IoT is the buzzword today. Wherever you go, people talk about it and there is more hype than reality. In this situation as fresh engineers it is important for you to understand IoT by taking an "inside-out" approach. It means to build understanding about various building blocks of IoT (Sensor | Device | Cloud | App) and technologies associated with it. This talk also focus on these key aspects and also derive key skills that engineers require to build a career in IoT. It will even map with our current ECEP course and make a connect with IoT.
5. Internet of Things
Background
● Collecting information from lots of devices is cool - but it
is just telematics.
● Merging perspectives between devices, systems, and
humans to build a better understanding of the world
around us.
● But tying together insight with action —there lies the
promise of IoT.
6. Internet of Things
Definition
Source: Gartner
“The network of physical objects that contain embedded
technology to communicate and interact with their
internal states or the external environment.”
7. Internet of Things
What is it?
● Unique objects connected to Internet
● Devices, not people
● Bi-directional communication
● Large, complex data flows
● New types of insight
8. Internet of Things
Why is it important?
● Worldwide market for IoT solutions to reach $7.2 trillion
in 2020 (IDC)
● Economic value-add is forecast to be $1.9 trillion across
sectors in 2020 (Gartner)
● Leading Industry examples :
utilities, insurance, agriculture, factory, automobiles,
transport, consumer, etc
22. Internet of Things
Risks
● Old ways of Thinking can be dangerous
● Understand the business model
● Beware of new patterns: eventual consistency, etc.
● Don’t focus on the device
● Avoid analysis paralysis. Get it done!
23. Internet of Things
Architecture: Summary
● Architecture is at the center of IoT
● IoT is Advanced ”Modern” Architecture
● IoT Projects are Complex - Teamwork is necessary
● These projects are mission critical and difficult
● We can’t learn everything - but we need breadth
● Don’t be afraid - get started and learn
25. Internet of Things
Case Study – Current Situation
● Mentors tracking attendance manually
– leads to waste of time
– can be in-effective
● Where do I sit?
● I don’t have a laptop.
● Problem with PC. Where is SystemAdmin?
● More?
29. Internet of Things
Case Study – Smart Chair - Features
●
It is comfortable
●
It has sensors mounted to
detect occupation
●
It can talk – wireless
communication ;)
●
It has name and address – ID
and location
31. Internet of Things
Case Study – Smart Chair – Who can develop?
● Embedded System developers
– Micro-controller programming skills
– Familiar with Communication Protocols
– Network programming skills
– Embedded OS skills for IoT gateway
● Cloud application developers
● Mobile/Web application developers
32. Internet of Things
Case Study – Smart Chair – Who more can I do?
● Is your posture right?
● Suggest timely exercise
● Map your performance with your friends
● Rate the chair
● Find the culprit