= Gateworks Internet of Things (IoT) 
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Gateworks is a hardware company that designs and manufactures rugged & industrial single board computers and radios that can be used for IoT systems, most typically Gateways and Edge devices. Gateworks can custom create sensors as well for high volume projects. Industrial IoT (IIoT) requires rugged hardware with long life availibility, all of which is part of the [https://www.gateworks.com/company/the-gateworks-advantage/ Gateworks Advantage].

Visit the [https://www.gateworks.com/iot-gateway/ Gateworks IoT Primer]

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== IoT Radio Technologies

Many different technologies exist. Each technology has it's strengths and weaknesses. Choosing a technology will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to: range, number of clients, interference, price 

=== Long Range

Typically for ranges of 300ft to several miles. Even though long range, some technologies use very low power.

 * Sub 1GHz 802.15.4
  * [https://www.gateworks.com/products/mini-pcie-expansion-cards/gw16122-mini-pcie-expansion-card/ Gateworks GW16122]
 * LoRA 
  * Sub-1GHz, Chirp Spread Spectrum
  * Concentrator Cards:
   * [https://www.n-fuse.co/devices/LoRaWAN-Concentrator-Card-mini-PCIe.html nFuse Mini-PCIe Card]
   * [https://www.rakwireless.com/en-int/products/rak2247/ RAK Mini-PCIe Card]
 * Cellular 
  * Utilizing cellular networks such as AT&T, Verizon, etc. A direct connection to the cloud. 
  * LTE CATM1 is low bandwidth designed for small amounts of data such as IoT sensor readings. 
  * [https://www.gateworks.com/products/mini-pcie-expansion-cards/gw16126-mini-pcie-expansion-card/ Gateworks GW16126 LTE CATM1 Cellular Mini-PCIe Card]
 * Satellite
  * Offering global coverage, relying on the Iridium satellite network.
  * [https://www.gateworks.com/products/mini-pcie-expansion-cards/gw16130-mini-pcie-expansion-card/ Gateworks GW16130 Iridium Satellite Modem Mini-PCIe Card]
 * Sigfox
  * Sub-1GHz, Low power, uplink only, low data rate. Limited availability. 

=== Medium Range


 * !WiFi
  * 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  * [https://shop.gateworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=70_74&product_id=196 Gateworks GW17032]
 * Bluetooth 5.0 (BLE)
  * [https://www.gateworks.com/products/mini-pcie-expansion-cards/gw16126-mini-pcie-expansion-card/ Gateworks GW16126 BLE Radio]

=== Short Range

Short range is typically used for items under 10ft, typically used in asset tracking, etc.

 * RFID
  * [https://www.impinj.com/platform/connectivity/indy-rs2000/ Impinj RS2000]
  * [https://www.impinj.com/platform/connectivity/indy-rs1000/Impinj RS1000]

== IoT Clouds
 * Microsoft Azure
 * Amazon AWS
 * Google 
 * The Things Network (TTN)(LoRa)

== IoT Software Solutions
 * [https://www.omniot.com/ OmnIoT !SoftHub] 
  * The OmnIoT SoftHub Platform allows users to quickly and inexpensively build their IoT application Edge Infrastructure.
 * [https://www.losant.com Losant Enterprise IoT Platform]
 * Losant is an easy-to-use and powerful Enterprise IoT Platform designed to help teams quickly build real-time connected solutions. 

== IoT Application Showcases and Demos
 * [wiki:iot/azurelorademo LoRa & Microsoft Azure Gateway Demo]