It’s hard to believe, but Arduino released their Arduino Starter Kit just over five years ago. This marked the beginning of a new wave of excitement among hobbyists and developers, who were eager to wire sensors and actuators to a microcontroller and control the physical world. The original kit featured 15 simple projects that were worked through quickly, leaving many to want more and more. Since then, the platform has evolved dramatically.
While marketed as an introduction to IoT, none of the original projects involved Internet connectivity. The key to the Starter Kit’s success was keeping things simple—developers could wire and program microcontrollers to control physical devices without worrying about networking.
However, as interest in connected devices grew, so did the need for networking. There were shields available (Ethernet, WiFi, 3G/GSM) that allowed developers to set up servers on the Internet, but these shields often came with their own problems. The libraries supporting these shields were full of flaws, and unless you could fix them, making progress was frustrating.
This is why we created RIoT Fusion—to make Internet connectivity for IoT simple and hassle-free!
What is RIoT Fusion?
RIoT Fusion is a hardware abstraction module designed to simplify how developers connect their IoT devices to the Internet. It provides an SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) connection for the developer to interact with a virtual network device. RIoT Fusion handles the complexities of creating and maintaining an Internet connection, allowing developers to focus on connecting sensors and actuators to GPIO ports and writing simple IFTTT (if-this-then-that) logic for their applications.
As an added benefit, Fusion also provides a secure VPN tunnel, ensuring that all data transmitted to and from your devices to the cloud is encrypted and protected.
Key Features of RIoT Fusion
- Simplified connection to the Internet for IoT devices
- Supports secure data transmission through a VPN tunnel
- Acts as a bootloader for firmware provisioning, OTA (over-the-air) updates, and erasure
- Enables secure device lifecycle management for IoT deployments
Fusion is based on off-the-shelf components, making it easy to integrate into your existing IoT projects. Whether you’re a hobbyist or working on a larger-scale application, Fusion simplifies IoT device development by focusing on what matters most: the sensors, actuators, and the logic behind them.
Get Started Today
For more information on licensing, availability, and how RIoT Fusion can assist your IoT project, please contact our business development team at enquiries@riotsecure.se. Share your IoT project requirements, and we’ll help you get started!
