https://amotus.com/Amotus news and resourcesen-CA https://amotus.com/resources/naval-quebec-annual-meeting-2026/https://amotus.com/resources/naval-quebec-annual-meeting-2026/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAmotus and Groupe Stratys will attend Naval Québec's Annual Meeting of the Supply Chain, October 19–20, 2026, at the Lévis Convention Centre in Lévis, Québec. https://amotus.com/resources/salon-industriel-quebec-siq-2026/https://amotus.com/resources/salon-industriel-quebec-siq-2026/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAmotus exhibits at the Salon Industriel de Québec, October 6–8, 2026, at the Centre de foires de Québec: booth 312 in the techno island, next to Gentec. https://amotus.com/resources/shark-vacuum-flaw-device-identity-at-scale/https://amotus.com/resources/shark-vacuum-flaw-device-identity-at-scale/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:18:17 GMTWhat the Shark Robot Vacuum Flaw Reveals About Device Identity at Scale and What OEMs Should Do About It Amotus | Fundamentum – July 2026 Executive Summary In July 2026, a security researcher disclosed that a single client certificate pulled from a Shark robot vacuum could be used to issue root-level commands to any other […] https://amotus.com/resources/wi-sun-fan-iso-iec-standard-smart-grid/https://amotus.com/resources/wi-sun-fan-iso-iec-standard-smart-grid/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:06:00 GMTWi-SUN FAN is now ISO/IEC/IEEE 32857:2026, the first wireless mesh network standard adopted by ISO/IEC. What it means for utilities and smart grid IoT. https://amotus.com/resources/industrial-iot-industry-40-pilot-to-scale/https://amotus.com/resources/industrial-iot-industry-40-pilot-to-scale/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:27:45 GMTWhy most IIoT pilots never scale — and how to build one that does. Predictive-maintenance ROI, OPC-UA/MQTT architecture and OT cybersecurity (IEC 62443) for manufacturing operations leaders. https://amotus.com/resources/smart-cities-iot-quebec/https://amotus.com/resources/smart-cities-iot-quebec/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:27:32 GMTHow Quebec municipalities deploy IoT that is compliant (Law 25), fundable (Smart Cities Challenge and provincial programs) and built to last. From a bilingual Canadian engineering team. https://amotus.com/resources/prototype-to-production-iot-hardware/https://amotus.com/resources/prototype-to-production-iot-hardware/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:27:18 GMTWhat it really takes to move an IoT hardware prototype to volume production: DFM, FCC/IC certification, component second-sourcing and choosing an EMS in Canada. A practical guide from an engineering team. https://amotus.com/resources/choosing-iot-technology-connectivity-platform/https://amotus.com/resources/choosing-iot-technology-connectivity-platform/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:27:05 GMTA decision framework for IoT connectivity, embedded OS and platform choices. Cellular, LoRaWAN, LTE-M, Wi-SUN, Matter, Yocto and build-vs-buy — with 2026 trade-offs from a Canadian engineering team. https://amotus.com/resources/iot-medical-device-development-compliance/https://amotus.com/resources/iot-medical-device-development-compliance/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:53 GMTHow to develop a connected medical device that holds up to audit: IEC 62304 software lifecycle, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA 510(k) and 524B cybersecurity, Health Canada. From a Quebec engineering team. https://amotus.com/resources/iiot-pilot-scaling-failures/https://amotus.com/resources/iiot-pilot-scaling-failures/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:40 GMTMost IIoT pilots prove a dashboard, not an operational change — and never scale. The 8 reasons pilots stall, and the fix for each. https://amotus.com/resources/iec-62443-ot-security-implementation/https://amotus.com/resources/iec-62443-ot-security-implementation/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:27 GMTImplement IEC 62443 on a live plant: asset inventory, zones and conduits, least-privilege access, monitoring before controls — without stopping production. https://amotus.com/resources/predictive-maintenance-roi-calculation/https://amotus.com/resources/predictive-maintenance-roi-calculation/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:14 GMTCalculate predictive-maintenance ROI from avoided cost: downtime hours, cost per hour, avoidable share and secondary savings minus project cost. https://amotus.com/resources/funding-smart-city-project-quebec/https://amotus.com/resources/funding-smart-city-project-quebec/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:26:00 GMTFund a Quebec smart-city project by stacking federal (Smart Cities Challenge), provincial green funds and municipal programs — and what a strong bid needs. https://amotus.com/resources/smart-parking-roi/https://amotus.com/resources/smart-parking-roi/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:25:47 GMTModel smart-parking ROI from four real drivers — enforcement, paid-spot turnover, less circling and planning data — with conservative per-city assumptions. https://amotus.com/resources/law-25-municipal-iot/https://amotus.com/resources/law-25-municipal-iot/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:25:34 GMTQuebec Law 25 for municipal IoT: the five