has a lot of flexibility. When expanding, you simply add the node at the position you want.

Let’s take a look at some real-life examples.

Integrating IoT Devices and ERP Software

Speranza — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:03:39 +0000

Integrating ERP with IoT

Integration into IoT implies that the mixing of new IoT, IoT, and IoT systems – together with IT assets (business applications, legacy data, mobile, and SaaS) – work well with the implementation of IoT business solutions in one-stop-shop.

Examples of old and new ERP (IoT) collaboration to bring great benefits to the organization

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

It was possibly one of the first sensor-based gadgets which were spurred by Wal-decision Mart’s in the mid-2000s that its major suppliers would conform their RFID goods.

Quality Processes in Manufacturing

Traditional quality methods depend on sampling techniques to assess if items are produced according to requirements. This is not only not exact, but it is also too late.

Fleet Management

The fleet management sector has been one of the major benefactors of IoT and ERP integration. In addition to the normal benefits such as car tracking and geographic closure, data from IoT sensors may truly contribute to validating and achieving corporate aims.

Digital Supply chain

Supply chains are altered through the usage of IoT devices that are connected to ERP systems. The supply chain is not a set of opaque warehouses, shops, terminals, or vehicles anymore. Instead, the supply chain is a permanent dam of movement which offers visibility at the SKU level.