MinT | MinT

MinT is a Java library typically used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications. MinT has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities and it has low support. However MinT build file is not available. You can download it from GitHub.

We propose an IoT middleware platform to support the cooperative interaction of things called MINT (Middleware for Cooperative INteraction of Things). The characteristics of cooperative interaction can be used to effectively configure the IoT working environment. These are the goals of MINT:. The figure shows the context diagram of IoT working environment as implemented on the MinT platform. The function of the main platform is to manage and operate the devices connected in the IoT. The sensors and network devices are co-worked for collecting information from the surroundings and then delivering the information to other objects or environments. The MinT provides the SAL (Sensor Abstraction Layer) for various sensors. The capabilities of the SAL aid in effectively connecting sensors and network devices with each other, and managing them as a system. The MinT supports both Linux and Windows platforms. In addition, the MinT provides interfaces like GPIO, ADC, SPI, and UART to connect various types of hardware including the Beagle Bone Series, Raspberry Pi Series, and the Edison with multiple types of sensors. These interfaces aid in rapid and convenient development of IoT networks. The objects in MinT can interact with the other objects with which they are connected. The IoT environment supports various communication protocols such as Bluetooth, BLE, ZigBee, and Wi-Fi. When a united network environment is installed, connectivity can be established between the objects via any of the protocols based on the quality of the physical network connection and flexible usage of system resources. The MinT platform supports functionality related to the unified network environment needed to connect objects via various network protocols. Basically, the MinT platform uses CoAP because this protocol is well suited for IoT environments employing limited resources. The MinT provides powerful development tools for service developers and clients. By using these tools, users can develop new service applications, those that are standalone in nature and those that cooperate with other services to implement a new service. Given the fact that the MinT platform is easy to learn and has a user-friendly interface, besides expert developers, even general users can rapidly take high-level business ideas from concept to implementation in an IoT environment. The reduced development time has a favorable effect on the ability of organizations to implement IoT systems with the latest sensor devices and service applications.