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What is ThingsBoard?

ThingsBoard is an open-source server-side platform that allows you to monitor and control your IoT devices.

With ThingsBoard, you are able to:

  • Provision and control devices.
  • Collect and visualize data from devices.
  • Analyze device data and trigger alarms.
  • Deliver device data to other systems.
  • Enable use-case specific features using customizable rules and plugins.

Features

  • scalable: horizontally scalable platform, build using leading open-source technologies.
  • fault-tolerant: no single-point-of-failure, every node in the cluster is identical.
  • robust and efficient: single server node can handle tens or even hundreds thousands of devices depending on use-case. ThingsBoard cluster can handle millions of devices.
  • customizable: adding new functionality is easy with customizable widgets, rule engine, and plugin system.
  • durable: never lose your data.

The ThingsBoard IoT Gateway is an open-source solution that allows you to integrate IoT devices connected to legacy and third-party systems with ThingsBoard.

ThingsBoard IoT Gateway provides following features:

  • MQTT extension to control, configure and collect data from IoT devices that are connected to external MQTT brokers using existing protocols.
  • OPC-UA extension to collect data from IoT devices that are connected to OPC-UA servers.
  • Sigfox extension to collect data from IoT devices that are connected to Sigfox Backend.
  • Persistence of collected data to guarantee data delivery in case of network and hardware failures.
  • Automatic reconnect to ThingsBoard cluster.
  • Simple yet powerful mapping of incoming data and messages to unified format.

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posted Oct 19, 2017 by Manish Tiwari

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The reality is that it doesn’t take a dramatic change in habits or lifestyle. We can make simple changes that taken together make a big difference.

And the technology available today makes it even easier to lower our energy consumption to make an even bigger difference while barely feeling the effects. Combine that with some mindfulness and it can be very powerful. The next thing is to make sure that others are also doing the same so the effects will be greater.

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Those smart devices work better when you have new, efficient appliances. And the newest generation of appliances are far more energy efficient even if you don’t connect them to your smart devices.

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These new fixtures use less water but often are made so that you don’t suffer a drop in water pressure. You’ll never even notice the difference that there is less water being used.

 

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