The power of the framework is what you can do on the cloud. Each device is modeled as a node with ports that can be manipulated using unique tools provided on the cloud. One of these tools is a graphical application builder that can be used to manipulate data as if they are signal flows and can be easily used to build complex web applications with databases, charts, forms and other rich user interface elements. This can be wired to your physical devices to read, store, analyze and present sensor data and devise control strategies back to actuator in realtime. All this without writing a single line of code.
I want the community to help me evaluate this system and I am hoping to recruit interested developers to join me in the project. Please read the somewhat sparse documentation here: http://www.nodewire.org