RELATION BETWEEN EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & IOT

History tells that there have been three major developments in the Digital Universe – first one is when Digital Camera Technology replaced film; Second, when Analog Telephony went Digital; and third, when TV went Digital. Now comes the fourth one in the form of Internet of Things (IOT), managing connectivity of daily usage devices and facilitating vide the Internet, communications and software.

Involving million plus applications, IOT drives consumer and business interaction that will demand increasing intelligent industry solutions. This in turn will facilitate a spurt in innovations and opportunities for more business for IT Vendors and also for companies that leverage the power of IOT.

Several every-day devices come with embedded micro computers that

controls their operations and Facilitate useful applications. These embedded

Systems are increasingly being used joined together into an ‘Internet of

Things’ (IOT).

The future of IOT Embedded Devices is expected to be extremely bright with the easy access of the Internet in every corner of the world. However the same is possible with the advancement of technologies that enable faster communication with high interwoven connections between different devices.  

WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY?

An Embedded System is a micro-controller or microprocessor based system that integrates Computer Hardware & Software, embedded into everyday things from Refrigerator to Air-Conditioner, Washing Machine, etc, programmed to do a specific task.

With a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical, an embedded system controls many devices that are in common use today. They are completely reactive, communicating through Sensors or Actuators.

Leading industries reaping the benefits of Embedded system have been Healthcare industry onwards to Mobile Phone Industry and more. Today, almost every mechanical, everyday device has an embedded system inside it, from a Watch to a Car, a Microwave, a Smoke Alarm, Washing Machine, and more. In addition, they’re used regularly in IT Components like Routers or Switches.

A good example is a Pacemaker that is placed in a patient’s heart. It detects and reads the patient’s heart abnormal signals and rectifies it by pulsing the required signals to the heart. It can also alert the concerned doctor and the patient’s family mobile with details like the location, the condition and other stats of the patient.

On the other hand, Internet of Things (IOT) as a part of Embedded System is an Embedded Application, synergizing the best of Computer Hardware, Software and Networking Capabilities that are interwoven and embedded into modern and smart devices ranging from Refrigerator to Air Conditioning and more.

As a well-knit combination of Embedded Technology (ET), Networking Technology (NT) and Information Technology (IT), IOT allows a person to use a Smartphone to control or monitor the smart device from anywhere outside home as well as within the confines of the home or office, say a hall or room or balcony or any place within the home or office.  

A good example is a Smart Refrigerator that’s connected to the Internet. It comes with several smart embedded features, one of which is an Embedded Camera that keeps an eye on what items does the Refrigerator contains, whether they contain the item you like and if so, how much of the item is left-over or whether they are spoilt and so on.

Either a remote App in the Smartphone or a touchscreen tablet built into the Refrigerator’s right door with connectivity to the Embedded Camera with Onboard Operating System having connectivity to the IOT, allows the person to get the confirmation of the same in the form of announcement, mentioning ‘D-Day Alert’.

The ‘D-Day Alert’ could remind the person if the Item, say, Milk or Eggs or Fruit / Vegetable, has been lying around unused for quite sometimes as a result of which they got spoilt OR if only few left-over’s are remaining. The replacement for such an item can be ordered through a message to a local shop or even an outstation shop / source. All of this connectivity is made possible by connectivity to the Internet of Things (IOT).

Such a Smart Refrigerator will also have a sophisticated Humidity and Temperature Sensor, accessible through the Refrigerator’s Network Hub.

The remote App in the Smartphone or the touchscreen tablet built into the Refrigerator’s right door with connectivity to the Embedded Camera with Onboard Operating System connected to the IOT, enabling manipulation of the Sensor’s settings.

Likewise, a smart Air Conditioner can be commanded from a Smartphone containing an Embedded System that collects temperature or humidity data (detection is made possible through connectivity to the IOT by a GPS coordinate) and sent to the ‘Cloud Internet’ using a WiFi module.

In case, someone interested in knowing about the smart AC’s temperature or humidity level, can connect to it and reset the temperature or humidity setting to ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ or such like.

In the technical sense, with Internet, the smart device can be controlled from any part of the world as long as both the smart device and Smartphone are connected with the help of the ‘Internet’.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO

Embedded Systems are at the cornerstone of Internet of Things (IOT) in several industry verticals as well as Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) applications. While the Internet of Things (IOT) connects a diverse set of everyday embedded devices used daily, an Embedded System along with the Sensor works jointly to offer real –time data and details – detecting changes in the device and capturing relevant data from temperature to pressure, sound and motion and more. The data or information is relayed back vide the Internet to a person’s Smartphone possessing Internet connectivity. To sum it up, IOT is an embedded microprocessor controlled system connected directly or indirectly to the Internet.

A notable part of the relationship is that while the Embedded System cannot be updated once it goes into operation; Internet of Things (IOT) may be updated constantly as a result of which its features and quality can remain continually in flux.

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