Free IoT tools for connected-hardware PMs

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CRA reporting starts 11 September 2026 — the EU Cyber Resilience Act Article 14 cascade: 24-hour early warning, 72-hour notification, 14-day final report Briefing

CRA reporting starts 11 September 2026

24 hours to file, from the moment you know.

What Article 14 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act actually requires from that date — the 24-hour, 72-hour and 14-day cascade, who it binds, where the report goes, and what to have ready. Sourced to the European Commission.

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IoT Security Requirements Generator — describe a product profile and get ETSI-mapped security requirements across the product lifecycle Planning

IoT Security Requirements Generator

Describe the product. Get the requirements.

Describe your product profile. Get ETSI-mapped security requirements for your PRD, exportable as Markdown or CSV.

Launch Generator
IoT Security Scorecard — audit a connected product against ETSI EN 303 645 and get a letter risk grade Audit

IoT Security Scorecard

Audit your security in 19 questions.

19 questions aligned with ETSI EN 303 645. Get a risk grade, mandatory compliance flags, and prioritized recommendations.

Launch Scorecard
Regulatory Landscape — which cybersecurity frameworks bind a connected product, across EU CRA, ETSI EN 303 645, UK PSTI, IEC 62443 and ISO 27001 Reference

Regulatory Landscape

Know which frameworks bind your product.

Which cybersecurity frameworks apply to your connected product? Map the landscape by archetype, market, and buyer type — ETSI EN 303 645, EU CRA, UK PSTI, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and more.

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AA Battery Discharge Curves — compare zinc-carbon, zinc-chloride, alkaline and nickel-cadmium chemistries on voltage versus capacity Reference

Battery Discharge Curves

Pick the chemistry, not just the brand.

Interactive comparison of AA battery chemistries on voltage vs. capacity: zinc-carbon, zinc-chloride, alkaline, and nickel-cadmium. Companion to Chapter 7.

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Post-Sale Regulations for Connected Products — obligations that outlive launch across EU, US, UK and France: repair, forced obsolescence, data brokers, bankruptcy transfers and e-waste Reference

Post-Sale Regulations for Connected Products

Map the obligations that outlive launch.

Map which post-sale regulations bind your connected product across EU, US, UK, and France — repair, forced obsolescence, data brokers, bankruptcy transfers, and e-waste. Companion to Chapter 19.

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Business Formula Calculators — an interactive directory covering contribution margin, profit, simple and compound interest, NPV, risk premium and customer lifetime Calculator

Business Formula Calculators

Business math, live and shareable.

Live calculators for key business formulas — contribution margin, profit, NPV, simple and compound interest, risk premium, and customer lifetime. Calculate, share via link, embed anywhere.

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Electrum example output — labeled cross-section illustration of an automated bubble maker next to a photorealistic render of the same product on a wooden table Toolkit

Electrum — Hardware-Software Partitioning

From one sentence to hardware specification.

Open-source toolkit for placing every function of a connected product on the right layer — hardware, firmware, app, or cloud — before tooling locks the choice in. Templates, gate-review checklist, and AI-assisted skill.

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Playful 3D illustration of charts, gauges and data shapes drawn as smiling characters on a dark navy background Planning

Tangibles Analytics Stack Planner

Map use-cases to the stack you actually need.

Plan your connected-product analytics stack one use-case at a time — data class, stack layer, KPIs, platforms — then export a buy-vs-build setup plan. Companion to Chapter 9.

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Diagram of IoT devices — a gateway, sensors and a camera — routing through a central locator hub to three destinations: Edge, Hub and Cloud Planning

Tangibles Compute Locator

Edge or cloud? Find out before you commit.

Decide where compute & AI should live and check cost, latency, bandwidth and battery-life feasibility at fleet scale — including harvested and mains power. Companion to Chapter 9.

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