In the IoT landscape, audio transmission and playback is essential for smart devices in the home. In a smart ecosystem, IoT devices must be able to capture and share audio. For example, smart doorbells capture and transmit high-quality audio signals to phones so visitors can communicate with homeowners. Other examples are pet surveillance/feeders in which […]
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Jul
Jul
As smart video surveillance has grown, so has reliance on real-time video streaming protocols in IoT like the Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) protocol. In the world of WebRTC, the terms ICE, STUN, and TURN often come up. These are protocols that ensure seamless and secure connections between devices to share data and transmit video. If […]
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Jul
Jul
When it comes to connecting devices within the Internet of Things (IoT), it’s easy to be overwhelmed with choices. Among the many Wi-Fi modules available, the ESP32 is the most popular option, but it’s not the only player in the field. But why choose an existing Wi-Fi module in the first place? Well, selecting an […]
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Jun
Jun
If you’re searching for surveillance cameras to buy right now for your IoT security system, you may have noticed some indecipherable acronyms in the descriptions. The most common you might see would likely be Open Network Video Interface Forum standard, or ONVIF. Another might be Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). Both RTSP and ONVIF are extremely […]
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May
May
If you’re building a surveillance camera device, it’s important to choose the right chipset, because the quality and type will directly affect the performance, capabilities, and reliability of your security cameras. Here are some of the biggest factors to keep in mind. First considerations The CPU of an IP camera chipset does all the “thinking” […]
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Apr
Apr
With video surveillance increasingly becoming a top application of smart technology, video streaming protocols are getting a lot more attention. We’ve recently spent a lot of time on our blog posts discussing real-time communication, both to and from video devices, and that has finally led to an examination of the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) and […]
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Mar
Mar
Understanding exactly how to implement the Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) protocol can be difficult. Experts often describe WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) as a peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocol because it enables direct communication between browsers or devices without the need for data to be relayed through a central server. But despite what you might think, that […]
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Oct
Oct
Prototyping a smart device on the road to production is complex, time consuming, and can seem overwhelming to anyone who has limited experience in configuring electronics. But we all have to start somewhere. So here’s what you need to know about how to perform Raspberry Pi prototyping in 2023, and the tools you can use […]
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Oct
Oct
Amazon Kinesis and Apache Kafka are both popular data streaming platforms. They offer similar features, but there are also some pretty noteworthy differences. These platforms cater to the burgeoning demand for real-time analysis in surveillance camera operations and IoT data streaming. Here’s what you should know about Kinesis vs. Kafka, their use cases, and how […]
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Oct
Oct
When it comes to the industrial sector, the Internet of Things looks very different from how it appears in the consumer world of smart homes or smart offices. The smart sensors that track temperatures on machines in a manufacturing plant are different from the ones in your smartwatch that monitor your heart rate, and they […]