Smart City – Many Applications and Devices
A brief introduction to the Eurotech Group and Eurotech’s M2M
Field-to-Application Building Blocks for Smart City Applications
Robert Andres
The Internet of Things
Smart Cities - M2M Applications Everywhere
Green Houses
Water
Agriculture
Manageme
Cool Chain
nt
Smart City
Smart Building
Monitoring
Bus
Energy
Management
Logistics
Smart Buildings Remote Monitoring
Signage
Automatic Vehicle Location
Transportation
Waste Management
Air Conditions
Smart City
Rail
Sports Medical Application
Ticketing
Retail
Industrial
Environmental
Irrigation
Public Transport
Smart Grid
Remote
Tram
Monitoring
Subway
Public Health
Train
Fitness
Metro
Machines
Elderly
Living
Reverse Vending
Cool Chain Monitoring
Energy Monitoring
Vending
Value Transport
Green Houses
First Responders
Traffic
Management
Medical
Metering
Medical
Elderly Living
Public
Safety
Retail
Smart City
A Combination of many Vertical Solutions
Medical &
Healthcare
Logistics &
Networking
Industrial &
Commercial
Security &
Surveillance
Transportation
& Mobility
The Internet of Things
Smart City – A Combination of Vertical Solutions
• Smart Transportation & Public Transport
• Smart Ticketing
• Signage
• Geo-Services
• Communication Gateways
•…
• Public Safety & Security
• Surveillance & Security
• Emergency Services
• Public Infrastructure
•…
• Smart Well-being
• Healthcare
• Elderly living
• Smart Energy / Smart Grid
• Smart Building
• Smart Water Management
• Smart Retail
•…
Introduction to Eurotech
Brief Introduction to Eurotech and the Portfolio
Robert Andres
Why would you (we) know …
Eurotech‘s Essence
• Behind the products of more than 20 Global 500 companies
• One of the world top 10 player in the Embedded Computers market
• 20+ Years of experience in “M2M” and distributed systems
• Strong vertical market competences:
– Industrial & Logistics
– Transportation
– Defense & Security
– Healthcare & Medical
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Eurotech Introduction
Group Global Footprint
J A PA N
INDIA
USA
UK
USA
FRANCE
I TA LY
Marketing and Sales
Development & Engineering
Production
SINGAPORE
Eurotech Value Proposition
We help Customers focus on their core competencies
Competitive
Advantage
Higher value-add for
Customers.
Providing enabling
platforms, not just
components!
Dramatic reduction of time,
cost and risk
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Shorter time to market
More deterministic development
Lower barrier to entry
Future proof
Eurotech Value Proposition
Modular but Integrated Offering
Enabling our customers to focus
on their core competencies
Service &
Support
Value Add
Software &
Services
Devices &
Systems
Boards &
Modules
Adding Value
Vertical
Application
Solutions
Eurotech Value Proposition
Dependable, Innovative, Global
• Products & Systems developed to operate reliably in
the most demanding and severe conditions
• Certifications, also for demanding environments
• Long life cycle products, obsolescence management
and long term spare parts availability
• Software maintenance and ongoing functions upgrade
• Software and hardware design compliant to customer
specifications and standards
• Dedicated project management teams
• Customized documentation and training on site.
