What is IoT?

The English name of the Internet of Things is The Internet of things. IoT is the English abbreviation of the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is based on information carriers such as the Internet, radio and television networks, and traditional telecommunications networks, allowing all things to be independently searched. A network that implements interconnection and interoperability with ordinary physical objects at addresses. It has three important characteristics: ordinary object equipment, autonomous terminal interconnection and ubiquitous service intelligence.

The Internet of Things uses radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared sensors, global positioning systems, laser scanners and other information sensing equipment to connect any item to the Internet according to the agreed protocol for information exchange. and communication to achieve intelligent identification, positioning, tracking, monitoring and management. The Internet of Things is the "Internet of things connected".

To sum it up in one sentence, all items are connected to the Internet through information sensing equipment to exchange information, that is, things are closely related to each other, so as to achieve intelligent identification and management.

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Applications of the Internet of Things

1. Smart home. Smart home is the earliest and most popular Internet of Things application. The application is also in the smart home field. The first product launched was the smart socket, and then various smart home appliances appeared, connecting home appliances that can be connected to the Internet, such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, rice cookers, microwave ovens, TVs, lighting, surveillance, and smart door locks. etc.

2. Smart wearables. Many people already own smart wearable devices. The most common ones are smart bracelets and watches, as well as smart glasses, smart clothes, smart shoes, etc.

3. Internet of Vehicles. The Internet of Vehicles has been developing for many years. It has been in its original development stage due to technical limitations. There are several main applications of the Internet of Vehicles: intelligent transportation, driverless driving, smart parking, and various vehicle sensor applications.

4. Smart industry, which includes smart logistics, smart monitoring, and smart production.

5. Smart medical care, remote diagnosis and machine treatment. With remote diagnosis, you don’t have to go all the way to see a doctor. Machines can share a considerable part of people's workload within a certain range. In addition, the networking of medical information can bring more accurate and objective conclusions to disease diagnosis.

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