IoT from edge to cloud: bringing order to the chaos

Creating
Order out of
Chaos
a short intro
What is IoT?
about hardware, connection, cloud services & applications
IoT architecture

www era2000 2005 2010 20202015
mobile era
Internet of Things era

Note: Non-IoT includes all mobile phones, tablets, PC’s, laptops and fixed line phones. IoT includes all consumer & B2B devices connected
Source: IoT analytics Research 2018

mobile era Internet of Things era
USER
CENTRICITY

Source: World Economic Forum
Asset utilisation
Operational cost reduction
Worker productivity
Predictive maintenance
Track & trace
Real time insights
…
Operational
efficiency
Pay per use
Software based services
Data monetisation
Pay for usage, not for ownership
Get to know your customer
Use data for marketing and
innovation
Transport
Safety
...
New products
and services
Pay per outcome
New connected ecosystems
Platform-enabled marketplace
Deliver quantifiable value that
matters
Fitness level
…
Outcome driven
economy
Continuous demand-sensing
End-to-end automatisation
Resource optimisation & waste
reduction
Continuous demand-sensing
End-to-end automatisation
Resource optimisation & waste
reduction
Autonomous
pull economy
Impact
SHORT TERM LONG TERM

Exploring the value connected for juvenile goods
Maxi Cosi
What is it?
An acceleration sensor was placed in the child car seat so that heavy
impacts could be measured. All acceleration above a certain limit was
identified as permanently damaging the product and making it
non-functional.
What is the value of being connected?
From a sustainability point of view it also made it possible to sell the
product on the 2nd hand market. Before there was no guarantee that a
product you bought 2nd hand was still functioning properly.
What is the benefit for the company?
Information was connected to the unique serial nr of the carseat, which
made it possible to easily determine whether a product was still safe for
use or not. This opened up a lot of possibilities for the client, for
example in moving from a product to a service model, tightening the
relationship with their clients in a leasing system.

Smart Energy saving
June
What is it?
June constantly looks for the best market prices and
automatically switches you between energy suppliers.
Users can benchmark their consumption with June community
members, people like them and their friends. A visualisation of
the energy savings per day, week and month is available and
personal preferences can be consulted or altered.
June wanted to be able to track energy use in real-time and
visualise it in a user friendly way to their users. In the back they
wanted to compare the offers different energy providers had on
the market and give their clients the opportunity to switch to a
more optimised one for their profile.

2 3 4Communication Cloud Services Applications
Device Management
Storage / Database
Event Processing
Advanced Analytics
Visualization
Notifications
E2E Encryption of Data
& Communication
SECURITY
Privacy Management
Data at Rest
SECURITY
Application Identity
& Access Management
SECURITY
Native apps, web apps, Power
BI, Export, API, ...
E-mail, SMS, ...
Hardware1
Physical Protection
Firmware & Attestation
SECURITY
SMART
SIMPLE
EDGE

A generic sensor node developed for 10 years of
measurements without recharging
Level Sensor
What is it?
For this application we designed a generic sensor node
and a cloud-based platform. The sensor node can be
applied in any place where level sensing is crucial for
security reasons.
For instance, the sensor could be used to monitor water
levels in sewers, basins or monitor container capacity.
When full, the nodes will send an alert so they can be
emptied at the right moment.
For stock management, all containers or silos could be
accommodated with a sensor node alerting when they
are nearly empty and triggering automatic stock refill.

A new electric bike for urban riders
Cowboy
What is it?
The COWBOY is equipped with an intuitive motor
assistant, an intelligent and removable battery that is
nicely integrated into the frame, built-in connected lights,
an anti-theft system and GPS tracking.
It can be remotely updated and comes with an assistant
to support you when-or where ever you need it.
These startups are usually in the begin stage of their
product conception and we support them in quickly
developing testable prototypes so that they can fail fast,
gather feedback, iterate and reach a high level of
customer satisfaction when they launch.

What’s an edge device?
Compute power
Powerful CPUs, disks, memory to enable local processing
Ruggedized
Designed to be deployed in harsh and/or dusty environments.
Can operate between -30° and 70° Celcius.
Connectivity
Wireless and wired networks, including LTE
Management
Device discovery and remote management

Local data processing to react faster
Use cases for edge devices
Local intelligence
Edge devices have sufficient power to run AI models
locally (e.g. image recognition)
Lower latency
No need to send data to the cloud for remote processing.
Resilience to network interruptions
Processing continues while the network connection is not
operational. Data can be batched and sent later.

