The document discusses the Internet of Things (IoT) and how Progress software can help build IoT applications. It describes what IoT is and why JavaScript is well-suited for IoT development. Examples are provided of IoT applications like using beacons to detect presence and control lights (Roll Call) and tracking snow plow locations. Future directions discussed include augmented reality, wearables, home automation and connected cars.

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The Internet of Things
PEP
Feb 17, 2015
Redwood Shores, California
Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart
epelegri@progress.com

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Agenda
 What is IOT
• Why Progress cares about IOT
 Some Samples
• Rollcall, Snow Plows, Connected Merchant
 Future Directions

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Computing Today!

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Hardware (& Software) continues to move
Pinnoccio
Tessel
Strap
Spark Photon
Intel Curie
MS Band
Nixie – Intel Edison

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Many IoT Applications
 Beacons, (indoor) Location Based Services
 Payments / PayPal / Apple Pay
 Home / Office Automation
 Smart Locks / Security
 Smart Buildings
 Industry Automation
 Wearables – Secondary Notifications
 Wearables - Health / Fitness / Wellness / Health
 Hands-free Workforce
 Connected Cars
 Smart Cities
 ….
Very fast adoption
(varies w/ area)
Brought to you by the economy
of scale of mobile devices
Very fast moving space

6. How Can We Build These Apps?

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JavaScript is Everywhere
Why JavaScript?
Virtually all developers know it
Widest developer footprint of any language
Easy to learn, productive
Even business users learn it fast
Used for everything
Browser, Server-side, Mobile, Wearables, IoT
Used at all levels of the stack
Frontend, middleware and backend DB
Maximizes developer collaboration
All developers can contribute everywhere
Progress and JavaScript
Modulus
Generic Node.js PaaS solution
Telerik Mobile Platform (EverLive)
Cloud Code is JavaScript
NativeScript
Native mobile apps using JavaScript
Rollbase
JavaScript-based
HTML5 Apps – Web and Hybrid
JavaScript on browser or via PhoneGap

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Node.js (Modulus / Telerik) and NativeScript
Why Node ?
Event-based model, highly scalable
Great for data-intensive, real-time apps
Web API Focused
Very good fit for API-first architectures
Extremely efficient
Requires few computational resources
Incredible Community and Ecosystem
> 110K packages – largest and fastest growing
Fast and easy setup
Passes the 5 minute (free) test
Why NativeScript?
Native Performance and Functionality
Core operations are native. Packaging is native
Cross-Platform System (Node-Packaging)
Node-style provides clean encapsulation
Layout-Driven UI with Tool Support
XML-driven UI.
Day 0 Support
New features supported at Platform Release
Open Source
Reduces adoption concerns

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Roll Call

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Roll Call Sample
 Use iBeacons to detect presence in some space
 Lights Respond Accordingly

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iBeacons and Philips Hue
 Apple iBeacon – notification protocol on BLE
• Signal 2/s – 10/s
• Proximity (signal power) and Identity (UID)
• Battery power 3-6 months/2 years battery
• Point-to-Point, no pairing, 50 meters
 Philips Hue
• Ethernet/IP (Bridge) + Zigbee (Bulb)
• Zigbee Ligthting – Mesh Routing
• AC power
• REST interface (to bridge)

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Mongoose
BLE/iBeacon
iOS
Web
Node MongoDB
POST
request
Express
Roll Call and Node.js
Hue
Bridge
Local
Node
Server
Modulus
Node
Server
iOS
App
Bulb
Bulb
Bulb
Firewall

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Snow Plow

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Tracking and Managing Snow Plows … With Rollbase
 Snow Plows (et al) have GPS unit
 Based on Jungle Lasers’ App
Goals
 Efficiently Managing GPS Stream Data
 Exposing data to Rollbase

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End-to-End: Snow Plow / Geo Data Example
Location-viewer
Rollbase App
Dashboards
Modulus
JSDO
Remote Objects
AngularJS SPA
App
Municipality Data
Rollbase Mobile
GPS
Data
Node and
MongoDB
OEM Data
(emergencies)
Current Data
Historical Data
Hospital Patients
(e.g. dialysis)

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Ongoing Projects

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Other Projects
Winter Project (ongoing)
 HackTrack – NS, Modulus, Telerik
Mentor Projects – CSUMB & RHIT
 Foosballs and Connected Merchants
Summer Project Areas
 Augmented Reality
 Wearables / Fitness
 Apple {Watch, HomeKit, HealthKit}
 Home Automation
 Connected Car
 Data Store and Analytics Intel Edison

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The Internet of Things
PEP
Feb 17, 2015
Redwood Shores, California
Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart
epelegri@progress.com