• Worldwide service & support
• Able to comply with local requirements
Eurotech Product Portfolio
Overview
High
Performance
Computing
Boards &
Modules
Devices &
Systems
Vertical
Application
Solutions
Value Add
Software &
Services
Eurotech Product Portfolio
Boards & Modules
High
Performance
Computing
OpenVPX &
VME
Boards &
Modules
CompactPCI &
CompactPCI
Express
Devices &
Systems
PC/104+
Value Add
Software &
Services
EPIC &
EBX
Vertical
Application
Solutions
COM Express
& Small Form
Factors
Catalyst &
Other Form
Factors
Eurotech Product Portfolio
Devices & Systems
High
Performance
Computing
Boards &
Modules
Portable Mobile
Devices
Devices &
Systems
Mounted
Mobile Devices
Value Add
Software &
Services
Stationary
Devices
Vertical
Application
Solutions
Modular
Systems
Eurotech Product Portfolio
Integrated Vertical Solutions
High
Performance
Computing
Industrial &
Commercial
Boards &
Modules
Logistics &
Networking
Devices &
Systems
Medical &
Healthcare
Value Add
Software &
Services
Security &
Surveillance
Vertical
Application
Solutions
Defence &
Aerospace
Transportation
& Mobility
Eurotech Product Portfolio
Integrated Vertical Solutions
Industrial &
Commercial
Logistics &
Networking
Building
Automation
Machine
Automation
Handheld and
Wearable
Devices
Vending
Machines
Mobile mounted
devices
Kiosks
Integrated RFID
Readers
Smart Energy /
Smart Grid
Medical &
Healthcare
High-end
Diagnostic
Equipment
Portable
Medical
Devices
Home Medical
Gateways
Security &
Surveillance
Banks and
Institutions
Homeland
Security
Border control
Highway
/Parking lots /
Gates
Defence &
Aerospace
Transportation
& Mobility
Armored
Vehicles
Public Buses
UGVs
Trains &
Undergound
Helicopters
Toll gates
Aircrafts
Digital Signage
/ Customer
Information
Future Soldier
Smart City – Many Applications and Devices
Eurotech’s M2M Field-to-Application Building Blocks
for Smart City Applications
Robert Andres
The Internet of Things
Distributed Systems Architectural Overview
Consumers of
Data
APIs, Dashboards, Console, etc.
M2M
Infrastructure
Solution
Operational
Technology
Building Block
Standard Interfaces
Producers of
Data
M2M
Integration Platform
MultiService
Gateways
The Internet of Things
Distributed Systems Fundamental Building Blocks
• IT centric, cloud based M2M connectivity
platforms as building blocks for enterprise IT
• Implementation of “Enterprise Service Bus”
architectures to allow an easy integration of different
device data systems and applications
M2M
Integration
Platform
• Multi Service Gateway approach to integrate and
consolidate data streams and future proof investments
• IT centric application development to implement
business logic in smart edge devices / service
gateways
• Off the shelf purpose built devices designed to
meet vertical market value propositions
MultiService
Gateway
Approach
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Automation & Integration at the Edge
•
Multiple business relevant tasks are
addressed and technically consolidated
•
Data delivery using a open protocol
effectively decoupling data providers and
data consumers
•
IT centric device application development
using Software Frameworks to implement
business logic in smart edge devices / multiservice gateways
•
More efficient bandwidth utilization –
carrier cost optimization
•
Off the shelf purpose built devices
designed to meet vertical market value
propositions
Sensors
Actuators
Meters
M2M
Multi
Services
Gateway
Legacy
Systems
Smart
Machines
Human /
Machine
Interfaces
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Everyware Software Framework Overview
Customer Application
Operating System
Everyware Software Framework
(ESF) is a Java based application
framework that simplifies
application development for smart
M2M Multi-Service Gateways.
•Field data acquisition protocols
•Optimum M2M connectivity protocol
(MQTT based)
•Full Java HW abstraction
•Complete development tools
•…
Fast Time-To-Market, reduced risk
minimized effort and excellent
investment protection.
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
What ESF offers ...
Field Data Capturing – Features proven protocols components for data
acquisition from in-field devices (ModBus, Jbus, PLCs, …).
Application Development – Quickly develop hardware abstracted and flexible
embedded applications.
100% Java – Consistent Java-based abstraction APIs over I/O, network, serial,
GPS, Bluetooth and other hardware components.
Cloud Ready – Built-in cloud connectivity for M2M applications with advanced
data and device management services.
Modular – Java/OSGi-based M2M application development platform.
