For the last few months, I had been using Sparkfun’s Phant server as a data logger for a small science project. Unfortunately, they’ve had some serious technical issues and have discontinued the ...

A key aspect of MQTT’s (message queueing telemetry transport) architecture involves the use of an intermediary server to collect data, as it changes, from the devices it is connected to. It then ...

Editor’s Note: The MQTT lightweight messaging protocol is a fundamental part of the technical foundation of most IoT applications and their underlying services. Taken from the book, MQTT Essentials – ...

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This first installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains how an ultra lightweight data transfer protocol became a widely used data gathering tool for Internet of ...

Billions of connected devices need to communicate and move data effectively across networks and cloud platforms. Here’s why MQTT is the standard protocol. The internet of things (IoT) continues to ...

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With modern technology, it is quite simple to create a complete home automation system, which allows you to control any type of load using your smartphone. This article helps you to design an IoT ...

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The increase in network-connected devices the past years has been something of a dual-edged sword. While on one hand it’s really nice to have an easy and straight-forward method to have devices talk ...