IoT Devices: How do IoT Devices Work?

Are you on a trip and have forgotten to switch off the lights? Or, you cannot remember if you have switched off your refrigerator. Now, with IoT-enabled systems, you have perfect solutions for these situations. Over the years, we have experienced enormous advancements in the world of technology. The internet is one of such great inventions that changed our lives forever.

Be it messaging someone with ultra-useful communication features, watching streaming videos, or downloading and uploading files to servers, the internet does it all. It has become probably the most effective tool to bring the world of news, and great information to us. Now, the internet’s latest gift to us is “IoT”, or the Internet of Things.

What is IoT?

IoT is a system, a technology that makes integrated devices communicate with each other and performs certain tasks, shows relevant data to us or performs direct actions based on that communication. The whole process can be done smartly without any need for human interaction with the devices. In short, IoT makes our lives easier and smarter

There are so many IoT devices available today. Mostly, smart devices are capable of having IoT-based features.

Smart watches to track our blood pressure, pulse rates, sleep patterns, movements, or heart rates are one of the most commonly used IoT devices. Besides, accident trackers, temperature sensors, and electricity consumption trackers are all examples of IoT-enabled devices. This is not the end though. We have smart TVs, lights, and smart floor cleaners as well that fit into the list. Now, let us see, how the IoT system works.

How do IoT Devices Work?

1. Tracking and sensing information: Every IoT-enabled gadget has trackers or sensors installed in it. A single device can have multiple sensors or trackers. E.g., a smartphone. It can have sensors like GPS, a camera, and an accelerometer. IoT trackers collect information like images, movements, vibrations, temperature, heartbeats, pulses, electricity consumed, etc. in a smart and automated manner.

2. Sending tracked data to cloud server: After the sensors collect data from the real environment, the data get transferred to the cloud server through Bluetooth, Wifi, satellite, cellular, LPWAN, etc. In the cloud, data are processed and sent back to the sensors again.

3. Taking actions via customized user interfaces. Post-receiving processed data from the cloud server, the sensors automatically send some alerts or make the devices function without direct human interference. We can see the alerts through a custom messaging system and can view other important data via an app interface. The users can take actions remotely through their smartphone apps. It is important to note that at times actions are performed automatically, again without our direct involvement. This depends on the system and requirements.

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