What are the various components in the Internet of Things ecosystem?

We are a company selling eldercare products. Recently, we plan to develop a Bluetooth watch. Is there anyone to brief the components of IoT ecosystem.

PCB Design
October 24, 2023

Hardware

Sensors – to sense some parameters like Temperature etc.
Actuators/Relays – to control something like an aircon compressor/heater
Micro-controller
Internet connectivity using Wifi/ethernet/Lora
PCB with above-mentioned components
Additional parts like display, keyboards, etc.

Software and firmware

backed and front-end server software for a better user interface
mobile apps for user interface

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