obligations — data minimization, residency, access control, incident reporting, demonstrable governance. https://amotus.com/resources/choosing-ems-canada-hardware-startups/https://amotus.com/resources/choosing-ems-canada-hardware-startups/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:25:22 GMTCanadian EMS vs offshore for hardware startups — NPI speed, IP control, logistics and unit cost compared by stage, with a dual-sourcing strategy for scaling. https://amotus.com/resources/component-shortage-second-source-strategies/https://amotus.com/resources/component-shortage-second-source-strategies/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:25:09 GMTSeven second-sourcing strategies for component shortages — pin-compatible alternates, sole-source audits, BOM flexibility, DVT validation and buffer stock. https://amotus.com/resources/fcc-ic-certification-cost-ble/https://amotus.com/resources/fcc-ic-certification-cost-ble/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:56 GMTWhat FCC and ISED/IC certification costs for a BLE device — pre-certified module vs custom RF, plus CE/RED for the EU — with a clear cost comparison. https://amotus.com/resources/dfm-checklist-iot-hardware/https://amotus.com/resources/dfm-checklist-iot-hardware/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:44 GMTA 23-point DFM/DFT checklist for IoT hardware — footprints, tolerances, panelization, test access, thermal and RF clearances — toward a manufacturable product. https://amotus.com/resources/iot-platform-build-vs-buy-tco/https://amotus.com/resources/iot-platform-build-vs-buy-tco/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:31 GMTBuilding an IoT platform on a hyperscaler vs adopting a managed platform like Fundamentum — a 5-year total-cost-of-ownership view covering engineering, maintenance, security and time to market. https://amotus.com/resources/opc-ua-vs-mqtt-ot/https://amotus.com/resources/opc-ua-vs-mqtt-ot/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:18 GMTOPC-UA and MQTT are not rivals. Here's what each does on the plant floor, how they work together (Sparkplug B), and how to architect a clean OT-to-cloud data path. https://amotus.com/resources/yocto-vs-buildroot-vs-ubuntu-core/https://amotus.com/resources/yocto-vs-buildroot-vs-ubuntu-core/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:05 GMTHow to choose between Yocto, Buildroot and Ubuntu Core for an embedded Linux product — by maintainability, update model, licensing traceability and team fit. https://amotus.com/resources/matter-thread-consumer-iot-2026/https://amotus.com/resources/matter-thread-consumer-iot-2026/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:23:52 GMTA practical look at whether Matter over Thread belongs on your 2026 consumer IoT roadmap — what it solves, what it costs, and when it's the wrong layer for your product. https://amotus.com/resources/cellular-vs-lorawan-vs-lte-m/https://amotus.com/resources/cellular-vs-lorawan-vs-lte-m/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:23:39 GMTHow to choose between cellular, LoRaWAN, LTE-M and mesh radios (Wi-SUN, Wirepas, DigiMesh) for your IoT product — a practical decision matrix by range, power, payload and cost. https://amotus.com/resources/iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-contractor/https://amotus.com/resources/iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-contractor/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:23:26 GMTISO 13485 vs ISO 9001 for outsourced medical development: the difference, and which deliverables (DHF, DMR, traceability) a contractor must hand you. https://amotus.com/resources/medical-firmware-class-b-vs-c-cost/https://amotus.com/resources/medical-firmware-class-b-vs-c-cost/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:23:13 GMTClass B vs C medical firmware cost is driven by documentation and verification depth, not lines of code. Where the budget goes and how segregation cuts it. https://amotus.com/resources/medical-device-cybersecurity-fda-524b/https://amotus.com/resources/medical-device-cybersecurity-fda-524b/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:23:00 GMTFDA 524B made cybersecurity a pre-market requirement: SBOM, signed firmware, secure boot, governed OTA and post-market patching. What the package contains. https://amotus.com/resources/fda-510k-embedded-firmware/https://amotus.com/resources/fda-510k-embedded-firmware/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:22:47 GMTWhat engineering evidence an FDA 510(k) needs with firmware: predicate device, software documentation level, V&V, traceability and the 524B package. https://amotus.com/resources/iec-62304-guide-connected-medical-devices/https://amotus.com/resources/iec-62304-guide-connected-medical-devices/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:22:32 GMTIEC 62304 for connected medical devices: software safety classes A/B/C, lifecycle processes, deliverables and the traceability auditors check first. https://amotus.com/resources/vectanor-group-launches-a-four-division-structure-dimonoff-amootus-spatium-and-vigilia/https://amotus.com/resources/vectanor-group-launches-a-four-division-structure-dimonoff-amootus-spatium-and-vigilia/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:28:35 GMTVectanor Group launches a new structure uniting Dimonoff, Spatium, Amotus and Vigilia to deliver scalable IoT solutions for cities and industries.