The continued rise of IoT and IIoT provides an exciting opportunity for Arduino, not only with the microcontrollers and microprocessor, but also with the importance of sensors. Arduino provides devices that bring to users high-end sensing capabilities with intelligence at a very accessible price point with a tiny form factor and low energy consumption. The ability to sense and process many different types of data on the edge increases autonomy and reduces latency and power consumption, offers more privacy and requires less bandwidth. For example, the Arduino Nicla Sense ME features the latest sensors from Bosch Sensortec combined with a microcontroller, so you can run tiny machine learning algorithms locally to detect patterns on the device and then trigger an action in the cloud, opening up a whole new range of applications leveraging on-sensor fusion.
Arduino also sees a great potential in machine and system control: the introduction of competitive secure connectivity features is now possible together with more standard fieldbus and I/O interfaces, opening the opportunity for PLC disruption in many application fields. Compact machinery and ancillary production equipment can benefit from Arduino products, like Portenta Machine Control, and from an outstanding user experience, mixing Arduino with more traditional PLC programming languages. All in keeping with Arduino’s aim to make complex technology accessible and simple to use for everyone regardless of ability level.