IoT
Yes, You Subscribed Correctly. The OPC UA Client Listener Plugin Has Been Released!
This article would not be possible without the contribution of Lars Stegman. The OPC UA Client Listener Plugin was his own contribution to a long-standing issue. Telegraf now includes a new plugin highly anticipated by the community. The OPC UA Client...
TL;DR InfluxDB’s MQTT Native Collector
There are a lot of ways to get data into InfluxDB, including over a dozen client libraries, hundreds of Telegraf plugins, and Native Collectors. Native Collectors let you directly ingest data from a cloud broker to InfluxDB Cloud so you don’t...
InfluxDB Cloud Native Collectors, Enterprise and Industrial IoT Examples - Part 2
Learn how to deploy InfluxDB Cloud’s Native Collectors with Kepware and the Things Network. In Part 1 of the blog series, we discussed connecting Kepware to InfluxDB using the new InfluxDB Cloud feature Native Collectors! As promised, let’s now discuss how...
TL;DR InfluxDB, the IoT Stack, and MQTT
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes devices with sensors and computational ability which let them collect, exchange, and act on data. IoT is a broad category that includes uses from smart home thermostats to industrial manufacturing equipment. Sensor data is time...
Intro to OEE
Efficient manufacturing is important for saving companies time, money, and energy. Making decisions based on data can improve efficiency, but there’s a lot of data to sort through. Manufacturing equipment contains many sensors, especially in the IIoT space. Overall Equipment Effectiveness...
Quick Start: Telegraf’s Starlark Processor Plugin
This article was written by Dr. Phill West. Scroll down for the author’s photo and bio. After a mortgage payment, energy costs are typically the largest household expense. In my case it was an easy decision to install solar panels, but...
Kubernetes on the Edge: Getting Started with KubeEdge and Kubernetes for Edge Computing
Developers are always trying to improve the reliability and performance of their software, while at the same time reducing their own costs when possible. One way to accomplish this is edge computing and it’s gaining rapid adoption across industries. According to...
Real-Time Energy Management with InfluxDB and eSoftLink IoT Platform
Smart energy IoT platforms are empowering consumers to track energy usage and even control spend based on their next bill’s forecast. Yet eSoftThings, a specialist in the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), set out to push smart energy...
MQTT vs Kafka: An IoT Advocate’s Perspective (Part 3 - A Match Made in Heaven)
So here we are…the final chapter. In Part 2 of this series, we started to drill down into some of the concepts that make Kafka great. We concluded that although terminology between MQTT and Kafka was similar (for example topics), they...
Bboxx Taps Time Series Data to Light Up the Developing World
Using technology to help businesses thrive is always a thrill, but it doesn’t compare to the sense of accomplishment on both a personal and organizational level when you see your tech used to positively impact humanity. It’s one thing to function...