Designing the Internet of Things 1st Edition

This book gives great examples of how this technology is used. Its not a how to guide but will give designers and idiots like me who dont know what they are doing a grasp on what is available out there.

Recommended book for those who want to understand IoT architecture in modest way. To get simple picture of what involved in small size IoT development before step into more complex system. Basic Engineering background is required to read this book.

Im deap understanding of how IOT is and will change our business and life

I've been reading about the Internet of Things in various trade journals for a while now. The subject is always presented somewhat abstractly, which gives one the impression that this is a future technology with no real-life applications just yet. So when Designing the Internet of Things was listed as a recommendation on Amazon, I was eager to get my hands on it.The book does profile a number of different widgets that have embedded Internet connectivity, some of which the authors were personally involved in the development of. Regrettably, very few of them went beyond gimmicky (a device that blows bubbles in response to Twitter feeds was mentioned repeatedly throughout the book). I was hoping for some examples of something a little more groundbreaking. If the Internet of Things is the Next Big Thing, then surely it will have to do more than blow bubbles.There is a good but brief introduction to Internet protocol, server-side stuff and APIs, discussion about various programming languages, and a fairly comprehensive review of Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard, and a couple of other more obscure platforms with which to experiment. There is virtually no mention of using standalone (Microchip, TI, Atmel, etc.) microcontrollers, however, which was really disappointing, as I suspect very few end products would be commercially viable with an entire embedded Pi or Arduino with add-on Ethernet capability. So this sets the stage for the remainder of the book, which is obviously aimed at the "Maker" crowd. Part 2 brings business modelling, funding sources, and manufacturing into the discussion. The chapter on manufacturing does give some sound advice regarding the various options for PCB development and assembly, injection molding, and other high volume techniques which will be very useful to anyone who has not been there before, and essential to commercial development of a product. Finally, there is a chapter on the ethics of it all.Overall, a decent introduction to the concept, wherein we have all sorts of otherwise benign devices connected to the Internet, and a handy resource for the Maker who is trying to get started on the topic. For those interested in a how-to resource, perhaps with an actual project example (including schematic and source code) that they could implement from start to finish to give them a working example of what's possible...this book will leave you wanting.

Amazing book!

This book was a lot more technical then I expected. It dives into the existing technologies (at the time of publication) and how to use them. There is a short history of IOT and possible future scenarios

I've been hearing people talking about "the internet of things" for a few years now. And I've always find out what they meant by the term. Well now, thanks to this book, I have a really good idea. I might even think about building something for the internet of things myself (you know, in my copious free time!)Adrian and Hakim obviously know what they are talking about. They both have experience of working on these kinds of projects. And, crucially, they also have the writing skills to pass their expertise on to the reader.Some of the stuff in the earlier chapters, I already knew. But things like an introduction to TCP/IP and networking will be useful to many people who don't have such a technical background. Software, I can do - it was the chapters about hardware that I found most useful. I now know far more than I did about the different toolkits that are available for building internet-connected devices.Part I is about prototyping your device and part 2 is about building it. I'm sure that other books cover these topics - although, perhaps, not in the focussed way that this book does. But it's part 3 where this book really shines. These three chapters cover business models, scaling your manufacturing process and some of the ethical issues that these devices raise. This section really makes the book a "one-stop shop" for finding all the information you'll need to take your vague idea to a complete product and (hopefully) a profitable company.

Lack of clear explanation and a lot of rambling from the author.