Creator: connecting the Internet of Things one device at a time

By Paul Evans, Aug. 17, 2016 – 

2008 marked the year when the number of internet connected devices overtook the world's population; right now, a few households are generating more web traffic that the entire Internet just six years ago.

No matter the exact scale, the Internet of Things has the potential to change not just the way we interact with all consumer electronics products around us but also how they communicate between each other. In addition, the emergence of IoT is creating a fast growing market around connectivity IP primed for disruption.

What we will connect to the Internet of Things

Recent advancements in design and manufacturing technologies have allowed us to create extremely energy-efficient computing platforms. This means billions of networked sensors, gateways, mobile devices, data centers and other classes of devices will be integrated into a variety of complex, fast and flexible networks.

It won't be just traditional markets like the connected home that will benefit from this connectivity revolution. Start-ups in Portugal are using smart sensors to monitor blueberry production so the farmers can improve the irrigation distribution system. This allows them to improve productivity, minimize losses and run a more efficient operation. More examples and use cases can be found in healthcare, industrial automation, security or smart energy.

However, for IoT to make it onto a global stage, companies need to provide the right combination of efficient hardware solutions, flexible software platforms, and an open ecosystem.

How Imagination can help you

There is therefore a growing need for a turnkey package that would give product developers the answer to providing tightly integrated connectivity solutions with ready-made baseline and value-added internet services and cloud portal technologies.

Imagination is one of the few companies that have a full set of underlying technologies and platforms needed to make connected smart systems happen, including optimized processor IP for IoT, a software framework for connecting devices to the cloud and accessible Creator development kits.

On the hardware side, we have a comprehensive offering backed by a forward thinking roadmap that tries to address all aspects surrounding embedded systems within the cloud. One great example is the connected processor platform which brings together 32-bit MIPS M-class computing and low-power Ensigma Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity in an optimal package compatible with leading process nodes. Everything has been carefully preconfigured to meet the demands for a flexible, complete and cost-effective solution that reduces time to market .

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