IoE components in Packet Tracer 8.0 Connecting IoE componentsĪs they don't have ethernet interface, IoE components can't be directly connected to the Home Gateway. MQTT protocol and applications was added in Packet Tracer 7.1 to improve communications between IoT devices Sensors: these components sense the Environment (photo detectors, temperature sensor), the area around them (RFID, metal sensor), or interactions (potentiometer, push button).Actuators: these components manipulate the Environment, themselves, or the area around them.Boards: microcontrollers (MCU-PT), single boarded computers (SBC-PT), and a special device called Thing which are used to create self-contained physical objects like coffee makers or smoke alarms.There are three subcategories for Components : These are simple devices that only communicate through their analog or digital slots. They typically does not have a network interface and rely on the MCU-PT or SBC-PT for network access. Components are physical objects that connect to microcontroller (MCU-PT) or single boarded computers (SBC-PT).They are separated into 4 subcategories : Home, Smart City, Industrial, and Power Grid.
Smart Things are physical objects that can connect to the Registration Server or Home Gateway through a network interface.In addition to classical network devices such as routers and switches available in the previous versions, Packet Tracer 8.0 Components Box now contains a wide variety of Smart Things and components : Things and Components available in Packet Tracer 8.0