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    Arduino

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AArduino is an open-source hardware and software ecosystem. Providing software tools, hardware platforms and documentation that enables anyone to be creative with technology. Arduino is a popular tool for IoT product development as well as STEM/STEAM education.N/A

    Azure IoT Edge

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAzure IoT Edge is a fully managed service built on Azure IoT Hub. Users can deploy cloud workloads—artificial intelligence, Azure and third-party services, or business logic—to run on Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices via standard containers. The vendor states that by moving certain workloads to the edge of the network, devices spend less time communicating with the cloud, react more quickly to local changes, and operate reliably even in extended offline periods.N/A
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    Features
    ArduinoAzure IoT Edge
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Arduino and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
    Feature
    Arduino
    4.8
    1 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Microsoft Azure IoT Edge
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    IoT Device Management5.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Device Security5.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    IoT Data Management6.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    IoT Analytics3.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    IoT Integration5.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
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    ArduinoAzure IoT Edge
    Small Businesses
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ArduinoAzure IoT Edge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    ArduinoAzure IoT Edge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arduino
    Excellent for teaching - learning and small projects of automation, robotics, domotics in industry.It has a large development community and being a free software is widely recognized and is constantly evolving.Not very suitable for scenarios where wifi connectivity is needed, in order to make use of it, it is necessary to purchase additional products.
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    Microsoft
    Deployment of mission critical business support solutions particularly those that support virtual learning and video conferencing environments. This is because they help organisations such as the university to effectively transition to a digitally compliant organisation.
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    Pros
    Arduino
    • Easy interfacing with other microcontrollers
    • Your IDE is versatile for programming other types of microcontrollers.
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    Microsoft
    • It works even if there is no internet at client location. It will record all the generated data and only send them to cloud storage when there is internet connection.
    • It allows you to bring cloud functionality down to Edge location in the form of docker container.
    • It also supports two way communication from device to cloud and vice-versa.
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    Cons
    Arduino
    • Arduino should implement wifi communication on most of its development boards.
    • Extend your protection against electromagnetic noise
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    Microsoft
    • For some reason, the containerized architecture was also making this very hard
    • Had some issues when debugging edge modules, needs a professional grade remote debugging
    • Industrial automation still requires attention. OPC-UA was good but Modbus or custom PLCs etc was painful to set up
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    Usability
    Arduino
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Most of the time it works perfectly, does not require any attention, but when there is a problem, it's really hard to diagnose it. I think the documentation for the positive scenarios are good on the Microsoft side, but for negative scenarios, I don't think there is enough community help out there, in my opinion.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arduino
    Arduino has its own IDE which allows the programming of its development kits to be done quickly and easily, compared to others.
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    Microsoft
    The reason Behind this is the cost, as Microsoft provides solutions and integrations of services cheaper than AWS.
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    Return on Investment
    Arduino
    • Positive impact on teaching processes, students find their development cards attractive.
    • In projects where fast implementation is necessary, it is the best option.
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    Microsoft
    • Very valuable return on investment for IT capex committed to the deployment
    • Improvements in overall organisational efficiency and agility
    • Repositioning the organisation to become digitally transformed
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