Tools – Advanced development tools based on the industry standard Eclipse
platform
Device Independent – ESF runs across device platforms resulting in portable
applications and easy to re-use code
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Efficient Development & Investment Protection
Catalyst EC / Catalyst FX
Boards &
Modules
Catalyst TC / Catalyst LP
Catalyst Module XL
Software portability across
25+ ESF Enabled HW Platforms
PROTEUS
PROTEUS COM Express
ISIS PC/104 Module
ISIS XL PC/104 Module
BR2000 Man-worn Computer
ReliaGATE 50-21 Multi-Service Gateway
Ready To Use
Devices
DynaVIS Rugged Panel PC & Vehicle Console
DuraCOR DC 1400 / DC 1200 Rugged Mobile Computer
Helios General Purpose Platform
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Multi-Service Gateway Hardware: ReliaGATE 50-21
M2M
Integration
Platform
Multi-Service
Gateway
ReliaGATE 50-21
Industrial-grade
Multi-Service Gateway &
Edge Controller
Application
Software
Framework
Linux
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Intel Atom based
Rugged
Flexible extension
2x Ethernet
WiFi
GPS
ESF support
ZigBee (NXP)
Serial Adapter
Hardware Platform
Sensors
3G Modem
Mini PCIe Adapter
Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Maximum SW Development Flexibility
Config GUI
Everyware Cloud
Client
M2M
Integration
Platform
Application
Software
Framework
Business Logic
Customer
ZigBee Support
GPS Support
Multi-Service
Gateway
Foundation Layer
OSGi
Java VM
Linux
Sensors
Hardware Platform
M2M Integration Platform
Integrating Distributed Devices with Enterprise IT
SaaS
aPaaS
Everyware Cloud
M2M Integration Platform (iPaaS)
M2M Integration Platform
We need an “ESB for Machines”, Cloud Platform Approach
@
Everyware Cloud
Business
Applications
M2M
Integration
Platform
MultiService
Gateway
Sensors,
Actuators,
Displays, …
M2M Integration Platform
What is Everyware Cloud?
• Everyware Cloud is about Device Data, about M2M: It has been built
from ground-up to provide an infrastructure that is specialized in
optimum device data comunication, collection, analysis and
management.
• It is an Integration Platform: Everyware Cloud is designed to act as an
intermediate system between the distributed devices and the
applications making use of the data coming from these devices. Any
communication certainly is two-way in nature allowing also applications
to control and manage the devices when required.
• Everyware Cloud is conceptually like an Operating System for the
Internet of Things enabling the transfer of device data independent of
any other language, platform or OS to and from Enterprise applications
M2M Integration Platform
Everyware Cloud - “Integration Platform as a Service”
Application
Service
Layer
SaaS
Application
Infrastructure
Service
Layer
PaaS
System
Infrastructure
Service
Layer
IaaS
M2M Integration Platform
iPaaS
Devices
M2M Integration Platform
iPaaS Generic Gartner Definition & Everyware Cloud
Everyware Cloud is offered as a M2M integration Platform as a Service
(iPaaS) to customers …. allowing a much simplified integration of distributed
devices with business applications.
In the enterprise IT world Gartner has introduced the concept of iPaaS (integration
Platform as a Service) as one specific category within the PaaS offerings.
Everyware Cloud is in that very sense a M2M Integration Platform, specifically
designed to provide “the glue” for IoT or M2M solutions between the distributed
systems in the field and the enterprise application and management world. The
distributed device “network” is one end of an integration flow, the enterprise
application the other.
Besides optimal Device data management it is the management of the
distributed M2M devices with their software / services throughout their
complete lifecycle that is an important aspect of the platform’s functionality.
M2M Integration Platform
Public Cloud & On-Premises Appliance Solutions
Flow
Integration Flow
Flow
iPaaS
System Infrastructure
(Servers, Storage, Networking, OS)
System Infrastructure Services
(IaaS)
Public Cloud
On-Premises 19” 1U
Appliance
Underlaying
Infrastructure
M2M Integration Platform
Everyware Cloud: The M2M Integration Platform
•
Everyware Cloud is based on many of the same concepts found in
enterprise integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions but uses
because of its special design focus different, for the purpose optimal M2M
technology and protocols.
•
Everyware Cloud provides the functional elements for customers to
perform the appropriate message transformation, message routing, protocol
conversions, data normalization, service virtualization, tracking, accounting,
administration, monitoring and management of the M2M (distributed
device) solutions. This approach includes the platform and its provided
services as well ass the attached assets and their connections).
•
Generic and device and protocol specific adapters allow simplified
integration of intelligent devices and legacy M2M solutions / protocols.
These adapters consist of functional elements (software building blocks) that
can / have to be partly implemented / provided on the remote asset / x
x
device side.
