Lucid is an OT (Operational Technology) protocol for IoT/IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices and software applications which provides utility-focused application functionality and behaviour. This page provides links to a series of useful web pages on Lucid.
- Lucid – The bare basics. An introduction to lucid with a brief description of the protocol and its history.
- Why MQTT is not enough? Discusses what is required alongside MQTT to support communications and how Lucid and other protocols provide that information.
- Lucid is much lighter than WITS-DNP3 – it was always meant to be! A look into some of the reasons Lucid was developed and how as a protocol it is lighter than its close relation WITS-DNP3.
- Lucid vs WITS-DNP3 shootout. What are the differences between Lucid and WITS-DNP3 and why might you select one rather than the other?
- One IoT protocol to rule them all…? How does the Lucid protocol compare against Sparkplug and OPC-UA, other popular protocols that can use MQTT.
- Terrifyingly simple Lucid implementation. How easy is it to implement Lucid and what tools and resources are available for developers?
- What managers should know about Lucid. Why might an organisation wish to use Lucid? What are the advantages of using it? How could it be deployed within the OT estate? This article tries to answer some of those questions for OT managers.
- Seven surprising ways to use Lucid. Introduces a number of the scenarios for using Lucid which were envisaged during the protocol’s creation. This might give you some ideas as to how the protocol could be used in your organisation.
We are in the middle of writing other articles at the moment, these will be added as they become available, so please check back to see what is new.
Dave Howarth (NWL) and Mark Davison (Terzo Digital)
July 2024