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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By : Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal
Book Image

Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By: Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal

Overview of this book

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and moves to new domains, architectural patterns need to enable faster digital transformation and more uniform development. Through numerous use cases and examples, this book helps you conceptualize and implement IoT architectural patterns and use them in diverse contexts in real-world scenarios. The book begins by introducing you to a variety of IoT architectural patterns and then helps you understand how they are used in domains such as retail, smart manufacturing, consumer, smart cities, and smart agriculture. You’ll also find out how cross-cutting concerns such as security require special considerations in the IoT context. As you advance, you’ll discover all the nuances that are inherent in each layer of IoT reference architecture, including considerations related to analytics for edge/constrained devices, data visualizations, and so on. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore emerging technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, quantum computing, and large language models (LLMs) that enhance IoT capabilities to realize broader applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned to architect scalable, secure, and unique IoT solutions in any domain using the power of IoT architectural patterns, and you will be able to avoid the pitfalls that typically derail IoT projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Understanding IoT Patterns
5
Part 2: IoT Patterns in Action
11
Part 3: Implementation Considerations
15
Part 4: Extending IoT Solutions

Use case – connected coffee vending machine

The following figure shows the overall functionality of the connected coffee vending machine and the high-level interaction between the user and the coffee machine:

Figure 9.9 – Coffee vending machine operation and user interaction

For the coffee machine to provide the functionality specified in the preceding figure, various sensors and actuators need to be integrated and housed in assembly. In addition to the core data processing engine, diverse sensors and actuators would be required, which are shown in the following figure:

Figure 9.10 – Sensors and actuators present in the coffee vending machine

Let’s look at the elements shown in the figure in greater detail:

  1. Keypad: The keypad serves as a primary input mechanism for selecting the specific coffee types and quantity of ingredients such as milk and sugar. Also, users can schedule the brewing process to...