Internet of Things 
By leveraging our expertise in embedded systems, cloud environments, IoT platforms, web apps, and custom development, SaM Solutions can help your business create a state-of-the-art IoT solution - from basic prototyping to market-ready product.
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a set of interconnected physical devices that are able to connect and share data with other devices via the internet. The development of this technology is the backbone of the emerging business landscape - from smart buildings and automated factories, to smart healthcare and service infrastructures.
Embedded systems are one of the main foundations of the Internet of Things. From building components for various RTOS, Android, and Linux platforms, to developing board support packages, drivers and kernel components, and microcontrollers programming, all the way to connecting peripheral devices, designing PCBs, building SDKs, and creating back-end, cloud-based, and mobile applications (and UIs).
We help companies across all industries bring their IoT solutions to life. Get started today with a free, no-obligation quote.
IoT in a Nutshell
Responsible for interactions between the system and the environment (or a process) by performing 2 main functions: collecting data about the current state of the system (sensors), and changing the physical or logical state of the system or the environment (actuators).
Standard Wireless Access – WiFi, 2G, 3G and standard LTE.
Private Long Range – LoRA based platform, Zigbee, and SigFox.
Mobile IoT Technologies – LTE-M, NB-IoT, and EC-GSM-IoT
Gateways are used to connect devices to the cloud to securely collect, aggregate and transmit data. After data is processed by the cloud application, the gateway is responsible for sending the actionable commands back to the actuators.
Cloud infrastructure is used as a backbone for many projects, providing the tools and methods to process data and make decisions prescribed by its algorithms or AI/ML capabilities. These decisions are sent back to actuators completing the connectivity process.
Often combined with gateways, edge computing devices are empowered to make decisions without connecting to the cloud. Algorithm deployed on the edge device is created by a cloud-based back-end solution and can be available in a local environment when there is no stable connection to the internet or it is not secure to transfer data outside of the private network.
End user applications allow business users and customers to interact with a system, analyze its behavior, and make necessary adjustments to algorithms. Desktop, mobile and web applications are the most common ways to create intuitive and interactive user interfaces.
IoT Technologies
IOT Platforms
We work with all industry-leading cloud platforms to help bring your ideas to life:
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- We draw on our broad expertise in firmware development, cloud computing, web technologies, and mobile apps to create true end-to-end solutions.
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CONNECTIVITY
WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE)
Private Long Range – LoRA based platform, Zigbee, and SigFox
LTE-M, NB-IoT, and EC-GSM-IoT
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TCP/IP PROTOCOLS
Sockets, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, QOS, SNMP, IMAP, POP3, IPMI, etc.
HTTP, HTTPS, JMS, AMQP, MQTT, D-Bus
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WEB SERVICE
SOAP, REST, WSDL, XML, JSON, UDDI, WebSockets
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MOBILE
Android SDK, Qt, iOS SDK, Objective C, Java, Swift, Google Flutter
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NETWORK
Ethernet, CAN, rs485/rs422/rs232, 1-wire, i2c, SPI, ModBus/MudBusRTU, IPMI, iSCSI
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PROGRAM / SCRIPTING LANGUAGES
Java, C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby, Groovy, Python, Tcl/Tk, ASM, Bash
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AUTHORIZATION & AUTHENTICATION
Oauth2, PAM, LDAP
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PLATFORMS AND CPU ARCHITECTURES
ARM, X86, PowerPC, AVR, PIC
Tech partnerships
- Research and Development (R&D), Prototype, and Proof of Concept (PoC)
- End-to-End IoT Implementation
- Cloud Components and EDGE Computing Implementation
- IoT Consulting and Architecture Assessment
- IoT Replatforming, Functional and Technical Upgrades
- Troubleshooting of Your Existing IoT Technology
IoT Service Offering
- Mobile App Development Services
- Embedded Software Development
- Drivers and Board Support Packages
- Firmware Development, Firmware and Embedded Software Testing
- Hardware Design and PCB Schematics, Prototyping and Pre-production Support
- Replatforming (Migration to Linux, Android, iOS)
- UI Frameworks and Frontend Applications (QT)
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We help companies across all industries bring their IoT solutions to life. Get started today with a free, no-obligation quote.
Industry-Specific Applications
Smart Home & Workspace
Our solutions help manage:
- Access control and security functions
- Automated home appliances management and connectivity
- Environmental and microclimate control
Healthcare and Fitness
We are experience in building Healthcare or Fitness applications in the following areas:
- Tracking and alerts management
- Geolocation, pace, speed monitoring
- Accessible customer service technology
Logistics
- Geolocation and position monitoring and tracking
- Route optimization and cargo / load optimization management
- Surveillance
- Infrastructure monitoring and cargo tracking
- Access management
Infrastructure and Smart Assets Management
- Remote updates and hardware management
- Centralized content management, planning and scheduling
- Integration with social networks, payment gateways, and data storage systems
- Seamless peripheral devices connection and management
Retail
Some of our solutions include:
- Smart storefronts and self-service kiosks
- Connecting sensors and retail backend apps
- Image and video recognition
- Integration with ecommerce and web platforms
Manufacturing
We help implement IoT in the following areas:
- Connectivity and Interoperability
- Automated records collection and management through different sensors
- Production Operator guidance and control
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Agriculture
- Soil and climate conditions monitoring
- Emissions and greenhouse control automation
- Crop management and planning
Models of Cooperation
We help companies across all industries bring their IoT solutions to life. Get started today with a free, no-obligation quote.
CONTRACTING MODEL
- Flexible approach allows for more agile changes in the project
- Less visibility over the final budget
- Needs more discipline and project management skills to drive agile project
- More transparency on budget and project milestones before starting
- Requires upfront effort by contractor and client to avoid misleading estimates (on multiple assumptions)
- Risk reserve is typically higher due to multiple estimation assumptions
- Ability to leverage the benefits of a mixed approach (TM and FP)
Implementation Approach
In our projects we follow the industry standard 4 stage product development approach. Click here for more details.
4 Stages to Launch a Product
- Business Idea
- Basic research
- Initial concept
- Breadboard Prototype
- Final design
- Alpha prototype
- Final design
- Beta release
- Field tests
- Commercial production
Why Choose SaM Solutions?
15 years of successful partnership
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FAQ
There are many affordable easy-to-start boards that can be used for initial IoT solution prototyping. ATmega-based Arduino family and ESP32-based boards are power-efficient and easy-to-use. The TI-based Beaglebone family is very popular, and provides a good feature set and performance level for its price. The Raspberry Pi, powered by the Broadcom chip, is another example. While these are all common multifunctional starter boards, there are also many other boards that focus on specific functionalities.
All common IoT connection protocols currently being used feature integral security. Others, such as MQTT, require general network security measures such as TLS.
We prefer an iterative approach to the project development process. This includes regular demo sessions and interim build deliveries so that the customer can see and feel the application. This allows feedback to be provided as early in the process as possible.
We have expert-level specialists across numerous technical domains, and always offer an optimized team composition for the given project.
The four pillars are referred to as things, connectivity, data processing, and end user applications / user interfaces.
1. Things include sensors, smart devices and actuators.
2. Connectivity and the internet covers network protocols and technologies.
3. Data processing includes technologies to collect, transform, analyze data, as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.
4. End user applications and user interfaces are used for humans to interact with an IoT solution.
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