4 Important Stages of IoT Prototyping

IoT Prototyping is the first step to build an IoT product. An ideal prototype consists of:

• Hardware device
• User interface such as web frontend or smartphone app
• Backend software which implements logic of the business
• Connectivity

The Internet of Things is going to manage our homes, production units, offices and many other processes. To avoid any type of risk of failure while building a new product, businesses begin by process of prototyping. However, prototyping an IoT product is different from the actual prototyping process.

Confusion to be avoided– IoT prototype products are quite complex as the hardware that you use to prototype is not what you actually use in mass-producing IoT products. There will be many third-party integrations that have to be considered as the software is complex.

 Building your own components -As there isn’t a defined road map to follow, you have to focus on paving your own way and innovations. One can’t solely rely on pre-existing architectures or libraries as developers will need to start from the scratch.However pre-built components will be available as the IoT industry grows.

Long term feedback loops and testing cycles – It is easy and simple to push the software to beta users and get feedback for any web or mobile applications. IoT products include a hardware and software layer, that needs to ship and deliver physical devices to your beta group. Furthermore, it is vital to provide detailed set up and user instructions as consumers aren’t familiar with IoT technologies. Generally, the testing and feedback is complex and longer when compared to traditional software products.