// Research

Field notes from the edge.

Practical writing for controls engineers, plant IT, and the executives funding industrial digital transformation.

// IoT
EDGE AI

Why we run ML on a $90 gateway instead of a $30k GPU

Quantized vision models hit 96% of full-precision accuracy at 40x lower latency. A field tour of how we choose hardware.

May 30, 2026
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INDUSTRIAL IOT

MQTT Sparkplug B for brownfield: lessons from 7 plants

How we migrated a 1980s Modbus plant to Sparkplug without a forklift upgrade. The exact tag-mapping pattern.

May 21, 2026
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DIGITAL TWIN

When the twin lies: drift detection for live models

Twin fidelity decays the moment a maintenance crew swaps a sensor. Three drift checks every operational twin needs.

May 12, 2026
// IoT
PRIVATE 5G

Slicing for AGVs: deterministic networks for fleets that move

Why CBRS PAL with QoS slicing outperforms Wi-Fi for autonomous mobile robots in warehouses over 200k sq ft.

May 4, 2026
// IoT
SMART CITY

Sensor procurement for cities: a cheat sheet

Forty mistakes municipal IT teams make when buying outdoor sensor fleets. Hardware, networks, vendor lock-in.

Apr 24, 2026
// IoT
SECURITY

IEC 62443 in plain language for IT teams

OT security frameworks read like UN treaties. Here is the practical translation for a CISO with manufacturing operations.

Apr 16, 2026