IoT Application Development

What is Internet of Things (IoT) Technology and how it works?

IoT (Internet of Things) is the extension of the connectivity of devices through the internet. One can connect any device and operate it remotely. It can be any interrelated devices such as mechanical and digital machines, watches, home appliances, etc. It not only tracks the external data but also shows the internal data of the connected device. The common people have started interacting with IoT in the various forms. We are familiar with the Amazon Alexa that works no more than a companion, smartwatches that trace the heartbeat and daily activity, home appliances that can be operated remotely, smart doors that needed a various unified identifier to get it unlocked, in-built sensors in various cars, smart cards and what not. These changes have migrated our lifestyle and raised the level of luxury. Let’s find out how IoT works.

The basic working methodology of IoT is divided into 5 parts

• Sensor

  Integration of the device with the sensor is required at the initial stage. It is needed to track the various requests and aspects.

• IP address

  IP address is the communication protocol given to every internet-connected device. It gives the location system and unique identification on the network. So in order to communicate with another device, it is important to assign an IP address to the devices.

• IoT Gateways

  Creating a path between the two devices is IoT gateways. We can connect tow devices through multiple channels such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, BLE, iBeacon, NFC, etc. It creates a bridge between the devices to share the information.

• Cloud Server

  When the device is connected through gateways, then it needs space from where data gets in the process. The cloud server is the place where the request from gateways goes and retrieves the data. Likewise, it helps to process the data and make the device work smartly.

• IoT Application

  It is the administrator of the device which controls its activities from remotely at any time. It sends a command through cloud servers. Once the server receives the request it sends it over to the other device through gateways. These gateways deliver the commands to the sensor network and it performs the command and requests back to the server. Thus, the server recognizes the command and sends back the related information to the IoT application.