LsDL Archives - We speak IoT

Edge computing will become a “must have” in IoT ecosystems

Bekir İçli Posted On 23rd March 2017

So far, the world of IoT consists of a very heterogeneous landscape. Multiple computing protocols like ZigBee, Z-Wave, Modbus and BACnet have their individual pros and cons and therefore all a right to exists — depending on their individual use case. But in an Internet of Things world, everything and everybody is connected — from consumers in sensor-rich environments to enterprises harnessing new technologies like robotics and machine learning. Since we lack one common language for the IoT there is no way around a solution capable of connecting all these standards. But still, the intelligence will move to the edge of the networks. Devices will interact directly. The cloud remains for analysis.

Technology Decisions / Events / Lemonbeat

Alea iacta est: IoT comes to the crunch

Dennis Knake Posted On 16th March 2017

Let’s face it: Explaining the Internet of Things and the advantages of direct communication between devices can be a dry and theoretical topic. So we decided to literally spice the whole story up and add a little bit of gamification to the issue: In future events we’re going to demonstrate our technology with a smart game of dice that communicates its result to a vending machine, releasing a pack of Lemonbeat branded snack chips in case players sucessfully rolled the dice.

Business Opportunities / Events / Lemonbeat / Use Cases

Phoenix Contact and Lemonbeat: first use case in smart building automation

Dennis Knake Posted On 10th February 2017

Roland Bent (l), CTO of Phoenix Contact and Oliver van der Mond, CEO of Lemonbeat announce their cooperation at the E-World 2017 in Essen. Foto: Dennis Knake/Lemonbeat

Phoenix Contact, a leading manufacturer of electrotechnology, and Lemonbeat bundle their strength to lift building automation to the next level. During the “E-world energy & water 2017”, Europe’s most successful specialist energy trade fair, both companies announced their cooperation. It’s goal: making building automation more intelligent and less complex. A first real life project is already underway.

Technology Decisions / Lemonbeat

A DNA for the Internet of Things

Oliver van der Mond Posted On 8th December 2016

In the long run, the Internet of Things will only be successful if we manage to connect all the different devices in a very uncomplicated manner. Currently, the lack of interoperability is hindering widespread usage. A common language could be a solution and the devices itself have to become more intelligent. A biological organism carries in each cell the complete genotype with individual “working instructions”. This could be a paradigm for the Internet of Things.

Technology Decisions / Lemonbeat / Tech Talk

Rapid prototyping with Lemonbeat’s Device Development Kit

Marco Scholtyssek Posted On 25th November 2016

The Lemonbeat Device Development Kit contains two Developer Boards, USB-Dongle, all necessary Software and Documentation. No, not this Laptop. Photo: Dennis Knake/Lemonbeat GmbH

With the Lemonbeat Device Development Kit (DDK) we offer companies a tool for an easy entry into the Internet of Things. The actual fourth revision of our DDK offers prevalent functions to easily connect own products in an intelligent way via the Lemonbeat smart Device Language (LsDL).

Technology Decisions / Lemonbeat / Standardization

Interacting State Machines: how devices can learn to collaborate

Dennis Knake Posted On 17th October 2016

Edmund Barrett and Frank Reusch at Lemonbeat

One big challenge in the world of IoT will be to ensure devices from a range of different vendors to collaborate smoothly. One solution, and one that has proven the most popular up until now, is to connect each single device with a cloud service, collect the data and let a remote computer decide what to do next. But this is not always a very elegant way of doing things. First of all, you may need to tie in a number of gateways to collect data from the different devices which may all use different protocols. Secondly, by sending everything into the cloud first, you run the risk of higher latency. Thirdly, if the cloud server stops working or a glitch with the internet connection, the whole system may grind to a halt.

Technology Decisions / Events / Standardization

Do we need a common IoT standard all across the industries?

Dennis Knake Posted On 11th October 2016

Whenever you attend IoT events these days, there’s one question that is always debated intensively. Do we really need a common standard for the Internet of Things, or are we fine with what we have? While some say we have already got what we need and the rest can be done with gateways, others passionately advocate for horizontal standardization. At the annual M2M Summit of the German based M2M Alliance in Düsseldorf, the discussion continued.

Technology Decisions / In-Depth / Standardization

Web of Things: Bringing order to chaos

Frank Reusch Posted On 14th September 2016

The Internet of Things, with all its players in the market, faces the same problem that the Internet faced before the days of the World Wide Web: A wide range of platforms with non-interoperable networking technologies, data silos and therefore limited interoperability, and thus, market potential. Perhaps if parallels can be drawn, maybe learnings can be too?

Participate / Lemonbeat / Standardization

Connecting the Islands in the Internet of Things

Dennis Knake Posted On 10th September 2016

The Internet of Things (IoT), the automated communication between devices and machines is changing our lives in a fundamental way. You all know the buzzwords when it comes to IoT: Smart Cities, Smart Home, Smart whatwhat. Connected devices tell us […]

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