As soon as you have an idea for a smart product, you should be able to quickly check whether it can be turned into a viable business model. The sooner you have a proof of concept (PoC), the sooner you can start preparing for the market launch. Microtronics supports system integrators and developers with the PoC Shields, which are now available in the Microtronics Shop. These small development boards help to test product ideas at a very early stage.
Your benefits with PoC shields from Microtronics:
- Minimisation of risks & resources for in-house development
- GPRS communication module already integrated
- Available with ready-made interfaces or
- Base shield compatible with hardware from other manufacturers
- Faster proof of concept
Smart products, also known as “connected products” due to their connection to a cloud system, are part of the Internet of Things (IoT), in which a wide variety of devices and machines communicate with each other via the internet. Many companies do not want to miss out on this trend, for which market research expert Gartner, for example, predicts around 26 billion connected products by 2020. In order to minimise the need for in-house development and to be able to test ideas quickly, it is important to have the appropriate tools at your disposal.
Microtronics offers system integrators and developers PoC shields for precisely this purpose. The basic shield is ideal for integrating interfaces from other manufacturers. It is supplied without outputs and is compatible with any interface hardware. The PoC shields, which are supplied with interfaces, are more specific. They offer the advantage of a ready-made application interface that no longer requires cabling. The Microtronics portfolio includes the following interfaces: LAN, CAN, RS232 and RS485.
The benefits of rapid proof of concept:
- Extensive product testing right from the start
- Development of successful business models at an early stage
- Continuous product optimisation
- Quicker market launch
