Technical practices and insights on industrial IoT, software development, and system architecture.
From origin to table, how do you make every product traceable? This article details the complete "one item, one code" architecture, including code generation and distribution, data collection at each stage, middle platform storage, and consumer scan-to-query functionality.
7 minHow much do you really spend on maintenance, licenses, and integration costs for multiple siloed systems every year? Using a real retail group case study, this article breaks down the ROI calculation for replacing siloed systems with a self-built middle platform — and tells you whether it's worth it.
6 minToo many legacy devices with no networking capability, and replacing them all is too expensive? This article shares a "bolt-on" low-cost smart retrofit solution — using sensors + edge gateways + mini program + middle platform to bring old devices into the digital system.
5 minWhy do three-way integrations — mini program, middle platform, and embedded systems — always run late? Drawing from a smart retail device project, this article summarizes an end-to-end management approach for software-hardware co-development, covering interface contracts, simulation environments, integration cadence, and issue tracking.
6 min200+ stores, 5 types of IoT devices, 3 legacy systems — how do you unify them all with one middle platform? This article retrospectives a tea chain's middle platform build, including pitfalls and solutions in architecture design, protocol adaptation, and data governance.
7 minHow can SMB manufacturers kick off digital transformation on a budget amid scattered stores, legacy equipment, and data silos? This article breaks down the design and implementation of a three-in- one architecture using a chain bakery brand with 80+ stores as a case study.
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