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How will USB used in IoT? - Part 1To USB or Not to USB: A USB IP Blog - Eric Huang, SynopsysJun. 23, 2015 |
How will USB be used in IoT – Part 1 of a 3 part series
Two cupcakes sitting together in the oven. One says to the other “Wow, it’s getting hot in here.”
The other cupcake say, “Oh my gosh! A talking cupcake!”
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the huge market of product connected to the internet that aren’t phones, tablets, TVs, or set top boxes. It includes anything from wearables like smartwatches and fitness bands tracking heart rates, steps taken, flights of stairs walked, heart rates, appointment reminders, text messages and occasionally the time of day. The other broad category is for machine to machine communication. Often these devices report current conditions or control systems and report/receive commands to other systems, Skynet or H.A.L. or whoever.