Simultaneously develop for cloud and edge
IoT Edge Software
Modular
Modules filter and process data and pass on the results to
other modules or the cloud
Simple deployment
Deploy modules to remote edge devices reliably
Secure
No need for direct connectivity to edge devices.

Bluetooth
● Mature technology, embedded in smartphones
● 2.4 GHz spectrum
● Supports Low-Energy (LE) mode
● Enables beaconing and/or secure connection
● Typical data-rate of 300 kbps with a 6ms latency
● Typical range of 30m but version 5.0 supports
Long Range mode up to 300m

case: Cowboy
● Securely connect the smartphone to the
the embedded electronics of the bike
● Unlock the bike
● Get live trip data and battery information
Bluetooth

● Mature technology
● Can also be used to connect to cloud
● Can be used at 2.4 and 5 GHz to avoid interferences
● Data-rates in the 10-100 Mbps range
● Typical range of 50m
Wi-Fi

● The Sailsense Hub locally connects to
Sailsense Pods over Wi-Fi
● The Hub gathers data from the
electrical system, engines, boat
instruments, ...
● Forwards data to the server using
cellular connection
Wi-Fi
case: Sailsense

NFC/RFID
● Low-frequency and low-power communication
● Depending on the category ranges from 5cm to 5m
● Data-rate in the range of 100 kbps
● Focused on identification (low payload)

● A kit tailored to the needs of the customer
● Each item is wrapped in a meshed, conductive bag
● Periodic scanning allows to determine which item has been used
● The missing/outdated items are automatically re-ordered
NFC/RFID

● Designed for low-power Personal Area Network (PAN)
● Uses unlicensed bands: 868-915 MHz or 2.4 GHz
● Typical indoor range is 10-20m
● Typical data rate or ~100kbps
Zigbee

Cellular
● 2G/3G/4G
● Coverage: mostly inhabited areas
● Status: proven technology
● High data rate, high power consumption
● Uses licensed frequency bands around 900MHz,
1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.1GHz, 2.3GHz
Data Text Voice Video

● Car Sharing Module that allow for opening
and control of a car with a smartphone.
● Connects to the network, send information
to the backend (speed, position,...), allows
for firmware updates
Cellular
case (3G): Otakeys - CSM

● Coverage: only inhabited areas, roll-out
● Status: new technology
● Localization: Roughly via Triangulation
● Mostly unidirectional
● For really long distances and small payloads
● 868 MHz carrier
● Low cost, low power
Data Text
Sigfox

● Water Leakage detection in houses and public
buildings.
● Detailed water consumption ( L per 6 minutes time
slot) sent every hour.
● Total water consumption sent every day.
● User defined sms alerts in case of leaks (from
backend).
● 10 years battery life.
Sigfox
case: Shayp - Polly

● Coverage: Remote areas (up to 20 km)
● Low Power (10 year battery life)
● Status: recent technology
● Bidirectional
● Existing network provider or you can deploy your
own.
● 868 MHz carrier
Data Text Voice Video
LoRa

NB-IoT
● Actually a subcategory of LTE (Cat NB1)
● Focus specifically on indoor coverage, low cost,
long battery life, and high connection density
● Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)
● The narrowband allows for unmatched building
penetration
● Coverage: rolling out worldwide
● Status: brand new technology
Data Text

Scale as needed
IoT Cloud Platforms
Start small
Start with a small number of devices and data
and scale up as required. Cloud platforms scale
to millions of messages per day if required.
As-a-service
No need to handcraft your own components. Use
as-a-service components for ingestion, processing,
storage and applications.
Artificial Intelligence built-in
Take advantage of pre-built algorithms or craft your own.

Modularity is key
IoT Cloud Architecture

Riiot
Blue
What is it?
Blue disrupted the whole swimming pool industry by monitoring
live the quality of its essence : the water.
Preventive maintenance, efficiency, Chemicals as a service,
servitization, you name it.
We helped Riiot validate their early electronics and gain traction on
the market. Based on the latest communication technologies,
Riskiest assumption test was a must. Since then, the company has
been acquired by the largest european group of the sector : Fluidra.

The IoT is getting more and more mature

Pick your battles
… and don’t reinvent the wheel

Lots of different expertise involved
Find the right team to support your IoT project

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