Why is rapid prototyping important for IoT?

1. Rapid prototyping for IOT
on the base of open source hardware and software i.e. mangOH and Legato (Linux)
Joachim (Jo) Dressler
Board Member M2M Alliance
Vice President Sales Sierra Wireless

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3. M2M Alliance e.V.
Leading European industry association for non-profit
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► M2M and IoT companies and solutions
► Networking, promotion, representation, case studies, working groups
► Founded in 2007
► 85+ industry members across the M2M/IoT value chain
► Member base:
▪ 51 German, 4 North America, 26 Europe,
▪ 8 Universities
▪ 15 North Rhine Westfalia
► Organizer of M2M Summit (Conference and Exhibition)
► Start-up initiative, akademia meets industry
► Meet-Ups, Themed Evenings

4. IOT growth seems to have no limits
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Source: Forbes Source: Cisco

5. Why is Rapid Prototyping Important for IoT
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► In the M2M era
▪ M2M projects were designed to solve a technical issue
▪ Write a spec, design hardware, build hardware, test hardware, …..
▪ Takes too long, costs too much money, risk to fail
► In the IOT era
▪ Solve a business issue or create new business
▪ Develop a business idea, develop software, use existing elements
▪ Be quick, try and error, dismiss start again, collaborate, consider fail,
limited budget
► IOT is faster, more flexible, more creative and requires different tools

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What is IoT Open Source Hardware?
► Design published in the public domain (including source files)
► Business-friendly Open Source License (e.g. “CC attribution”)
▪ Freely available to share, copy and modify
▪ Freely available to use for building products for any purpose,
including commercial, with no restrictions
▪ Non-revocable license
► IoT needs: highly expandable (native connectors to expand it without
needing to modify the design)
Goals
► Encourage copies, new hardware designs, business
► Build a developer community & a business ecosystem

7. Open Source Hardware Choice
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► Arduino
► RasperryPi
► BeagleBoard
► mangOH
► medBed HDK
► Tessel
► openPicus
► Particule
► Proprietary IOT kits (i.e. Gemalto, Telit, uBlox)
PasperryPi Arduino BeagleBoard mangOH

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How open are they?
Schematics &
gerber published
Free to copy &
modify
Business friendly
license
Open processor &
drivers
Industry Usage
Raspberry Pi YES NO – Proprietary NO – Proprietary
Proprietary
(Broadcom)
Demos &
technology testing
mBed HDK YES NO – Proprietary NO – Proprietary Proprietary (ARM) ARM dev kit
Arduino YES YES CC share-alike*
Atmel + Arduino
certified procs
Build open source
product upon it
BeagleBoard YES YES CC share-alike* Proprietary (TI)
Build open source
product upon it
Particule (Spark) YES YES CC share-alike*
Proprietary variants
(TI, …)
Build open source
product upon it
Tessel YES YES CC share-alike* Proprietary (ARM)
Build open source
product upon it
openPicus Partly (no gerbers) YES
Yes – CC
attribution
FlyPort interface
OSS framework
Build commercial
product upon it
mangOH YES YES
Yes – CC
attribution
CF3 socket
OSS framework
Build commercial
product upon it
Disclaimer: Your choice should not be based on this criterion alone, even though it is an important one for your business.
Other important criteria include processor/micro-controller, HW features, extensions, O/S, tooling, code samples, community, …
*: viral license: the resulting product must use the same license.
* Snapshot only. Information may have changed.

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Delivering 90% of a Prototype out of the Box
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE
COMMUNITY FOR IOT
IDEA
TO
PROTOTYPE
TO
PRODUCT
Supported by i.e.: Element14, Talon, Freescale, TI, Renfell, Linear, Sierra Wireless
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0
Two Open Hardware Reference Designs
Designed to prototype
for any IoT use-case
with more expansion
possibilities
Designed for low-power
IoT use-cases in a
smaller, lower-cost form
factor
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Open Hardware: Industrial-grade, Vetted Components
►BOM (bill of material)
►Schematics
►Gerbers
►Manufacturing rules
►Test documentation
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You are free to
modify the design to
build commercial
products, no
restrictions.
Business-friendly Open Source License
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mangOH™
Green Specification
SIM
Battery
connector
2x CF3™
Sockets CF3™
Sensors
Audio Jack
and USB
Serial and
Ethernet
Arduino
Shield
connector
Fits in standard
Euro card case
3x IoT Expansion Card
connectors
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mangOH™
Red Specification
Cortex-M4
RTOS
SIM
WiFi
Bluetooth
CF3™
Socket CF3™
IoT Expansion Card
connector
Battery
connector
Audio Jack
and USB
Raspberry Pi
connector
Sensors
25uW low power mode
45uW connected idle mode
10 Years
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Solving Technology Interoperability
IoT Expansion Cards
provide plug & play
wireless, wired, sensor
connectivity
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16. Legato.io
Open Source Software for IoT
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17. OS Platform and Build Toolchain
► Customizable Linux distribution
► Light-weight, embedded systems focus
► Based on the Yocto Project
► Full GNU cross toolchain, including GDB
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18. Legato®
Core Components
Application Framework
► Supporting component-based software development in multiple programming languages
► Installer, authenticated IPC, logging, debugging, fault monitoring & recovery.
Services
► Software components implementing multi-language APIs providing scalable added
functionality, such as cellular, WiFi and cloud connectivity, power management.
Linux Distribution
► BSP, including bootloader, kernel and drivers, plus user space packages.
Development Environment
► IDE and command-line tools
► Build, install, and diagnostic
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19. Connectivity
GPIO API
Serial APIs (UART, SPI, I2C)
USB conf file
SD card file systems
Ethernet
WiFi reference design
Cellular
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20. Multi-language APIs with documentation
► http://legato.io
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21. Control Protocols
► Change settings
► Check status
► Update Software
► OMA LWM2M implementation provided
► Integrated and tested with cloud platforms
CLOUD
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22. Data Collection Protocols
► Push data to
▪ other devices
▪ the cloud
► MQTT implementation provided
► CoAP implementation underway
CLOUD
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23. Rapid Prototyping makes IOT Happen
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► The IOT world is fast, data and software oriented
► IOT requires flexible and easy to use tools
► Ready to instantly connect to mobile networks and the cloud
► Easy to use for software developers
► Be prepared to fail and start all over again

24. Sources
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► http://mangOH.io
► mangOH boards & IoT expansion boards, access tutorials & forum
► http://legato.io
► Legato open source community
► www.m2m-alliance.com
► www.m2m-summit.com

25. Find Us
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