Mozilla has unveiled version 0.9 of WebThings Gateway, a software that allows users to control and manage IoT devices such as smart home appliances and wearables with a unique address (URL). In version 0.9, the notification function was improved, and a wireless router, Turris Omnia, was added as a response model.
Mozilla started developing WebThings in February 2018. It is composed of WebThings Framework, a developer software component in an open source platform for IoT devices, and WebThings Gateway, which directly monitors and controls IoT devices through the web. Among them, WebThings Gateway has announced the update this time.
WebThings aims to support IoT devices across multiple standards according to the WoT standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a technology standardization organization. WebThings Gateway enables integration of various IoT devices. Like IFTTT, you can set operations, schedule time, etc., and create a floor plan for your home to know where IoT devices are located in the room. Of course, it also has voice recognition support.
In version 0.9 released this time, a new notification function was added. Until now, WebThings Gateway has only supported push notifications for notification browsers that inform you that IoT device triggers have started, but with this update, you can send alarms by custom email or SMS such as subject, body, and priority. When a user detects an intruder at home or when a trigger is triggered, such as when the room temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius, the user will be able to know this through an alarm method of their choice.
WebThings Gateway version 0.0 also supports Turis Omnia, a wireless router based on Raspberry Pi 4 Plus. Mozilla said it plans to make WebThings support other wireless routers, allowing users to handle WebThings on inexpensive developer devices. Related information can be found here .