BUILDING BLOCKS AND CHALLENGES. of the Internet of Things

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BUILDING BLOCKS AND CHALLENGES

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Agenda

• SunMan Engineering Introduction

• What is the IoT?

• Why now?

• How can it help my problems?

• What are the challenges?

• The SunMan Engineering Solution

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SunMan Engineering Introduction

• Founded in 1990

• Providing system architecture, product development, and engineering services combining electromechanical design, sensor and RF wireless connectivity into embedded systems.

• Over 350 satisfied clients

• Successful completion of over 1550 engineering projects • Industries served:

• Aerospace

• Consumer Electronics

• Wireless

• Energy

• Telecommunications & Networking

• Semiconductor

• Automotive

• Medical Devices

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What is the IoT?

• Enables awareness of the world around us, on a real-time basis.

• An ongoing learning of the objects around us.

• Collection of our learned data and stored in one place for more effective analysis

• Enables us to make sense of our learnings.

• An improved way to react to the world faster than ever before.

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Why now?

• The convergence in several existing technologies in recent years have enabled new emerging technological evolutions.

• In parallel, the cost of IoT related technologies plummeted:

• Sensors

• Data storage

• Data processing

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Components of IoT

• _{TOUCH the data}

• _{TRANSPORT the data} • _{STORE the data}

• REACT to the data

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What are the challenges?

• Costly engineering to select and configure from edge to interface (sensor), interface to cloud (radio/gateway), cloud to platform, platform to application

• Carrier connection, SIM and account management

• _{Security implementation for each vertical}

• _{Lack of complete platform availability for each vertical} • _{Support fragmented among multiple vendors}

• _Limitations:

• Big, bulky, expensive hardware

• Limited 2-way control options

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How can it help my problems?

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How can it help my problems?

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How can it help my problems?

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The SunMan Engineering Product Offering

Wireless Interface Security Power Sensor/Control

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

Battery (application specific)

BT/BLE Ethernet Solar (application specific)

ZigBee UART Wired (application specific)

ZWave I2C

NO

Wind (application specific)

Wi-Fi Analog Hydro (application specific)

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• _{TOUCH the data}

• _{TRANSPORT the data} • _{STORE the data}

• REACT to the data

• SEE the data

The SunMan Engineering Product Offering

Interface Nodes

Radios

Cloud Server

Analytics

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Case Study

Sensors

• Acoustic, Sound, and Vibration Sensors • Chemical Sensors

• Electric Current, Electric Potential, Magnetic • Radio Sensors

• Environment, Weather, Moisture Sensors • Flow, Fluid Velocity Sensors

• Ionizing Radiation, Subatomic Particle Sensors • Position, Angle, Displacement Sensing

• Distance, Speed, and Acceleration Sensors • Optical, Light, Imaging, Photonic Sensors • Pressure Sensors

• Force, Density, Level Sensors

• Thermal, Heat, Temperature Sensors • Proximity, and Presence Sensors

Control & Automation

• Automotive Control & Monitoring • Measurement Instrumentation • Acquisition Instrumentation • Robotic Manufacturing

• Flow/Valve Control

• Power, Relay Control & Automation • Security System Control

• Drones, UAVs, Quadcopter Control • Lighting Sensing and Control

• Camera Control

• Warning Display Controls • Emissions Control

• Energy Consumption Automation • Fleet Tracking/Asset Management • Heating & Refrigeration Control

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Case Study

Do you need Security?

• Yes • No

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Case Study

Then, choose the Wired Interface

Wired Connections • USB • Ethernet • UART • I2C • Analog • Digital I/O

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Case Study

Lastly, choose the appropriate Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Connections • Cellular (2G, 3G, 4G, 4GLTE) • Bluetooth • BLE • ZigBee • ZWave • Wi-Fi • 900MHz • Customized Solutions

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Case Study

The possibilities are endless.

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZigBee UART Wired (application specific)

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZigBee UART Wired Vibration

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G USB

YES

ZWave I2C

NO

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Case Study

2G/3G/4G 900MHz UART Interface Node

Cloud

Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Security

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