This site is dedicated to both educate and solicit information about the Internet of Things (IoT) at Princeton University.
Internet of things (IoT) devices can provide useful conveniences – or simply cool features. IoT devices are small computers. Some devices only collect data, while others also process, control, and communicate data to on-premise or cloud-hosted applications.The data collected/transmitted/stored by IoT computers is useful for many everyday needs: cameras to collect video images, microphones that record audio sound, GPS to determine location, and environmental sensors to measure motion, temperature, light, and moisture. Wearable IoT devices, such as smart watches, use physiological sensors to monitor your heart, sleep, and other body systems.
Currently the University utilizes IoT devices in various ways, including: to improve efficiency and sustainability by regulating room environmental and lighting controls; we monitor building air and water quality with IoT sensors; and we use sensors to manage people density in classrooms for COVID-19 physical distancing. Innovation and imagination continuously offer myriad new ways to use IoT on a daily basis on our campus. (add: support contact information)
IoT devices require a communications network to transmit (or receive) their data. At Princeton, IoT devices need to be registered so that they may be assigned a valid University IP address. These registrations should also reflect the type of IoT device that is being registered.