To develop an IoT-enabled product, several prerequisites need to be considered:

Hardware: Select the appropriate hardware board based on device size, sensor compatibility, connectivity options, and computational requirements. Follow the “Design for Manufacturing” principle when designing the hardware and proceed with manufacturing.

Firmware Development: Develop the firmware to ensure the proper functioning and interaction of the IoT hardware with software components.

Edge Computing: Consider utilizing edge computing for data capture at the edge of the IoT network, enabling intelligent decision-making capabilities.
Application Development: Create an IoT application that can effectively interact with the IoT device, enabling actions to be performed. For instance, a mobile app can be used to control IoT-enabled smart lights.

The phases involved in IoT product design and development are as follows:

Identify Use Case and Feasibility Analysis: Identify the challenges and problems that the IoT product aims to solve. Evaluate the feasibility and fit of the use case within your business operations.

Design a Technical Architecture: Develop mechanical, electrical, cloud, firmware, mobile, and database architectures to ensure the IoT product meets market requirements and usage factors.

Proof of Concept: Create rapid prototypes using software and off-the-shelf hardware. Low-fidelity prototypes help identify and address potential issues early in the development stage.

IoT Product Development: Based on feedback, initiate the development of the IoT product using the required technology stack. We check and troubleshoot the product for quality and performance issues.