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Kickstarter Bets On 'Wired' Arduino-Compatible IoT Platform
L-One-L-One writes: Most IoT home projects today are based on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and friends. But this is not always the ideal solution: you end up swapping batteries frequently, which becomes annoying quite quickly. You also have to deal with signal strength issues and interferences. To address this problem, a new Kickstarter campaign called NoCAN is proposing an Arduino-compatible internet-of-things platform based on wired connections that combine networking and power in one cable. The platform uses a set of cheap Arduino-compatible nodes controlled through a Raspberry Pi. The network uses CAN-bus and offers a publish/subscribe mechanism like MQTT and over-the-network firmware updates. It can also be controlled by a smartphone or tablet. Even with such features, can it succeed in going against the all-wireless trend? We'll know in a few weeks.
Some Kickstarter campaign marketing company!
It was developed in the 1980s. The patents have expired (except on the new CAN FD parts of the system).
Also, you realise that Bosch Automotive is a components supply company? From its inception, CAN was always available under quite reasonable licensing terms, as Bosch had an interest in spreading the technology throughout the automotive world.
The main advantage of a wired connection is the lack of batteries and a consistent connection. Would you ever consider installing RFID door latches in an office that were dependent on batteries? How about a security camera that could be trivially disabled, from outside camera range, with a $10 signal jammer.