For Industry
Smarter Factories, Cities, Medical, and Energy
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is driving the fourth wave of the industrial revolution. It is dramatically altering manufacturing, energy, transportation, cities, medical, and other industrial sectors. Most experts believe that IIoT is happening now and with very tangible, measurable business impact.
The IIoT enables companies to collect, aggregate, and analyze data from sensors to maximize the efficiency of machines and the throughput of an entire operation. Applications include motion control, machine-to-machine, predictive maintenance, smart energy and smart grid, big data analytics, and smart and connected medical systems.
Only Xilinx provides a flexible, standards based solution that combines software programmability, real-time processing, hardware optimization and any-to-any connectivity with the security and safety needed for Industrial IoT systems. Xilinx SDAccel™, SDSoC™, and Vivado® High-Level Synthesis enable customers to quickly develop their smarter, connected, and differentiated applications.
Smart City
One of the next big targets of the digital age is the city. Early adopters of smart city technologies include the European cities of Barcelona and Amsterdam.
Companies such as Cisco, IBM, Intel, Silver Spring Networks, Build.io, GE Lighting and Siemens are among those providing smart city solutions worldwide.
Traffic, parking and streetlights, Utilities and services in a smart city, Security and public safety in a smart city
Environmental conditions, water management and waste management.
Smart Home
Smart homes filled with connected products are loaded with possibilities to make our lives easier, more convenient, and more comfortable.
This includes all smart appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.), smart home safety and security systems (sensors, monitors, cameras, and alarm systems), and smart home energy equipment, like smart thermostats and smart lighting.
Several companies have emerged at the forefront, such as Amazon, Nest (owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet), Apple, August, and Philips.
Smart Metering
Smart Metering offers consumers, suppliers, network operators, generators and regulators a wide range of useful tools and services enabling ultimately a smarter energy world.
Smart Metering technologies will change the way that metering works completely. They provide customers with much more information on how they use energy and enable those customers to reduce their usage
For Utility companies this means to gain first-class data and influence the energy consumption of their users.
Asset Management
IoT-enabled smart asset monitoring solution does everything that traditional solutions do like letting the organizations know where the asset is, what is the condition of the asset, manage asset lifecycle, control processes, etc. Also, it adds intelligence to automated workflows, real-time alerts, insights from data, dynamic edge control of assets, predictive maintenance, cross-domain analytics and real-time visibility.
Smart Agriculture
The aim of the agriculture sector is to optimize processes and uses of resources and efficient use of existing arable land. The Internet of Things can enable all that. It can increase production, but it can also increase the level of quality of agriculture.
Increase the quality and quantity of agricultural production is using sensing technology to make farms more "intelligent" and more connected through the so-called "precision agriculture" also known as ‘smart farming’
For Households
Every day, various aspects of our lives are becoming easier — and more connected — through the Internet of Things and smart home technology. Now, flooded with an abundant amount of information on user activity, preferences and goals, IoT companies are turning this data into notifications to give users as many insightful tips as possible.
Today’s users are more informed and in-the-know on their smart home activity, but it’s coming at a cost as the pendulum has swung from few notifications to information overload.
To avoid overwhelming users with a deluge of alerts from their smart devices, IoT companies will need to organize, prioritize and streamline data – and then present it properly. Some may want only life-altering alerts — like an alarm to alert users of a gas leak – while others will find incredible value in inactivity alerts, such as when a user didn’t schedule his coffee to brew.
What alerts are most important? When should they be shared? How should they be shared? These are questions IoT companies need to ask themselves to ensure a pleasant user experience and balance of informed and happy users.
Companies will become household brands, not luxury items
Early adopters of smart home products are a small group of tech fanatics. However, the demographic of smart home users is vastly expanding beyond just 30 to 40-year-olds in single family homes.
Asset Management
Asset management of households is mainly for assets like cars, bikes, electronic devices and other valuables for the family. Furthermore there is an option for protection for pets, through the collar.
Another important aspect is home security provided with surveillance devices alarming for events and intrusion in your house. Home security industry uses connectivity to improve its offerings.
Smart Home
Smart homes filled with connected products are loaded with possibilities to make our lives easier, more convenient, and more comfortable.
This includes all smart appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.), smart home safety and security systems (sensors, monitors, cameras, and alarm systems), and smart home energy equipment, like smart thermostats and smart lighting.
Several companies have emerged at the forefront, such as Amazon, Nest (owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet), Apple, August, and Philips.
Smart Metering
Smart Metering offers consumers, suppliers, network operators, generators and regulators a wide range of useful tools and services enabling ultimately a smarter energy world.
Smart Metering technologies will change the way that metering works completely. They provide customers with much more information on how they use energy and enable those customers to reduce their usage
For Utility companies this means to gain first-class data and influence the energy consumption of their users.