Products throughout air conditioning, heating and refrigeration industry are preparing for the new connected home and commercial space with real time monitoring, remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, adaptive performance and increased efficiency. Ciqada offers a turnkey IoT solution for product developers and engineers while Mars International provides both electrical and mechanical engineering expertise to help bring new products to market as well as retrofit existing products.

1. www.marsint.com
Mars International
60 Kingsbridge Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
P 908.233.0101
F 908.233.4111
Erica Karakis
Cloud-connected Solutions
with
ciqada™
Fast-Tracking
Internet of Things
Integration
info@ciqada.net
www.ciqada.net
Erica Karakis
Product Manager

2. First connected product – the Smart Thermostat
IoT reach extends into the commercial space
• Real time monitoring
• Remote diagnostics
• Predictive maintenance
• Adaptive performance
• Increased efficiency
Improved interactions between devices and people
• Continuous comfort
• Optimum performance
IoT in the HVAC market

3. • What hardware and networking technology shall I choose?
• What software is required?
• What cloud-based infrastructure will be deployed?
• How will this infrastructure be made secure?
• Will it support future products and product enhancements?
Navigating the IoT

4. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software and hardware tools
• Hosted on PaaS supplier’s infrastructure
• Provided for software development of customized applications
Things as a Service (TaaS)
• End-to-end seamless IoT infrastructure
• Software, hardware, data collection/storage, connections, security
• Hosted and managed by TaaS supplier
• Provided to facilitate product connectivity
Things as a Service

5. An end-to-end, seamless,
and flexible solution
to securely connect any device
to the Internet of Things
What is ciqada®?

6. ciqada overview

7. ciqada hardware modules
Embedded Ciqada Intelligence Agent (CIA) code:
• Manages wireless network connections
• Translates and delivers data to ciqada cloud
• No software development required
Flexible choice of device interfaces:
• Configurable GPIO – digital I/O and analog inputs
• UART or I2C serial interface
Pre-certified wireless modules for a variety of applications:
• Wi-Fi
• Zigbee node and gateway
• Cellular
Help !

8. Ciqada application and server
• Authenticates devices and users
• Acknowledges device message and stores data
• Sends updated user control commands
• Initiates email and text alert notifications
• Device heartbeat monitor and alert
Administrative interfaces
• Data reporting dashboards
• Device configuration and account management
• Management of role-based user levels
• Data mining via API
Scalable, load balanced, and secure
ciqada cloud
Got it !

9. Security designed in from the start
• IP-based encrypted HTTPS communication
• Device authentication
• MAC ID validity check
• User authentication
• Encrypted Over-the-Air firmware updates
Application Security Testing
• Validated by industry leader Veracode
ciqada security

10. End user interfaces
• Monitor current device status and history
• Control device functions
• Alert notification subscription
• Account profile management
• Register devices
Customizable via powerful API
iOS and Android
Device
needs help !
Device
needs help !
ciqada mobile app / web

11. Configurable and flexible
• Device agnostic
• Battery operated or line powered devices
• Simple menus to define device connectivity, data, and alerts
• Configurable update intervals for status and alerts
• Role-based access to data
Ease of Integration

12. Choosing an IoT partner
IoT solution offering
• Seamless interfaces for ease of integration
• Time to prototype / production
• End-to-end secure data flow – product, cloud, user web / app
• Configurability to meet unique product requirements
• Role-based user access and alerts to meet business objectives
IoT expertise with solution level thinking
Integration support and professional services

13. get started with ciqada
Choose your ciqada module,
Add it to your product,
Define and send the data…
Quick, easy, connected.

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