There’s no way around it: IoT development requires a broad set of skills and expertise to be successful. You need working knowledge of hardware, software, application development, analytics, use cases, vertical markets and—as much as anything—the right tools. The core set of tools you select can mean the difference between a quick, relatively smooth development processes that leads to successful commercial production versus one that consumes valuable development time because the setup is too challenging.
Optimizing Hardware Selection
Ideally, tool selection begins with finding the right architecture. That’s the basis for gathering all the necessary components required to successfully prototype and deploy a commercial IoT solution, evolving your solution’s capabilities, and futureproofing your solution with new enhancements.
Consider the importance of your product’s lifespan. Tools must be capable of taking designs and making them extensible—so today’s IoT Product 1.0 can evolve to accommodate next-generation AI, security, connectivity, scalability, and other future attributes. Also, tools must be purpose-built and use-case-driven in order to speed development and minimize tinkering and trial and error. So, for example, if you want to develop an application for traffic management that counts vehicles and analyzes license plates, a 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processor, such as what is found in the iEi* Tank AIoT development kit, is an ideal choice. This kit scales to support complex and parallel video streams through CPU and GPU hardware acceleration.
Included with the iEi* Tank AIoT development kit is the Intel® OpenVINO™ toolkit, a SDK designed to help developers build high-performance computer vision applications and integrate deep learning inference. For flexibility, developers can go to production and optimize performance using Intel® System Studio tool suite, or prototype with the cloud-based Arduino* Create IDE. This software is included on a pre-installed custom Ubuntu* Desktop OS configured to allow for computer vision development out of the box. Lastly, Intel® Media SDK is also part of the package which exposes the media acceleration capabilities of Intel platforms for decoding, encoding, video and photo processing, and capturing screen content. The Intel® Media SDK’s single API enables hardware acceleration for fast video transcoding, image processing, and media workflows.
All in all, an Intel® Core™ processor is a great choice for applications requiring parallel workloads. A solid choice for early prototyping is the UP* Squared Grove IoT development kit from Aaeon*, which is ideal for easy setup and concept turnaround, especially when used with the cloud-based Arduino Create* tool designed to support Intel-based platforms. The Arduino Create* tool with integrated libraries and SDKs makes them available at your fingertips.
Intel offers the tools and technology that provide a clear path to commercial production of innovative IoT solutions.
Get Started, Develop Efficiently, Then Scale
The business challenges commercial IoT developers face will always vary, which is why the development tools at their disposal must be flexible and wide-ranging. And that’s why Intel offers end-to-end, prototype-to-production solutions with variable options at the SDK level, IDE level, processor level, and cloud connection options to support this need. Again, it’s all about offering the right options to make the right choices with precision. No matter which tools and technology you select from the vast set of Intel tools, you can be assured you will get the essential building blocks you need to gain a clear path to the finished product you envision.
Enter the Intel Developer Zone for IoT
Intel is committed to helping commercial IoT developers simplify and accelerate the development process every step of the way. That commitment is evident in the breadth of what we have to offer, the size and diversity of our edge-to-cloud ecosystem, and the production IoT solutions that developers are bringing to market using Intel tools and technology.
With the Intel® Developer Zone for IoT as your source for tools, code samples, training, and ongoing support, you can access all the necessary resources—from seeking IoT solution inspiration to applying tangible developer insights to help you build and optimize your solution for commercialization. And you gain the flexibility to match the tools you choose with your current skills, while scaling up as you see fit.
Discover all of the advantages of working with Intel at the Intel® Developer Zone for IoT.