IoT market landscape

Many IoT vendors at the last IoT conference in Amsterdam (27-28 June 2018) prefer ZigBee as the connectivity protocol to RF or WiFi due to very low power and advanced functionalities. However, there are 2 main concerns: 1) it brings proprietaries to the market (must be connected to gateway from the same vendor); 2) the … Read moreIoT market landscape

My first experiment with Zigbee

Instead of buying an expensive and proprietary Zigbee gateway, I bought a Zigbee sniffer that could be “changed” to be a universal gateway (https://lnkd.in/dj9HwBF). The cheapest Zigbee device I could play with is the Ikea Tradfri lamp (~7 euro). But it’s more worth than buying a full set of Ikea smart lighting (cost > 25 … Read moreMy first experiment with Zigbee