Lead Hardware Engineer · iGromi
Sebastián Carrillo
Electronics Engineer, Embedded Systems Specialist
Translates code into tightened screws. Leads on-site installations and designs iGromi's industrial gateways, solving problems where dust and vibration come into play.
Technical blog
Published Articles (12)
Artificial Intelligence
YOLOv8 for Industrial Defect Detection and Counting: A Practical Guide
What YOLOv8 is, which tasks it solves (detection, segmentation, pose), how to train it on images from your own line, how to deploy it at the edge and where it fails. With a real counting case on existing cameras.
Comparisons
iGromi vs OpenCV/YOLO Open Source: Plug-and-Play vs DIY 2026
OpenCV and YOLO are free and powerful. They also require months of development. When is DIY worth it vs a turnkey solution? Honest analysis.
Protocols
What Is Sparkplug B? The MQTT Standard Behind the Unified Namespace
Sparkplug B is the specification built on MQTT that adds structure and context to industrial data — the foundation of a real Unified Namespace architecture.
Technology
The Death of the Traditional PLC: The Rise of the Hybrid Edge Controller
Is the PLC headed for extinction? Modern industrial automation software combines ladder logic with Docker, Python and Linux on hybrid edge controllers.
Protocols
OPC UA vs Modbus: David and Goliath in 2025
Is Modbus still relevant after 40 years? We compare the simplicity of the serial protocol against the robustness and security of an OPC UA server.
Industrial Retrofitting
Retrofitting: Connect Your Legacy PLCs to the Cloud
Have an S7-300 or SLC-500 that runs perfectly but is 'blind'? Don't replace it. Learn how to pull data with industrial IoT gateways and keep your legacy machinery running.
Predictive Maintenance
Vibration Analysis for Predictive Maintenance: An Industrial Guide
A practical guide to catching bearing faults, misalignment and imbalance before they cause downtime. Overall monitoring per ISO 10816 compared with FFT spectral analysis.
Guides
Energy Monitoring in 48 Hours: Deploying It Without Stopping the Plant
How wireless energy metering can be installed over a single weekend without stopping production. An illustrative example of an IoT production and power monitoring system.
Industrial Protocols
Mastering Modbus: Industry's Immortal Grandfather
Why does a protocol from 1979 still run the plant floor? The definitive technical guide to Modbus RTU vs TCP, register mapping and physical troubleshooting.
Mining
Mining 4.0 Automated Processes: An Innovation Guide
Driverless haul trucks, remote drilling and fatigue sensors: how mining technology is moving people out of the danger zone and raising productivity.
Agribusiness
Precision Agriculture: How IoT Saves Irrigation Water
Irrigate by need, not by schedule. LoRaWAN soil moisture sensors and automatic valves can save up to 40% of water. How it works in the field.
Productivity
The End of Paper: Digital Maintenance and Quality Rounds
Paper checklists are dead data. How rugged tablets and digital work instructions give technicians back time and make inspection data usable.