End-of-life planning
Another consideration when designing an IoT device is what happens when that device is no longer being manufactured? Many IoT companies will simply stop supporting their old devices after a while, and these devices then become useless. This is because they often require connecting to a central server to function, and once this central server goes offline, they literally cannot function.
There is an alternative. When designing an IoT device, it is possible to make it function in a reduced capacity even without internet connectivity. For example, it is possible to design a smart thermostat to continue working as a manual thermostat even when it cannot establish a connection to its central server.
When designing your IoT ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access