Does open source hardware work in IoT?

Sierra Wireless announced its MangOH™ hardware design last year, it looked like a brave attempt to create a reference design for industrial-grade internet-of-things applications. The idea, essentially, is that these diminutive hardware boards connect sensors or other devices in the field to the cloud, using the built-in GSM chipset, or via other networking connection available.

The key thing about MangOH is the "OH", the "open hardware" architecture. Any manufacturer can build these boards. You can buy one from anyone, not just Sierra Wireless.

In fact it goes further than that: hardware developers can take the basic design, modify it, add their own customisations, and sell the hardware on, and all they need to do is to say give some accreditation, to say that the design is based on MangOH.

I find it intriguing, why there are very few industrial products made out of Arduino or Raspberry Pi.

This is the idea with MangOH.

It will be the dev kit for the new CF3 modules from Sierra Wireless, and for the Legato operating system.

Includes connectivity. Everything to be open source.

Hardware specification is available for download. It can be modified and copied.

WP8548/9 wireless 2G/3G/4G processor from SW. Ethernet, USB, Serial port, Arduino compatibility (compatible?) shield. USB OTG Socket, IoT Connectors for plug and play, wireless, wired, sensor connectivity.

CF3 Socket for SW processor.

2SIM cards, SD cards, 3 antennas, accelerometer, gyroscope.

Any Arduino-compatible shield can be connected.

Legato is the open source OS for MangOH. Yocto project. Secure application framework and application APIs. Multi-language support.