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Assessing Versatility of a Generic End-to-End Platform for IoT Ecosystem Applications.

Authors :
Berta R
Bellotti F
De Gloria A
Lazzaroni L
Source :
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) [Sensors (Basel)] 2022 Jan 18; Vol. 22 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 18.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Availability of efficient development tools for data-rich IoT applications is becoming ever more important. Such tools should support cross-platform deployment and seamless and effective applicability in a variety of domains. In this view, we assessed the versatility of an edge-to-cloud system featuring Measurify, a framework for managing smart things. The framework exposes to developers a set of measurement-oriented resources that can be used in different contexts. The tool has been assessed in the development of end-to-end IoT applications in six Electronic and Information Technologies Engineering BSc theses that have highlighted the potential of such a system, both from a didactic and a professional point of view. The main design abstractions of the system (i.e., generic sensor configuration, simple language with chainable operations for processing data on the edge, seamless WiFi/GSM communication) allowed developers to be productive and focus on the application requirements and the high-level design choices needed to define the edge system (microcontroller and its sensors), avoiding the large set-up times necessary to start a solution from scratch. The experience also highlighted some usability issues that will be addressed in an upcoming release of the system.

Subjects

Subjects :
Ecosystem

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1424-8220
Volume :
22
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35161458
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/s22030713