A network of interconnected devices that collect and exchange data is known as the Internet of Things of IoT. Because devices are interconnected, they can sense, collect, and send data to and from the internet and between each other. IoT has emerged as a way to reduce or eliminate repetitive tasks through automation without required human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

There are several key terms and technologies that are common within IoT and it’s platform. These are sensors, transport medium, cloud orchestrators, and notification. Let’s explore them further.

Sensors are devices that assist in collecting data from the environment including minute, arbitrary and important data. Because this data can be simple or complex, one device can hold multiple sensors that work together to provide more comprehensive functionality or information.

Transport mediums are communication platforms that are used by sensors to transfer the data. These can be cellular data networks, satellite networks, Wireless or Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth, WAN or wide area networks, low power wide area networks, and many others. Each of the mediums have their own specifications, benefits and limitations. This means that choosing the right IoT connectivity option is important.

Cloud Orchestrators is essentially softwares that processes the data acquired by the sensors. This can be checking temperature readings on appliances to make sure the right setting is applied or using computer vision or video to identify objects or movement within a house. This may require some user interaction in some scenarios. 

Notifications are alerts or information sent out to users to provide related information to the IoT. This is sent through phones, emails, text, etc. Many IoT systems will have user interfaces to manage sensors and respond to notifications.