Application

- [Instructor] The application is the second part of the IoT product software-defined product or digital twin along with the AI model. The application provides functionality as well as human and data interfaces. It defines the product's functionality and how it works. Thinking back to the video game example, the application is the game and the model are the characters in the game. The application acts upon the model to create the functionality of the game and plays the same role in the functionality of any IoT product. The application is also used for communication, allowing both users and importantly the manufacturer to connect to the product. The application also orchestrates data to and from the model, from its internal sensor data and its external systems of data. In an online video game, this data could be coming from the sensors in the video game controller or from other human players somewhere on the internet. The application, however, is not centralized. It can be distributed…