{{Short description|Zuss}} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox company | name = openPicus | defunct = 2018 | successor = IOmote | location = Rome, Italy, Italy | industry = Internet of Things | founded = 2011 | homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20170829114109/http://www.openpicus.com:80/ www.openpicus.com] }}'''OpenPicus''' was an Italian hardware company launched in 2011 that designed and produced Internet of Things system on modules called Flyport. Flyport is open hardware and the openPicus framework and IDE are open software.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-24 |title=The Big List of IoT Devices and IoT Products |url=https://www.datamation.com/mobile/85-top-iot-devices/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Datamation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amyx |first=Scott |title=67 open source tools and resources for the Internet of Things (IoT) |url=https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/67-open-source-tools-resources-iot |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=TechBeacon |language=en}}</ref> Flyport is a stand-alone system on module, no external processor is needed to create IoT applications. The company ceased operations in 2018.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Raza |first1=Khan Hashim |last2=Kazmi |first2=Majida |last3=Lubaba |first3= |last4=Muhammad Hashir Bin |first4=Khalid |last5=Alam |first5=Urooj |last6=Arshad |first6=Kamran |last7=Assaleh |first7=Khaled |last8=Qazi |first8=Saad Ahmed |date=2024-05-15 |title=A Low-Cost Energy Monitoring System with Universal Compatibility and Real-Time Visualization for Enhanced Accessibility and Power Savings |journal=Sustainability |volume=16 |issue=10 |issn=2071-1050}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ayala |first1=Inmaculada |last2=Amor |first2=Mercedes |last3=Fuentes |first3=Lidia |date=2019 |title=An Energy Efficiency Study of Web-Based Communication in Android Phones |journal=Scientific Programming |volume=2019 |issue=1 |doi=10.1155/2019/8235458 |issn=1875-919X |doi-access=free |article-number=8235458}}</ref>
==History== OpenPicus was founded by Claudio Carnevali and Gabriele Allegria in the early 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open IoT Modules: 5 questions with Claudio Carnevali of openPicus |url=https://www.postscapes.com/iot-voices/interviews/open-iot-modules-5-questions-with-claudio-carnevali-of-openpicus/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009195123/https://www.postscapes.com/iot-voices/interviews/open-iot-modules-5-questions-with-claudio-carnevali-of-openpicus/ |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Postscapes |language=en-US}}</ref> The idea was to create a hardware and software open platform to speed up the development of professional IoT devices and services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2026 |title=Flyport Rev. 3 Datasheet (OpenPicus Wi-Fi module) |url=https://www.embeddedadventures.com/datasheets/Flyport_Datasheet_rev3.pdf |website=embeddedadventures.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peddibhotla |first=Geethika Bhavya |title=Open Source tools for Internet of Things |url=https://sumatosoft.com/solutions/internet-of-things-software-development |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201134854/https://www.kdnuggets.com/2016/07/open-source-tools-internet-things.html |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=KDnuggets |language=en-US}}</ref>
By the late 2010s, the official OpenPicus wiki and related open-hardware documentation were no longer available online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenPicus Wiki – Main Page |url=http://wiki.openpicus.com/index.php/Main_Page |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=OpenPicus |archive-date=7 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407115350/http://wiki.openpicus.com/index.php/Main_Page}}</ref> Public reporting indicates that Claudio Carnevali, co-founder of OpenPicus, later focused on promoting the IOmote brand as an Internet of Things solutions platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'IoT italiana alla conquista della Cina |url=https://www.01net.it/liot-italiana-alla-conquista-della-cina/ |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=01net.it |language=it}}</ref> Archived OpenPicus documentation, including wiki pages and tutorials, remains accessible via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
==Product== thumb|Flyport modules Flyport is a smart and connected system on modules for the Internet of Things. Flyport is powered by a powerful and light open source framework (based on FreeRTOS) that manages the TCP/IP software stack, the user application and the integrated web server. Flyport is available in 3 pin-compatible versions:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-25 |title=openPicus Introduces Wi-Fi and GPRS IoT Kits Powered by Microchip PIC24 MCU - CNX Software |url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2014/09/25/openpicus-introduces-wi-fi-and-gprs-iot-kits-powered-by-microchip-pic24-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=CNX Software - Embedded Systems News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=FlyportPRO Ethernet System on Module (datasheet) |url=https://www.tme.com/Document/b4f7fae78da36dc6e80127f10bd71fd3/op014021.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105095219/https://www.tme.com/Document/b4f7fae78da36dc6e80127f10bd71fd3/op014021.pdf |archive-date=2026-01-05 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Transfer Multisort Elektronik}}</ref> # FlyportPRO Wi-Fi 802.11g # FlyportPRO GPRS quadband # FlyportPRO Ethernet Flyport system-on-module products are based on a Microchip Technology PIC24 microcontroller and support standard TCP/IP protocols and services, including HTTP, TCP, and UDP, with an embedded web interface customizable by uploading web pages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flyport Wi-Fi and Ethernet Programmer's Guide |url=https://elmicro.com/files/eikon/flyport_programmers_guide.pdf |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=elmicro.com}}</ref> The FlyportPRO family also provides remappable pins, allowing the hardware pin configuration to be customized in firmware.<ref name=":1" /> Flyport can connect with several cloud servers such as Evrthng, Xively, ThingSpeak and many more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wireless Monitoring System of Household Electrical Consumption with DALY-based Control Unit of Lighting Facilities Remotely Controlled by Internet |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/406a/096324f34a3b476593e040484ab76e56e71b.pdf |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Semantic Scholar}}</ref>
==Licensing== Hardware: Schematics are released under CC BY 3.0 <br/> Software: Framework is released under LGPL 3.0
==See also == *Free hardware
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170829114109/http://www.openpicus.com/ openPicus website] (archived) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180407115350/http://wiki.openpicus.com/index.php/Main_Page openPicus Wiki] (archived)
== References == {{reflist}} *Openpicus team on Postscapes 100 Iot Thinkers{{needs verification|date=January 2025}}
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