Owl the details below…
Air Quality
HibouAir
In 2025… We integrated HibouAir Bluetooth air quality sensors with our open source IoT middleware and partnered with Smart Sensor Devices.
Ruuvi Air
In 2025… We pre-ordered and integrated the Ruuvi Air Bluetooth air quality sensor (and RuuviTag too!), formalising our open integration with Ruuvi.
Sensor Beacons
ELA Innovation
In 2025… We integrated ELA Innovation ultra-rugged industrial Bluetooth beacons & sensors with our open source IoT middleware.
In 2025… We formalised our Minew Partnership.
Minew MTB11
In 2025… We integrated the world's first mass-produced ambient light harvesting tag with our open source IoT middleware.
Minew MSD01
In 2025… We integrated the ToF distance and occupancy sensor with our open source IoT middleware.
Minew MSE02
In 2025… We integrated the equipment status monitoring sensor with our open source IoT middleware.
Predictive Maintenance
BluVib & velocityOverall
In 2025… We extended our open source /reelyactive/advlib-ble-gatt library to calculate ISO 10816 velocity overall for BluVib industrial vibration sensors, sharing the javascript-dsp-examples we developed in the process.
DIY Wireless Sensing
Advertising Best Practices
In 2025… We extended our tutorial instructing how to transmit data in a standard, interoperable way, simplifying the development of custom sensors.
Jolt.js Dev Guide
In 2025… We added /reelyactive/espruino-apps examples to illustrate how these best practices can be applied to versatile devices like the Jolt.js.
Open Source IoT Stack
PostgreSQL
In 2025… We integrated PostgreSQL, "the world's most advanced open source database", with our open source IoT middleware.
Grafana
In 2025… We documented the integration of Grafana with our standard IoT data stored in PostgreSQL (including GIS data using PostGIS).
ETL
In 2025… We developed an initial iteration of /reelyactive/paretl-postgres, an open source Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) Python library that tidies and trims standard IoT data stored in PostgreSQL to facilitate further analysis and action.
Industrial IoT
Sparkplug
In 2025… We developed /reelyactive/barnacles-sparkplug which facilitates integration with ThingsBoard and other platforms.
MQTT
In 2025… We completed a first-class integration of our open source IoT middleware with MQTT.
OPC-UA
In 2025… We extended our OPC-UA integration, adding common time series sensor data, including velocityOverall.
IT-friendly IoT
HPE Aruba Networking IoT Operations
In 2025… We developed no fewer than 6 classifier apps for IoT Operations, facilitating IT-friendly IoT, where IoT devices can be monitored and managed alongside traditional IT devices.
RAIN RFID
In 2025… We developed /reelyactive/barnowl-zebra to integrate our open source IoT middleware with Zebra readers, documenting how to Configure a Zebra FX9600 reader.
In 2025… We also developed an open source /reelyactive/repositioned library to translate origin-offset real-time location (RTLS) coordinates to standard WGS84 geocoordinates compatible with GIS tools and off-the-shelf maps. This is included in our integration with RF Controls, a company with whom we formalised our partnership this year.
GIS
PostGIS
In 2025… We integrated PostGIS, the open source PostgreSQL database extension, which provides geospatial data support, and in turn integrates with open source platforms such as QGIS.
ArcGIS Velocity
In 2025… We optimised our open source middleware APIs for integration with ArcGIS Velocity, for real-time location data visualisation in ArcGIS Online.
Kickstarted!
Particle Tachyon
In 2025… We validated that our open source IoT middleware (and stack!) runs on the 5G-connected Tachyon, which began shipping this year following a successful Kickstarter campaign.
OpenMV
In 2025… We developed /reelyactive/record-silo for our open source IoT middleware to accept image file records from wireless cameras such as the Nicla Vision. We also proudly supported the OpenMV Kickstarter for the next-gen N6 & AE3 AI cameras.
Happy 2025 Owl-idays!
Every "thing" can get along just fine
The Internet of Things is a heterogeneous mix of software and "things" of diverse technologies, vendors and countries of origin, working together harmoniously insomuch as we—their human creators—choose to allow. We have a choice in how our technologies evolve to serve us just as much as we have a choice in how we wish to treat one another.
Moving forward, together, let's make those choices as best we can.
Owl the best in 2026!