We’ve put together a glossary of a bunch of terms and definitions related to IoT like LTE-M, BLE, Edge Computing and more!
This IoT bible is super handy to have at your fingertips if you want to keep up with the terminology. That’s actually indispensable anyway when you wade into the IoT jungle.
Here’s a foretaste: we’ll start at the beginning… the A. 🙂
The complete IoT Glossary – one to treasure – can be downloaded below. Have fun learning!
Accelerometer
An instrument for measuring the acceleration of a moving or vibrating body.
Key takeaways
- An active tag is small hardware with its own power source that broadcasts its own signal, usually over BLE, LR networks or active RFID.
- An autonomous tracker sends its own location data without an external power source or other devices nearby, using GPS for position.
- Asset management is the systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading and disposing of assets as cost-effectively as possible over their whole life cycle.
- An access point lets wireless devices communicate with a wired network, and an accelerometer measures the acceleration of a moving or vibrating body.
Access Point
A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network.
Active Tag
An active tag is a small type of hardware that broadcasts its own signal and therefore has a power source. The communication will usually be BLE, LR networks or active RFID.
Asset
An asset is an object that is useful or valuable. The object can be owned by a person, a company, or an organization and used in numerous ways (to achieve, create, produce, facilitate, contain, transport, carry, etc.). People, companies, organizations and governments own trillions of assets worldwide.
Asset Management
Asset Management refers to a systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading, and disposing of assets in the most cost-effective manner (including all costs, risks and performance attributes), over their whole life cycles. It may apply both to tangible assets (physical objects such as vehicles or equipment) and to intangible assets (such as human capital, intellectual property, goodwill or financial assets).
Autonomous Trackers
An autonomous tracker is a hardware device that sends out its own location data without needing an external power source or other devices nearby in order to function. They usually work on networks like LoRa, SigFox, 2G and 4G to send their data and a GPS technology to track their location.
Frequently asked questions
What is an active tag in IoT?
An active tag is a small piece of hardware that broadcasts its own signal, so it needs its own power source. It usually communicates over BLE, LR networks or active RFID. That sets it apart from tags that only respond when a reader is nearby.
What is an autonomous tracker?
An autonomous tracker is a hardware device that sends out its own location data. It works without an external power source and without other devices nearby. It uses GPS technology to determine its location and a wireless network to send that data.
What does asset management mean?
Asset management is a systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading and disposing of assets in the most cost-effective way over their whole life cycle. It covers all costs, risks and performance attributes. It applies to tangible assets such as vehicles or equipment and to intangible assets such as intellectual property.
What counts as an asset?
An asset is an object that is useful or valuable. It can be owned by a person, a company or an organisation and used in many ways, for example to produce, contain, transport or carry something. Vehicles, equipment and tools are typical physical assets.
What is the difference between an access point and an accelerometer?
An access point is a network device: it lets wireless-equipped computers and other devices communicate with a wired network. An accelerometer is a sensor: it measures the acceleration of a moving or vibrating body. Both terms come up often when you work with IoT and tracking hardware.
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