3. CONFIDENTIAL
Who We Are
Cogito Instruments brings Intelligence at the Edge of the Industry 4.0 Network
We enable National Instruments ecosystem clients to increase their value
generation, going beyond monitoring and control, by providing truly intelligent
subsystems for embedded industrial applications at a highly competitive cost of
ownership.
Our products offer unrivaled autonomous analytics performance, with powerful,
easy & energy efficient “Learn & Think” capabilities
Cogito is driven by a talented and experienced team with successful track
record in engineering innovation and in managing technology business.
The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
5. CONFIDENTIAL
Embedded Analytics for Industry 4.0
Hardware Subsystems for National Instruments ecosystem
Learning Tools for labVIEW development environment
Libraries of validated knowledge
Engineering Services for supporting specific requirements
6. CONFIDENTIAL
Leveraging & Complementing N.I.
Sensors
Cogito’s
HW
Analytics
Classified
Results
Decision
Making
Actuation
Feature
Extraction
NI Platform provides a platform for fast development of modular sensing
& control systems
Cogito adds disruptive embedded analytics capability to the NI platform.
Current alternative is CLOUD based analytics, not suitable for many
applications because of performance/cost constraints.
Cloud
Analytics
Vs.
9. CONFIDENTIAL
Neural Networks for Industry 4.0
EDGE
Cogito
SubSystem
FOG
Industrial PC
Mini Server
CLOUD
Data Center
«Brain»
Topology
HW Learn & Think
SW accelerated by Nvidia
or Movidius HW
SW accelerated by
Nvidia/Intel/Google HW
Analytics
Performance
unlimited with constant
latency
limited to small data sets /
few sensors
slow for large data sets
(internet latency)
Learning
‘on the job’
on-site by experts
no SW middleman
SW customization
confidentiality issues
SW customization
confidentiality issues
Physical
Efficiency
compact
energy efficient
bulky
energy hungry
bulky
energy hungry
Cost Of
Ownership
affordable expensive very expensive
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Our Key Differentiation at Edge 4.0
It's Truly Massively Parallel – No Von Neumann bottleneck
Patterns for recognition are broadcasted to all neurons in a context group, who
individually calculate their similarity with the reference.
It's Real Time – Constant latency – learning ‘on the job’
In the order of a few micro-seconds per recognition with constant recognition
latency, no matter how large the dataset is. Learning is just as fast.
It's Simple To Scale – Software solutions are not
The behavior of the neurons remains the same regardless of the final network
capacity. It can be set as a single network or segmented into separate networks
running concurrently
It's Energy Effective and Compact
4K neurons on a CompactRIO cartridge deliver 500+ GOPS use less than 1.5W
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Strategy
Focus on selected applications
with optimum technology fit
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Cogito’s Best-Fit Application Requirements
Real-Time
Size
Constraints Energy Effective Low Cost
Large Data Sets
Non-linear
Low Latency
Embedded
Small Form
Factor
Low Power
Distributed
Intelligence
12. CONFIDENTIAL
CompactRIO Cartridges
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Embedded Cognitive Computing
Autonomous, no need for Cloud connection
Neural network based on neuromorphic hardware
Multidimensional Non-Linear Data Analytics
“Learn”: An adaptive model generator
“Think”: A high performance classifier
Radial Basis Function (RBF)
K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN)
“Teach”: Knowledge proliferation (SD card I/F)
Available For Best-In-Class Platform
Designed for NI’s CompactRIO chassis
and for LabVIEW environment
Quality and reliability in line with NI standards
Scalable thanks to CI-4K extension cartridge
Additional neurons do not impact performance
Fully transparent to the user
13. CONFIDENTIAL
Tools for LabVIEW
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Cogito offers development environments:
• Knowledge Builders
• Knowledge Store
Libraries of validated knowledge
Developed by partners with revenue sharing model
Cogito tools are “teaching” tools
LabVIEW brings all other tools necessary to develop full systems