Everyware Cloud
Transforming Bits of Data at the Edge of the Network into
Actionable Information in the Business Users’ Hands
Devices
@
Sensor
s
Device
Firmware /
Application
Cloud based
Device Data Management
and Delivery
Eurotech
End-To-End
Solution
Business Application
Integration
Smart City – Many Applications and Devices
Use Cases based on Eurotech’s M2M Field-to
Application Building Blocks
Robert Andres
Vertical Market M2M Example Scenarios
Many Data Producers, Data Consumers, Services
Security &
Surveillance
Transportation
Service
Gateway
Service
Gateway
M2M
Integration
Platform
Smart Shelf
Service
Gateway
Air Condition / Heating
People
Traffic
Analysis
RFID
Vending
Machines
Logistics
Environmental
Monitoring
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Industrial Air Conditioning System Monitoring
Application:
The customer, a leading manufacturer of industrial grade air conditioning
(chiller) systems was looking for a solution that would allow them to
monitor constantly the status of deployed Air Conditioning Chillers world
wide. The main data monitored in real time: pressure, temperature, power
consumption, efficiency
Data should be transferred via different transports (including 3G, Ethernet,
WiFi) using Internet connections in real time to operations (and R&D).
Product:
ReliaGATE 50-21
Key Factors:
Short time to market due to EDC approach
Modbus / PLC support in ESF
Flexible powerful hardware platform
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Optimizing & Improving Sanitary Services
Application:
The customer was looking for a way to optimize and improve the sanitary
services in public buildings. The system is used to monitor restrooms
attendance in order to dispatch cleaners according to the precise needs
(number of visitors) rather than on a time schedule
Key Success Factors:
Product:
Helios with
PCN-1000
Passenger Counter
HW / SW
Development
Services
Support
PCN features & technology (e.g. stereoscopic vision)
Complete set of building blocks offered
Complete end-to-end solution
Short development time
performance, flexibility and simplicity of data treatment
(storage, download, accessibility, analysis)
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Environmental Monitoring
Application:
Several cities were looking for a solution that would allow them to do
effective constant environmental monitoring as part of their civil protection
and environmental protection plans and services. The main data monitored
in real time: temperature, humidity, CO, CO2, NO2, NO, O3, SO2, H2S,
VOC, electromagnetic emissions and nuclear radiation (α, β, γ).
Data is transferred via different transports (including 3G, WiFi) using
Internet connections in real time to control centers and different
applications. Alarms and measurements can be made accessible to the
population through Web and mobile applications.
Product:
Smart Environmental
Sensor
Smart City
Smart Building
Key Factors:
Short time to market due to EDC approach
Turnkey complete solution including dashboards, alarms
Compact, rugged enclosure
Very good price / performance
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Wind Turbine Monitoring
Application:
The customers monitors and services wind turbines globally, mainly on
coasts.
The design required cellular capable devices with Zigbee interfaces to
minimize cost and group the service across aggregators.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
ReliaGATE 50-21
HW / SW
Development
Services
Global product
Zigbee support
Eurotech software knowledge and experience
Flexible HW platform
Cloud device management
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Reverse Vending Machine
Application:
Reverse vending machine vendor needed a rugged, reliable
communications gateway to exchange data from remote sites in harsh
environments with operations and maintenance centers.
Adding EDC to the solution allowed the IT team to eliminate plans to
expand data center equipment, power and space to manage and process
increased data traffic.
Data streams enable new functions, such as one-to-one advertising.
Key Success Factors:
Products:
Short time to market for hardware
EDC, offering real time data collection
Rugged hardware to reduce maintenance costs
Custom Rugged
Gateway
HW / SW
Development
Services
Support
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Retail Shop Performance Measurement
Application:
The customer was looking for a solution that would allow him to measure
the performance of individual shops of a chain (franchising).
The basic concept was to correlate the data with regards to people
entering respectively leaving the shop with the transactions (customer
interactions) including financial transactions, contracts sold or support
cases worked on.
Product:
Helios with
PCN-1000
Passenger Counter
Key Success Factors:
Short time to market due to EDC approach
ESF for natively connecting PCN
Simple
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Value Transport
Application:
The customer, a leading value-transport company in Italy wanted to
significantly improve the service level provided to a large banking group,
making cash transport and counting more efficient and increasing security
standards. The solution consists of providing the crews of the armored
trucks of the cash transport companies involved in the contract, with a
HRC4200 device. This device enables barcode reading, GPS positioning
and the collection of other information with regards to the transaction.
There is also the possibility provided that the bank contact person can
digitally sign directly on the Eurotech device to confirm the transaction.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
HRC-4200
Handheld Rugged
Computer
HW / SW
Development
Services
Rugged design
Battery operated
Low power consumption, long battery life
Large touch-screen
Cloud based solution
Device as a Service supply model
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Retail Energy & Asset Management
Application:
The customer required a programmable Intel cellular platform for
monitoring of refrigeration units at grocery stores for energy and asset
management application.
