Giants are vying for it, what is the magic of IoT operating systems?

In recent years, both the Chinese government and major global companies have shown great enthusiasm for the deployment of the Internet of Things. Although it is still in the early stages of development, the strong growth momentum shown by the Internet of Things has caused people to follow. : Slow down, you may not be able to keep up with the pace of the entire market. How to seize the opportunity first depends on how far each company understands the Internet of Things.

So what exactly is the Internet of Things? What are the key parts of the system architecture of the Internet of Things? What are the countermeasures for the future development of the Internet of Things? At the "Internet of Things Technology and Innovative Application Conference" held by Shenzhen Electronic Enthusiast Network on January 16, 2015, Mr. He Xiaoqing, the vice chairman of the Embedded System Branch of the China Software Industry Association, gave us a wonderful answer.

He Xiaoqing, Vice Chairman of Embedded System Branch of China Software Industry Association

He Xiaoqing, Vice Chairman of Embedded System Branch of China Software Industry Association

He Xiaoqing pointed out that the key technologies of the Internet of Things are mainly reflected in four aspects: the first is the perception of things, that is, the intelligent collection of information about things using wireless sensor networks; the second is the understanding of things, and the realization of goods through RFID and other technologies The intelligent storage and classification of information; then the connection of things, the use of communication technology to achieve the purpose of intelligent information interaction; the last is the processing of things, with the in-depth mining of big data to achieve the intelligent analysis of information.

Origin of IoT system and its strategic role

The system architecture of the Internet of Things is usually composed of three parts: the perception layer (thing), the communication layer, and the computing (application) layer. According to He Xiaoqing, the Internet of Things system actually originated from the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) system. Typical representatives are TInyOS and ConTIki. After 2010, the first Internet of Things-oriented system appeared—the open source operating system. RIOT. Subsequently, Microsoft and Wind River successively launched operating systems suitable for the Internet of Things field, respectively Windows Embedded and Vxwork 7-based Internet of Things OSs. Domestic manufacturers were also not far behind. Shanghai Qingke also jointly released with Ali in July last year. China's first IoT operating system-MICO.

Architecture composition of IoT system

Architecture composition of IoT system

What magic does the IoT operating system have that the giants are vying for? In this regard, He Xiaoqing explained that the operating system will play a vital role in nurturing the IoT ecosystem. Having such a public business development platform will pull up and down the Internet of Things industry, and foster the development of IoT hardware development, IoT system software development, IoT application software development, IoT business operations, network operations, IoT data mining, etc. The separated business ecological environment establishes a good foundation for the vigorous development of the Internet of Things.

Industrial status and core drivers

When talking about the development status of the Internet of Things, He Xiaoqing admits that this is an industry with great potential and requires us to jointly develop and establish an ecological environment. "It is natural to say no more about the value of the market. In China alone, the size of the IoT market in 2015 will reach a staggering USD 85 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 30.0%. development of."

On the other hand, He Xiaoqing also pointed out the challenges of the current development of the Internet of Things. He said that it is not as simple as imagined to build a profitable Internet of Things business model, just as the Internet appeared in 1994, but the feasible Internet business models did not converge until 2000. On this road to commercialization of the Internet of Things from automation to intelligent services, remember not to rely too much on the help of government investment. Strengthening the enterprise itself and increasing innovation are the fundamental solutions.

However, if you want to continue to innovate and accelerate the development of the Internet of Things, it is difficult to find the right way to go it alone. Only learning to gather the wisdom of the masses is the only shortcut to the development of the Internet of Things. "For this reason, in addition to maintaining the two major development engines of the Internet and chips, open source technology will also be an important driving force for the innovation of the Internet of Things." He Xiaoqing emphasized, "In addition, as the core of the Internet of Things intelligent system, embedded technology is also It deserves our vigorous development. "

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