The MRAA and UPM Middleware Libraries
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The document provides an overview of MRAA and UPM, two open-source libraries for IoT device integration, covering their architecture, features, and community engagement. It discusses various applications in smart environments, such as retail, transportation, homes, and buildings, alongside implementation examples and future development plans. Additional resources, including code samples and reference implementations, are available online for developers and academic use.
The MRAA and UPM Middleware Libraries
- 2. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 2 Agenda • Brief MRAA and UPM overview and high level architecture • Value proposition • Outreach and community • Future development • Reference implementations • Smart Retail • Smart Transportation • Smart Home • Smart Buildings
- 3. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice Supports Intel, non-Intel (community added) MCU boards, UNIX boards and IoT Gateways Simple I/O protocol control for: Open source on GitHub: http://mraa.io 3 MRAA – I/O Library • GPIO • Analog (AIO) • PWM • SPI • I2C • UART • 1-Wire • Firmata Typical stack on UNIX systems:
- 4. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 4 Software suite for sensors, actuators, radios and protocols Open source, Intel maintained, community supported: http://upm.mraa.io UPM – Sensor Library Actuators Sensors 25 25
- 5. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 5 MRAA & UPM – Architecture UPM C++ Interfaces iTemp iGyro iCompass iAccel Others … UPM C generic interfaces Mraa C/C++ APIs Libmodbus Bacnet Others … GPIO i2c Linux Kernel iioSPI UART PWM iSensor iActuator iRadio iMotor iDisplay iLTEClientiLoRaWAN UPM Module UPM Module UPM Module UPM Module
- 6. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 6 IDE integration • Intel® XDK (Entry level) • Intel® System Studio (Advanced) Value and Benefit Multiple language support Provide IO access in 3~4 lines of code Examples for target languages and online documentation
- 7. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 7 • OPKG • Ubuntu PPA • 01.org • NPM • Maven/JCenter Value and Benefit Multiple OS support Provide same API on a Linux board as on an MCU System service for automatic detection of I/O expanders, user permissions, configuration Easy to build or install:
- 8. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 8 UPM Sensor Library 300+ sensor drivers • Maker • Industrial Leverages MRAA communication protocols Adds WiFi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, LoRa, BLE, Modbus, BACnet, NFC/RFID, GPS, GPRS, 4G/LTE Examples, how-to code samples and reference implementations available on Github: http://github.com/intel-iot-devkit
- 9. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 9 Outreach Examples • Robotics platforms and SDKs • Cylon.js • Johnny-Five • ROS • Board Manufacturers • RPi • Beaglebone • Linaro/96 Boards Community • Mediatek Linkit Smart • Firmwave Edge Sensor Platform • PhyWEGA Board • Intel® & partner IoT Developer Kits • SDK integration: • Google Android Things /w Android Studio • Academia • MRAA + UPM used for teaching IoT related courses • Books • Embedded Linux – by the IoT Learning Initiative • Exploring Intel® Edison – Harry Fairhead
- 10. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 10 Community Activity NPM only downloads for MRAA are now over 40k per year! MRAA Activity for April 2017: • Clones: 5548 Unique: 4245 • Views: 22636 Unique: 4752 • Commits: 13 UPM Activity for April 2017: • Clones: 1706 Unique: 1115 • Views: 15731 Unique: 2992 • Commits: 24
- 11. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 11 Contributing We describe how to write or port a sensor module, conventions and rules • Prepare a documented base driver in C/C++, with SWIG interfaces and at least one example • Open a Github Pull Request and wait for UPM team’s code review Drivers submitted by hobbyists, sensor manufacturers, vendors, and other Intel developers MRAA Stats • 79 contributors • 19 active authors filing issues & patches • 1500+ commits • 58 official releases UPM Stats • 50 contributors • 10 active authors filing issues & patches • 1800+ commits • 32 official releases
- 12. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 12 Future • Extend M2M communications with additional radio and protocol support (6LowPAN, SigFox, 5G) • Improve RTOS support with additional C drivers ported • Provide additional calibration and some basic noise filtering functions • MRAA/UPM Windows port and integration with MS tools • MRAA support for FPGA based I/O blocks • Grow the number of generic interfaces: • Helps develop Sensor Frameworks on top of the UPM sensor modules • Ensures consistency between same type sensor APIs
