From the course: IoT Foundations: Fundamentals
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Embedded systems
From the course: IoT Foundations: Fundamentals
Embedded systems
- [Instructor] Embedded systems are computing devices that sit on the edge of an IoT product and are mostly responsible for connecting sensors to the internet. Remember, an IoT product is a discreet product, a system, or an environment. An embedded system, sometimes called an embedded chipset, is a dedicated computer system that lives on the edge of the network. Instead of a CPU, it runs an MPU, and instead of a traditional operating system, it runs an RTOS, otherwise known as a real-time operating system. The embedded system or chipset may include radios and sensors. The purpose of the embedded system is to manage communications between the sensors and the OT network, taking the data load from the sensor, wrapping it into a protocol, and sending it along the OT network. The embedded system also stores and executes local applications, analytics, and security. Embedded systems primarily package data to be sent on the network. But increasingly, we're seeing the emergence of mist…
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