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Employee Spotlight: Jonathan Witthoeft, Software Engineer

Jonathan Witthoeft has been working with the Grid Connect team for the past five years. After hearing about Grid Connect from a friend, he applied for a technical support position while finishing up his degree in electrical engineering. After spending three years leading tech support at Grid Connect, Jon has fully transitioned to a software engineering position where he spends much of his time working on various ZigBee and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) projects.

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CAN FD vs. CAN: Everything Engineers Need to Know About Speed, Compatibility & Implementation

CAN FD is a faster, more flexible evolution of the classic CAN protocol, designed to handle today’s high-bandwidth, real-time communication demands. This guide explains how it works, where it fits, and why it's the smart upgrade path for modern industrial and automotive networks.

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IoT Design Considerations: Interoperability

As more manufacturers enable their products for the IoT, consumers will be introduced to many different cloud applications due to lack of cooperation between difference devices and companies. This is where the emerging IoT standards can help. Device manufacturers who support these standards will be able to ensure their products will be able to work and communicate with other manufacturers’ products that support the same protocols.

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Employee Spotlight: The Clark Kent of Grid Connect

Clark Kent has met his match. The real “Superman” is alive and well and working at Grid Connect. He’s a behind-the-scenes superhero and his name is Budd Justice.

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IoT Design Considerations: Security

Building a secure IoT-enabled device comes at a cost. As the IoT continues to grow, there is an increasing focus on its security and how safe the claims of end- to-end solutions really are. While security threats in the news have scared away some manufacturers and consumers from entering the IoT space, others view it as an opportunity for added value to their products.

Employee Spotlight: Budd Justice, Shipping

Budd is the lifeblood of Grid Connect. Literally. Being the father of President, Mike Justice, engineer, Steve Justice and the grandfather of Vice President, Adam Justice, he is an important part of the community here.

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IoT Design Considerations: Cloud

Explore how IoT and cloud computing work together to boost analytics, scalability, and security. Start building smarter devices today.

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The IoT in 2025

When we talk about the future, wandering minds drift toward watery visions of flying cars, personal robots, and hover boards where all work is banished by fully automated technology. I tend to picture this kind of future a bit more like Wall-E: humans as a race of fat sluggish incompetents surrounded by an entirely preset system. Thankfully this vision just doesn’t line up with reality.

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IoT Design Considerations: Antenna

Antenna design is a critical factor in ensuring Wi-Fi IoT devices achieve reliable performance and strong connectivity. This guide explores IoT antenna types, placement strategies, and key considerations - such as frequency selection, interference mitigation, and integration with communication protocols - to help you choose the right antenna for your application. By planning your antenna design early, you can optimize range, signal strength, and device reliability across diverse IoT use cases.

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Grid Connect is a Distributor of the Best Networking Products

Grid Connect Inc. carries and distributes only the best networking products from top-tier manufacturers throughout the world. Each device from every manufacturer is thoroughly tested to make sure it meets Grid Connect’s high standards of quality while complimenting our own manufactured products.

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