Month: December 2017

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No net neutrality

Net Neutrality and the IoT

By Bryon Moyer | December 22, 2017 | 0 Comments

[From last episode: New IoT devices are connected to the cloud for the first time in the on-boarding process.] Let’s take a moment to discuss affairs. A week or so ago, the FCC dismantled the net neutrality rules put in place during the previous administration. Let me preface this by […]

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On-boarding

On-Boarding: Registering Your Unit

By Bryon Moyer | December 15, 2017 | 0 Comments

[From last episode: IoT devices need keys so that they can communicate securely. At least one key is installed during manufacturing, and it’s also stored in a database.] Once you unbox your shiny new IoT gadget, you’re supposed to “register”  — or on-board — it with the cloud. Why do […]

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Keys for protecting an IoT device

Connecting to the Cloud: Keys

By Bryon Moyer | December 15, 2017 | 0 Comments

[From last episode: IoT devices will be built from both hardware and software, and most of that software will be firmware.] There’s a problem in IoT-land. IoT devices are supposed to be connected to the internet – that’s what makes them part of the IoT. But it turns out that […]

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Hardware and Software

Hardware, Software, and Firmware

By Bryon Moyer | December 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

[From the last episode: IoT devices (and other systems) can be trained to perform complicated tasks] Today we’re going to cover something that, for anyone involved in technology even just a little , might be obvious. But not everyone has a tech background, so these are some important basic concepts. […]

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Machine training

Training IoT Gadgets

By Bryon Moyer | December 1, 2017 | 0 Comments

[From the last episode: Machines can be trained to do tasks that have traditionally been hard for machines but easy for humans.] Training doesn’t happen on an actual IoT device – it takes way too much computing for that. So the training is part of the development of some algorithm […]

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