by Chad Towle | Apr 11, 2017 | From The Field, Internet of Things (IoT), Raspberry Pi
IoT as a Diagnostic Tool (Part 2): IoT Hardware and Services As I outlined in a previous article, my friend Pat was having problems with a freezer warming up and putting food at risk and it was my task to diagnose the issue. I used the following IoT hardware to...
by Chad Towle | Mar 14, 2017 | From The Field, Internet of Things (IoT), Raspberry Pi
IoT as a Diagnostic Tool (Part 1): A Simple IoT Case Study The Internet of Things (IoT) is a huge category that encompasses a wide variety of tools, gadgets, methodologies and systems. While the focus is often on products or package solutions, I'd like to take a...
by Chad Towle | Jan 19, 2017 | From The Field, Internet of Things (IoT), Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a very capable and inexpensive single-board computer that can be configured in many ways. One often overlooked configuration is the operating system (OS) itself. Most users stick to a single OS once they get it running and never explore the wide...
by Chad Towle | Mar 14, 2016 | From The Field, Internet of Things (IoT), Raspberry Pi
In honor of Pi Day (March 14 or 3.14) I thought it would be fun to kick off a series of blog posts on the Raspberry Pi: a cheap, credit-card sized computer that is a great platform to use for exploring the Internet of Things (IoT). In this post we will learn how to...