Pablo Batch SignalFire

1. www.signal-fire.com
Sensor-to-Cloud MQTT + LTE CAT1 Platform
Offers Next-Generation
Remote Monitoring Solution for the Industrial Sector
Sandro Esposito – VP Sales & Marketing
SignalFire Telemetry, Inc

2. Topics Covered
Advantages of recent IoT
Cellular Technologies –
LTE CAT M1 & NBIoT
Benefits of MQTT based
sensors & sensor hubs
Deploying and integrating
MQTT/Cellular sensors in
SCADA
Examples & Lessons learn
from thousands of
installation

3. IoT Market Trends
•“Real Time” storm surge
sewer & roadway monitoring
•Water usage in agriculture
•Rain fall accumulation
monitoring
•Pipeline pressure (water,
natural gas)
Municipal / Water -
Waste Water /
Infrastructure
•Monitor low producing wells
•Minimize hardware in the
field
•Cloud computing adoption
•MQTT Adoption
•Environmental regulation
O&G
•MQTT adoption by most
systems & system
integrators
•Cloud based services
•Electronic shortages
affecting Scada hardware
SCADA Hardware
•$75 Billion / year
investments
•Methane leak, floating roof
tops, flare, thief hatch
•Government regulation
ESG (Environmental
Social Governance)
!!!!

4. Industry Trend
“Minimize IT’s infrastructure to monitor”
• Users want to reduce
non control related data
into their control system
• Users want to monitor
health of assets without
penetrating into their IT
infrastructure. New Cloud
Monitoring Platform
• Connectivity with cellular
“bypasses” customer’s
infrastructure.
Cybersecurity “Air Gap”
Cloud 1
Cloud 2
Pump Condition
Temporary Measurement
Compressor Fluid
pH for Environmental
Analyzers
Etc
MQTT
MQTT

5. LTE CAT M1 & NB-IoT
Cellular Technologies for Sensors
• Globally Supported
• Leverages existing 4G/5G Infrastructure
• Lower bandwidth means greater
coverage from a cell tower
• Allows for devices to sleep and listen to
maximize battery life
• Lower Data Rate Costs

6. MQTT
1999 Invention Enabling Today’s IoT
• Message Queuing
Transport Telemetry
• Invented to monitor
pipelines with satellites
• Constraints:
• Power, Cost of Data,
Intermittent Connectivity
• Store/Forward.
• Don’t send if nothing can
receive
• Don’t send if nothing has
changed

7. MQTT – Publish Subscribe
• A Publish Subscribe messaging protocol
allowing a message to be published
once and multiple consumers
(applications / devices) to receive the
message providing decoupling between
the producer and consumer(s)
• A producer sends (publishes) a message
(publication) on a topic (subject) A
consumer subscribes (makes a
subscription) for messages on a topic
(subject)
• A message server / broker matches
publications to subscriptions
• If no matches the message is discarded
• If one or more matches the message is
delivered to each matching
subscriber/consumer
HTTP vs MQTT:
8000 bytes vs 2 bytes
MQTT is super lightweight utilizing very low bandwidth
Thus, allowing for millions of devices to connect efficiently

8. Secured Connectivity
From Sensor to Monitoring System
• No IP (Internet Protocol Layer)
• End-To-End Encryption
• TLS Secured Connection
• TCP/IP Outbound Only

9. Overall Benefits of MQTT Sensors
• Deterministic. Data Persistence
• Low Power Consumption – Reduced energy cost
• Low data usage cost
• Increased security – no IP layer to move data

10. Integrating Sensors in SCADA
MQTT has become the industry standard
Leading software companies have adopted the
MQTT/SparkPlugB messaging protocol to
integrate the data from IoT devices.
Users of such software can securely subscribe
to measurements from MQTT based sensors
and remotely change configuration parameters
Did you know that Facebook
Messenger uses MQTT to minimize
battery usage !!!
MQTT
Microsoft
Azure
Amazon
AWS
Google
IoT
Ignition
SignalFire
Cloud
VT Scada
MQTT
OSISoft PI
AutoSol
MQTT-OPC
DA
Wonderware
OPC by OPC
Foundation
Cygnet
AspenTech
IP21

11. Integrating into SCADA
The Birth Message – Brilliant!
• When a SENSOR
first connects to
a Broker, it sends
a BIRTH Message
• The message
includes ALL
available TOPICS
to be readily
consumed by a
SUBSCRIBER
TOPICS
Drag and drop
Into user interface

12. MQTT Broker – Direct vs Bridged
MQTT
Broker
Web App 1
SCADA
MQTT
DIRECT
1 BROKER to MANY Subscribers

13. MQTT Broker – Direct vs Bridged
MQTT
Broker
Web App 1
MQTT
Broker
SCADA
BRIDGE
MQTT
BRIDGED
1 BROKER to MANY BROKERS
SCADA Isolation
With client’s cybersecurity policies

14. Irrigation
Pump Control
& Monitor
Flow
Computer
Monitor
Portable Fuel
Monitor
Compressor
Health
Monitor
Water Table
Level Monitor
Irrigation
Water Usage
Monitor
Rain Fall & Water
Level Monitor
Generator
Health &
Status Monitor
Storm Sewer
Level Monitor
Natural Gas
Pressure Monitor
Natural Gas
Pressure Monitor
Portable Gas
Detection
Monitor
Gas Regulator
Monitor
Well Head Pressure
Monitor
Agriculture Pump
House Monitor
Sewer Level
Monitor
Water
Meter/Usage
Monitor
Tide
Monitor

15. Pond Retention Level Monitoring Water Well Irrigation control &
Consumption monitoring
Pipeline Corrosion / Erosion
Monitoring

16. Well Head – Tubing/Casing
Measurement & Monitoring
800m + Modbus to RTU
Cell Modem, Internet etc

17. Welcome to The RANGER
Connectivity from Sensor to Cloud

18. Sensor to Cloud
Easy & Secure – Like It Should Be
• Broadcast Technology
• LTE-M1 Modem
• MQTT messaging with
SparkPlugB format
• Secured with TLS
internet security
• SignalFire Cloud
Platform
• Data hosted securely
by Amazon Web
Services
A Cloud Host Capable of MQTT/SparkPlugB can subscribe
to Data Published by the RANGER
1-5Vdc,4-20mA,
Pulse, Relay,
HART, SDI12,
Modbus
MQTT / SPARKPLUG-B
TLS Internet
Security
TLS Internet
Security
Provides
Power to
Sensor

19. SignalFire Cloud Overview
• Easy-to-Use feature rich web application
• Remote configuration and setup of RANGER
• Remote firmware upgrade of RANGER
• Works with most web browsers, no software
to install
• Secured TLS/SSL User Authenticated
sessions
• Unlimited users per account
• Configurable alarms reported by SMS, Email
& web viewer
• Configurable & Automated reports by email
• Measurements assignable to widgets &
charts
• Configurable user access privileges
Configurable charts
GPS Location
Configurable
Dashboard
Remote
Config of
RANGER

20. Thank You !
“From Sensor to Cloud – Made easy like it should be.”
Sandro Esposito – VP Sales & Marketing
SignalFire Telemetry