Differences Between IoT and the Internet

When the Internet first arrived in our modern lives, we used our computers and smartphones to send text messages. As technology evolved, we began sending images and videos to people far away. Now, with smartphones entering every household, the Internet has reached a new peak of development, encompassing various industries. Mobile applications have made people’s … Read more

Understanding the Perception, Network, and Application Layers of IoT

Understanding the Perception, Network, and Application Layers of IoT

The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) was proposed long ago. The term was introduced at an international conference on mobile computing and networking in the late 20th century in the United States. The concept was first proposed by Professor Ashton of the MIT Auto-ID Center while researching RFID technology. He suggested a solution … Read more

Design of Smart RFID Card Parking Lock System Based on STM32

Design of Smart RFID Card Parking Lock System Based on STM32

Introduction The car parking lock system based on RFID video technology consists of a core circuit board with STM32F103C8T6 microcontroller, an LCD1602 liquid crystal display circuit, an RFID module circuit, a button circuit, and a relay circuit. The relay simulates the car parking entrance lock switch, normally closed to prevent other vehicles from entering. If … Read more

Comprehensive Summary of IoT Fundamentals

Comprehensive Summary of IoT Fundamentals

The initial concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) is generally believed to have been proposed by Professor Ashton from MIT’s Auto-ID Center in 1999 during his research on RFID. At that time, it was referred to as a sensor network, defined as: a network concept where any object is connected to the Internet for … Read more

Central Control and Monitoring of Vehicle Body Functions

Central Control and Monitoring of Vehicle Body Functions

3. BCM System Composition and Control Principles The Controller Area Network (CAN), Local Interconnect Network (LIN), and FlexRay are commonly used automotive buses. The CAN bus is a serial multi-master controller real-time control local area network bus, with synchronous information transmission. The physical layer is a single wire; the architecture consists of one master device … Read more

Matlab Power and Reading Distance Calculation Tutorial

Matlab Power and Reading Distance Calculation Tutorial

Power Calculation According to the literature “Self-sensing Passive RFID: from Theory to Tag Design and Experimentation”, the power received by the tag on the Power-Up LinkPR->T (from reader to tag) and the reader’s received power on the Backscatter Link (Backscatter Link) are theoretically given by the formulas: Where:is the power transfer coefficient of the tag … Read more

Card Reading Induction and Code Driving of STM32F103C8T6 RFID NFC Module

Card Reading Induction and Code Driving of STM32F103C8T6 RFID NFC Module

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a non-contact automatic identification technology that uses radio frequency signals to automatically identify target objects and obtain relevant data. It is widely used in logistics, retail, transportation, healthcare, and many other fields. The following is a detailed introduction from the aspects of technical principles, components, application scenarios, and advantages and … Read more

From Vending Machines to the Internet of Things: A Journey of Technological Evolution Across Time and Space

From Vending Machines to the Internet of Things: A Journey of Technological Evolution Across Time and Space

Click the blue text to follow us When students at Carnegie Mellon University climbed three flights of stairs for a bottle of cold cola, they probably did not realize that their “battle of wits” with a vending machine quietly marked the beginning of the Internet of Things era. In 1982, there was a popular cola … Read more

The Turbulent Twenty Years of the Internet of Things

The Turbulent Twenty Years of the Internet of Things

Click the blue text above to follow me In November 2005, at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunisia, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released a report titled “ITU Internet Report 2005: The Internet of Things”, officially introducing the concept of the “Internet of Things (IoT)” to the world. Although the … Read more

Sharing Insights: A 20-Year Chronicle of IoT Development

Sharing Insights: A 20-Year Chronicle of IoT Development

01 In 2005, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released the “ITU Internet Report 2005: Internet of Things” at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia, systematically articulating the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) for the first time. This report covers various aspects including forms, technical systems, and industrial structures, and is … Read more