Key Success Factors:
ReliaGATE 50-21
ESF
Started with Helios… software portability
Eurotech software knowledge and experience
Flexible hardware platform
Looking into EDC for long term storage
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Taxi Queue Optimization
Application:
The customer was looking for a solution that would allow him to improve
the customer service and the utilization of available taxi capacity.
The basic concept was to create at taxi stands queues where waiting
passengers would be automatically counted. The data would then be used
to automatically route the closest available taxis to the taxi stands where
passengers are waiting.
Product:
ReliGATE 50-21 with
PCN-1000
Passenger Counter
Key Success Factors:
Short time to market due to EDC approach
ESF for natively connecting PCN
Simple
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Elderly Living Project with IBM
Application:
The project involved 30 residents of a care home in the city of Bolzano
with an average age of just over 77 years old. Its objectives were to show
how the elderly could continue to live safely and for longer in their own
homes.
Monitoring was carried out via sensors, identifying and measuring a range
of important indicators relating to the safety and comfort of the residents,
including levels of CO2, carbon monoxide, humidity, light, temperature,
smoke and methane. Round the clock, 24-hour monitoring was provided
by staff from a local specialist care provider.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
Helios Programmable
Edge Controller
HW / SW
Development
Services
Support
Short time to market due to ESF approach
Eurotech software knowledge and experience
Flexible hardware platform (multiple locked and
protected USB ports)
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Parking / Asset Management
Application:
The customer, an Italian municipality, was looking for a way to improve the
customer experience with regards to finding free parking slots in the cities
car parks.
In order to get a constant “real-time” view on where, how many parking
slots are available in the cities open space car parks, an intelligent video
camera solution was requested.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
SekuCAM
Smart Camera
System
HW / SW
Development
Services
Rugged design
Easy configuration
Application available and SW selectable
Everyware Cloud client for easy integration in other
applications
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Tram Fleet Management Optimization
Application:
The customer, a transportation company based in Italy (Tramvie Venete
Bergamasche (TEB), Bergamo,), wanted to accomplish a fleet
management optimization by tuning the time table with particular attention
to school students fluxes. The solution consists of providing several trams
with Eurotech’s Passenger Counters and one DynaCOR per vehicle. This
combination enables passenger counting with associated GPS positioning,
doors opening/closing events and collection of other information with
regards to the route. Information is available for the customer through a
web application that leverages Eurotech’s Everyware Cloud platform.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
DynaCOR with
PCN-1000
Passenger Counter
HW / SW
Development
Services
Support
PCN features & technology (e.g. stereoscopic vision)
Complete set of building blocks offered
Complete end-to-end solution
Short development time
Easily integration with web app
performance, flexibility and simplicity of data treatment
(storage, download, accessibility, analysis)
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Green House & Cool Chain Monitoring
Application:
The customer, a mid size company growing and selling vegetables
required a monitoring solution for their green houses (temperature, light,
humidity) and for their delivery trucks (temperature, cool chain monitoring).
The monitoring of both the green houses as well as the trucks is mainly to
protect the investments in terms of “goods”. The truck solution was
especially appealing because of the ability to react when a cooling system
fails before the load is lost.
Product:
ReliaGate 20-11
Programmable
Edge Controller
Key Success Factors:
Short time to market due to EDC approach
ESF
Simple dashboards provided by Eurotech
Alarms sent when reaching temperature thresholds
Flexible hardware platform (multiple locked and
protected USB ports)
Vertical Market Example Use Case
Use Case: Transportation / Train
Application:
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was looking for a
maintenance wear leveling asset management solution for their public
transit infrastructure.
The application required a rugged on board computer to capture wheel
revolutions per vehicle and to connect wirelessly to an IBM asset
management system. When the wheels have a certain amount of wear,
WMATA will perform preventive maintenance to improve safety for their
passengers.
Key Success Factors:
Product:
DynaCOR 10-00
HW / SW
Development
Services
Rugged design and rail rated
Eurotech proven rail experience
IBM partnership
Pulse counter input
Wireless capabilities
Networking capabilities
Eurotech Value Proposition
Smart City Building Blocks
Field > Cloud > Business Application
The M2M Integration Platform
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