- 14. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 14 How-to Code Samples 18 Complete how-to code samples in all supported languages showcasing multiple verticals: • Compatible with SeeedStudio or DFRobot sensor kits (others may work too) • Available for Intel Edison or IoT Gateways (other UNIX platforms would also work with little code changes) • Different technologies for serializing data: MQTT, REST • Integrated with several partner cloud services: AWS, Bluemix, Azure, M2X http://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/how-to-code-samples
- 15. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 15 Reference Implementations • Start with a prototype, then transition seamlessly to an industrial grade solution that can be taken to market • Prototypes built with the Grove* IoT Commercial Kit, uses Intel® NUC as Gateway running Intel® Gateway Software Suite and Arduino 101 as a sensor hub • What’s in the kit? 1 x Intel® NUC Kit DE3815TYKE with 4G Memory Sensors: •1 x Grove* - Button •1 x Grove* – Sound Sensor v1.2 •1 x Grove* – Touch Sensor •1 x Grove* – Light Sensor v1.2 •1 x Grove* – Temperature Sensor v1.1 •1 x Grove* – Rotary Angle Sensor(P) •1 x Grove* – Piezo Vibration Sensor Others: •1 x Grove* Base Shield v2 •14 x 26AWG Grove* Cable •1 x B to A Type USB Cable – 0.5m Note: Arduino*/Genuino* 101 sold separately Actuators: •1 x Grove* – LCD RGB Backlight •1 x Grove* – Buzzer •1 x Grove* – Red LED •1 x Grove* – Green LED •1 x Grove* – Blue LED •1 x Gear Stepper Motor with Driver
- 16. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 16 Transportation This connected transportation project monitors the status of a refrigerated trailer. The gateway gathers data from a temperature and magnetic sensor for edge data analytics and monitoring. The prototype was created using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® IoT Gateway Software Suite, Grove* IoT Commercial Developer Kit, and Intel® System Studio IoT Edition, and then deployed to an Intel® IoT Gateway using industrial sensors, Intel® XDK and a miniature scale truck trailer. Articles: • The "Making Of" Story • How To Build This Solution • Code Available on GitHub https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/iot-path-to-product-the-making-of-a-connected-transportation-solution Prototype Product
- 17. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 17 Smart Home This smart home vertical project monitors the status of a home’s front door and garage door for increased security. The gateway gathers data from a doorbell, door lock, stepper motors, and a garage door application for edge data analytics. The prototype was built using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® IoT Gateway Software Suite, Grove* IoT Commercial Developer Kit, Intel® XDK, and IBM Bluemix* and then deployed to an Intel® IoT Gateway using industrial sensors and a miniature scale home. Articles: • The "Making Of" Story • How To Build This Solution • Code Available on GitHub Prototype Product https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/iot-path-to-product-smart-home
- 18. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 18 Intelligent Vending Machine This retail vertical project monitors the inventory, product sales, and maintenance of a vending machine. The gateway gathers data from a temperature sensor, stepper motor, coil switch, and a product-purchasing application for edge data analytics. The prototype was created using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® IoT Gateway Software Suite, Grove* IoT Commercial Developer Kit, Intel® System Studio IoT Edition, and Microsoft* Azure* cloud services and then deployed to an Intel® IoT Gateway using industrial sensors and a miniature scale vending machine. Articles: • "The Making Of" Story • "How To" Build This Solution • "Code" Available on GitHub https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/path-to-product-the-making-of-an-intelligent-vending-machine Prototype Product
- 19. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 19 Environment Monitor This smart building vertical project monitors air quality and pollutant levels in the surrounding environment. The gateway gathers data from a temperature and humidity sensor, a gas sensor, and a dust particle sensor. The solution was created using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Grove* IoT Commercial Developer Kit, Intel® System Studio IoT Edition, and Amazon* AWS* cloud services and specialized sensors. It was deployed to a portable enclosure. Articles: • "The Making Of" Story • "How To" Build This Solution • "Code" Available on GitHub https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/iot-reference-implementation-making-of-an-environment-monitor-solution Explore Deploy
- 23. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 23 Backup Slides
- 24. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 24 Intel Developer Zone - IoT https://software.intel.com/en-us/iot/hardware/sensorshttps://software.intel.com/en-us/iot
- 25. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 25 GitHub Repositories github.com/iotel-iot-devkit
- 26. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 26 MRAA sample code for led blink
- 27. Copyright © 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Optimization Notice 27 UPM sample code for ADXL335