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- We created a simple framework, implemented on top of the EdgeX IoT microservices stack, demonstrating the sharing of data between edge nodes for local processing and triggering of actuators and alerts, without coordination, for example, requiring coordination by a separate analysis application hosted in the cloud. This framework could remove the requirement for active centralized control applications, or enable services in bandwidth-restricted environments to work collaboratively, sharing only the data that is necessary with only the processes that need it. This framework will be expanded upon in later releases to show how it can be applied to a variety of use cases as different as creating virtual shared entertainment venues and monitoring and control of flood water systems.
- We provide a demonstration implementation of low-power radio connectivity (LoRa) for sensors, as a microservice in the EdgeX device layer. This opens up the possibilities of low-cost, low-power, and low-maintenance networks of sensors in large environments, e.g. chemical plants or agricultural settings, with many sensors and a few or even a single gateway device and almost no cabling.
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