# OpenPicus > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OpenPicus > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OpenPicus.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPicus > Source revision: 1353624602 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Zuss}} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox company | name = openPicus | defunct = 2018 | successor = IOmote | location = [Rome, Italy](/source/Rome%2C_Italy), [Italy](/source/Rome) | industry = [Internet of Things](/source/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](/source/Internet_of_things) system on modules called Flyport. Flyport is [open hardware](/source/open_hardware) and the openPicus framework and IDE are [open software](/source/open_software).{{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}}{{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}} Flyport is a stand-alone system on module, no external processor is needed to create IoT applications. The company ceased operations in 2018.{{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}}{{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}} ==History== OpenPicus was founded by Claudio Carnevali and Gabriele Allegria in the early 2010s.{{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}} The idea was to create a hardware and software open platform to speed up the development of professional IoT devices and services.{{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}}{{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}} By the late 2010s, the official OpenPicus wiki and related open-hardware documentation were no longer available online.{{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}} Public reporting indicates that Claudio Carnevali, co-founder of OpenPicus, later focused on promoting the IOmote brand as an Internet of Things solutions platform.{{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}} Archived OpenPicus documentation, including wiki pages and tutorials, remains accessible via the [Internet Archive Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). ==Product== thumb|Flyport modules Flyport is a smart and connected system on modules for the [Internet of Things](/source/Internet_of_Things). Flyport is powered by a powerful and light open source framework (based on [FreeRTOS](/source/FreeRTOS)) that manages the [TCP/IP](/source/TCP%2FIP) software stack, the user application and the integrated [web server](/source/web_server). Flyport is available in 3 pin-compatible versions:{{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}}{{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}} # FlyportPRO [Wi-Fi](/source/Wi-Fi) [802.11g](/source/802.11g) # FlyportPRO [GPRS](/source/GPRS) [quadband](/source/quadband) # FlyportPRO [Ethernet](/source/Ethernet) Flyport system-on-module products are based on a Microchip Technology PIC24 [microcontroller](/source/microcontroller) and support standard TCP/IP protocols and services, including [HTTP](/source/HTTP), [TCP](/source/Transmission_Control_Protocol), and [UDP](/source/User_Datagram_Protocol), with an embedded web interface customizable by uploading web pages.{{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}} The FlyportPRO family also provides remappable pins, allowing the hardware pin configuration to be customized in [firmware](/source/firmware). Flyport can connect with several [cloud server](/source/cloud_server)s such as Evrthng, [Xively](/source/Xively), ThingSpeak and many more.{{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}} ==Licensing== Hardware: Schematics are released under [CC BY 3.0](/source/CC_BY-SA)
Software: Framework is released under [LGPL 3.0](/source/LGPL) ==See also == *[Free hardware](/source/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}} Category:Single-board computers Category:Networking hardware Category:Internet of things companies Category:Home automation --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [OpenPicus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPicus) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPicus?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.