IoT is more complex than traditional IT projects. Success comes down to building a solid business case—and then lining up the resources to execute on it. Explore our resources and information that can help organizations of any size create connected devices that run safer, smarter and more efficiently.

Adding AI and machine learning to IoT

By Jennifer Skinner-Gray - 2025年12月12日

Avnet is helping more manufacturers integrate more types of AI and machine learning into more products. Multimodal AI and agentic AI will be crucial developments if artificial intelligence is to become seamlessly integrated into our lives.

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Transitioning from IoT to edge AI system development

By Avnet Staff - 2025年10月29日

Rapid developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence present challenges for embedded system engineers charged with bringing AI to edge devices. How should design teams address these challenges?

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The choice of energy harvesters for self-sustaining sensors

By Avnet Staff - 2025年6月27日

PART 2: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on innovative designs tackling intermittent energy and ultra-low-power challenges.

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How energy harvesting underpins the self-sustaining IoT sensor node

By Avnet Staff - 2025年6月27日

PART 1: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on renewable energy harvesting integration and power management techniques.

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/IOTCONNECT, powered by AWS, enables smart PPE, keeping site workers safer

By Philip Ling - 2025年3月7日

Part of the value proposition for IoT technology and ubiquitous connectivity is enabling new approaches to solving long-standing challenges. Many of those challenges are incidental to the task, like keeping construction site workers safe.

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Monitoring vital signs through contactless technology

By Philip Ling - 2025年2月27日

PrīmSphera, a revolutionary sensor technology company, is utilizing the Avnet suite at its core to drive innovation in healthcare fluid management.

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Turning indoor tracking technology into smart solutions

By Philip Ling - 2025年2月19日

/IOTCONNECT is enabling indoor asset tracking technology company, IOSEA, to deliver total solutions for smart warehousing, industrial automation and the connected worker.

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Integration of Multiple Technologies Heralds a New Era in Smart Healthcare

Avnet drives IoMT innovation in healthcare

2025年1月15日

As a leader in technological innovation, Avnet will continue to explore the limitless possibilities of IoMT, contributing to the creation of a smarter, more connected future for healthcare.

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AI voice recognition technology in your ‘Home Smart Home’

2024年9月16日

Voice recognition technology dates back to the 1940s and 1950s, when it was first used in telephone systems, and has developed rapidly in the 21st century

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Solving the three major IoT challenges: Power Supply, Software Fragmentation, and Deployment

2024年3月15日

There are three major obstacles standing in the way of widespread IoT applications. They are: power supply issues, software fragmentation, and system deployment complexities.

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How are OEMs joining the IoT trend?

2023年11月15日

The IoT gives manufacturers access to an unprecedented opportunity. To seize this opportunity, building all products and services from scratch is not always the most effective or economical choice.

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Empower your food storage equipment with Avnet’s IoT accelerator

By Avnet Staff - 2023年6月23日

Maintaining proper temperatures in fresh food storage applications means increased productivity for employees and reduced waste. Avnet’s IoTConnect accelerator enables real-time alerts and notifications for temperature, humidity and other factors.

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IoT HVAC Air Pressure Monitoring Display

Avnet and supplier partners demonstrate connected capabilities at Embedded World 2023

By Philip Ling - 2023年3月8日

Avnet will be supported by several semiconductor supplier partners and cloud platform providers at Embedded World 2023 to demonstrate real-world solutions based on IoTConnect®.

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Avnet and supplier partners put HVAC control in the cloud to turn data into insights

By Philip Ling - 2023年3月3日

Efficiency in the way we create, distribute and consume energy is becoming a priority in nearly every vertical market application. The IoT is here to help, as shown with this HVAC system control demonstration.

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What OEMs should know about SaaS and the IoT

By Michael Lamp - 2023年3月1日

When it comes to the IoT, as many myths exist about SaaS as facts. It isn’t just a subscription-based revenue model. The underlying technologies used to deliver SaaS are fundamental and need to be fully appreciated to build a viable solution.

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The IoT is ready for the era of virtual clinical trials

2023年2月15日

Clinical trials take time and money, but they also need participants and lots of data. The IoT is now being used to capture that data from participants virtually and to conduct clinical trials in the digital domain.

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Yes, you can get to market fast in IoT

By Mark Josewski - 2023年1月9日

The IoT is giving OEMs new ways to serve customers. With these new products come new business models. Bringing a new solution to market takes effort. Where should you put your resources?

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Let’s explore the technology inside IoT endpoints

By Steven Dettloff - 2023年1月6日

When it comes to the IoT, almost anything is possible. Engineers within OEMs using the latest semiconductor solutions can be more innovative when developing endpoints. And new technologies are creating new business opportunities.

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AI-based image recognition does the hard work

By Philip Ling - 2022年10月21日

Taking pictures is easy. Analyzing images is the hard part. Let algorithms do the heavy lifting and get better results, faster.

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Build better IoT applications

By Philip Ling - 2022年10月20日

More OEMs like you now favor a microservice architecture. Remove the barriers to agile development and give your engineers greater freedom. The results will be worth the effort of migration.

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Why should you consider a smart monitoring system for your diesel generator?

By Philip Ling - 2022年8月17日

The IoT is changing the way we manage and maintain essential assets. Smart sensors, cloud-based analytics and remote management are coming together to increase productivity, efficiency and reliability.

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Commercial greenhouses are using the IoT and automation control systems to maximize yield

By Philip Ling - 2022年8月8日

Connected sensors and the experience of professional growers are coming together to change the shape of farming. The greenhouses of the future will leverage the IoT to increase crop yield and reduce energy usage.

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The next frontier for IoT is outer space

2022年2月15日

IoT is now in space thanks to a burgeoning industry including traditional providers such as Viasat-Inmarsat and HughesNet to Starlink and a variety of other new players. It’s the latest addition to the already unwieldy number of choices.

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How electronic sensors mirror nature

2022年2月15日

Recent research puts sensors at the top of the list of technologies of interest to engineers. Find out how the latest electronic devices replicate some of the most amazing sensory capabilities found in nature.

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Can edge controllers bring balance to the Industrial IoT?

By Philip Ling - 2022年1月19日

Putting more real-time intelligence at the heart of industrial automation is creating a new breed of control technology. Connectivity and control must go hand in hand in the Industrial IoT, but it requires the best of both worlds.

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What does single pair Ethernet bring to the IIoT?

By Philip Ling - 2022年1月19日

Single pair Ethernet, or SPE, can legitimately be described as a “disruptive technology.” Avnet spoke with George Zimmerman, who chaired the IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mb/s Single Pair Ethernet Task Force, to find out why.

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The Industrial IoT is driving economic growth

2022年1月14日

With billions of dollars at stake, Industrial IoT isn’t just about financials. Safety, scalability and flexibility are part of digital transformation. In industrial sectors this has significant implications, but is no longer unchartered territory.

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Three future Industrial IoT trends manufacturers should think about now

By Philip Ling - 2022年1月11日

AI may be the headline act, but a greater impact on manufacturing will come from the trends enabled by AI. OEMs can expect to feel the impact in three areas.

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Supporting a service-oriented approach in the IIoT

2022年1月11日

Your industrial environment is a complex network of devices with varying roles and responsibilities. Bringing all that together requires the application of proven and new technologies. Efforts are underway to make them all work in harmony.

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Quick solutions for intelligent condition monitoring

2021年11月11日

A small intelligent condition-monitoring project provides a great entry point to the IIoT. Modules are available that make light work of sensing, data analytics and device management.

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