Samsung pushes the Internet of Things with open ARTIK platform

Every company worth its salt is keen to get aboard the Internet of Things bandwagon, and Samsung is no different. Today the company announces its ARTIK platform which it hopes will accelerate the development of IoT apps and hardware for both consumers and the enterprise.

This is more than just a platform announcement, however; Samsung has produced three modules with a variety of integrated features ready to power the next generation of connected devices. The modules are backed up with embedded hardware security and can be tailored to a range of tasks.

Starting off the ARTIK family is the ARTIK 1. Measuring just 12mm x 12mm, the module features a nine-axis sensor and Bluetooth/BLE. Taking things further is the ARTIK 5 which Samsung says is ideal for use in drones and wearables. It boasts a 1GHz dual-core processor as well as built-in DRAM and flash storage. At the top end of the range of the ARTIK 10 which borrows ideas from Samsung's flagship phones. Destined for servers and media devices, the module features an eight-core processor, full 1080p video support, 5.1 audio and 2GB DRAM along with 16GB flash memory, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE and ZigBee connectivity.

Samsung's president and chief strategy officer Young Sohn said:

We are providing the industry's most advanced, open and secure platform for developing IoT products. By leveraging Samsung's high-volume manufacturing, advanced silicon process and packaging technologies, and extensive ecosystem, ARTIK allows developers to rapidly turn great ideas into market leading IoT products and applications.

Security is key to the success or failure of the Internet of Things, and this is something that Samsung is only too aware of. The end-to-end security offered by the ARTIK family features a machine learning based anomaly detection system which Samsung say enables users to "identify abnormalities and unusual behavior in order to address possible hacking or intrusion activity."

Developers looking to get start can find out more at www.artik.io and will be able to take advantage of dev tools and Samsung's IoT software stack.