This document discusses KURA, an open source Java and OSGi-based application framework for M2M/IoT service gateways. KURA aims to simplify embedded application development and deployment by providing a cohesive environment, modular components, hardware abstraction, and tools for remote management. It allows developers to focus on their applications while handling common tasks like communication protocols and device management. KURA also aims to reduce the gap between embedded and enterprise software through standards, tools, and decoupling layers.

1. KURA M2M/IoT Gateway reducing the distance between embedded and enterprise technologies
Andrea Ceiner, September 9th, 2014

2. Why do we have to reduce the distance between the Embedded software and the Enterprise software ?

3. Gartner’s Hype Cycle
It tells that time is coming …

4. M2M & IoT : an industrial revolution
Gartner and other market analysts forcast IoT/M2M to reach dozens of billions of connected devices by 2020

5. M2M via Cloud (more standard, easier, cheaper)
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6. Field Data are very good food for Business Applications
@
Business
Applications

7. When Field Data arrives automatically via Cloud Platforms into the Business Applications then we have IoT Applications
@
Business
Applications
M2M Applications

8. @
Business Applications
The ENTERPRISE business
Business Applications are Enterprise Software

9. Java today
The most used programming language for ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
9+ MILLION JAVA DEVELOPERS
3+ MILLION
JAVA DEVICES

10. Java tomorrow
The most used programming language either for ENTERPRISE & EMBEDDED & M2M/IoT applications
9+ MILLION
JAVA DEVELOPERS

11. IoT spontaneously closing the GAP between EMBEDDED & ENTERPRISE SW platforms
Same language
•JAVA
Same IDE
•ECLIPSE
Same Reference Architecture
•DECOUPLING LAYERS
Same Standards & Protocols
•OSGi,JSON,API REST
Same Tools
•Application Builder
Same Middleware
•Brokers, Containers,…

12. Complexity can still be a strong barrier to close the gap
•Embedded software programmers ignore the complexity of enterprise applications and architectures
•Enterprise software programmers ignore the complexity of embedded applications and M2M communication.
Still, what are the OBSTACLES ?

13. Internet / TCP/IP
Business Issue
Sometimes M2M Solutions look simple …
Business
Application
Sensors, Actuators, Displays, …
Service
Gateway
Single or no special application on gateway
A single application
to communicate with
Only one type of Gateway HW & SW
Only one type of
device / sensor
No connectivity
options required

14. Internet /
TCP/IP
Ethernet
WiFi
3G / LTE
Satellite
WiMAX
Other
Business Issue
... but for some of them it gets complex
Business Application
Sensors,
Actuators,
Displays, …
•Multiple services on the gateway / edge node
•Different connectivity options
•More than one kind of vertical market value proposition
•Customer specific business logic
2G /
2.5G
xDSL
Cable

15. Business Issue
... Geographically Dispersed …
Business Applications
Sensors,
Actuators,
Displays, …
Multi- Service Gateway
?

16. Business Issue
... and with more than one Consumer of the Device Data
@
Business
Applications
Sensors, Actuators, Displays, …
?

17. Device Cloud Solutions
Where M2M Projects most often fail…
M2M Communication Infrastructure
Device Firmware /
Application
Business
Application
Sensors &
Device
Hardware
Business Application Integration
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2
3
4
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•Selecting and integrating sensors, devices, sensors, human machine interfaces (HMI), Meters, legacy field busses & actuators
•Ensuring long life support
•Meeting certification requirements
•Selecting and integrating operating system, device support / drivers
•Implementing the business logic
•Optimum M2M protocols
•WAN cost reduction
•Security
•Device data management
•Device life cycle management
•Security
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•Decoupling of producers and consumers of data
•Write speeds
•Real-time data streams
•Data storage
•Standard APIs
•Ready to use adapters for standard applications
•CEP / Complex Event Processing capabilities
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2
3
4
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•Application development & life cycle management
•Dashboards, user interaction & interfacing
•Integration (Big Data, social networks, enterprise IT)
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18. Make it SIMPLE !
Normalize the communication
Encapsulate the complexity
Decouple the architectural layers
… but not stupid

19. Normalising the communication …
The ESB architecture for M2M integration platforms on Cloud
Business
Applications
Sensors, Actuators, Displays, …
@
Application Framework + Multi-Service Gateway
M2M/IoT Integration Platform on Cloud
M2M
Integration
Platform

20. Connecting the field at the Enterprise
Business
Applications
Multi-
Service
Gateway
M2M Integration Platform
Integrate Act Store Connect & Control + Collect Elaborate Communicate
M2M Protocol
@
Field Interfaces
Enterprise Interfaces
Field
Data
De-coupling Architectural Components

21. Encapsulating the complexity
An entire end-2-end M2M/IoT communication in a simple API REST

22. Linux OS
Embedded App
KURA is the open source Java and OSGi- based Application Framework for M2M Service Gateways in the Eclipse IOT Working Group. Purpose Simplify the design, deployment and remote management of embedded applications. It provides
•Cohesive and integrated app environment
•Modular software components
•HW abstraction layer
•Field protocol libraries
•Cloud connectivity
•Remote app and device management
•Local app and device management
•Built-in Security
•Development tools
Java/OSGi
M2M
gateways
Smart
Sensors
Industrial HW
Open HW
•Raspberry PI
•BeagleBone Black

23. M2M Architecture
Typical Edge-Node, Gateway, Smart Sensor Scenarios
Distributed Device Infrastructure
Internet / IP
Business / Application Logic & Infrastructure
Applications
M2M Gateways,
Smart Edge Nodes
Comms Infrastructure
Sensors, Actuators, Meters, HMIs, Devices, etc.
HW
OS
SW
Cloud
Client
HW
OS
Cloud Client
HW
OS
SW
Cloud
Client
HW
OS
Cloud
Client
HW
OS
SW
Cloud Client
HW
Cloud
Client
HW
HW
OS
SW
Cloud
Client
M2M Integration Platform
On-
premise
Public
Cloud
HW
HW
HW
@

24. Encapsulating complexity
Increase productivity and decrease cultural barriers
OSGi
on
Linux
Hardware
Java VM
Code
Code
Code
Kura helps customer focusing on their core business

25. Kura’s Benefits
Kura helps Customers focusing on their core competences (Customer‘s differentiators), by supplying highly integrated modular, common building blocks.
This approach provides partners with a competitive advantage by ensuring:
•Reduced development time → Shorter time to market
•Focus on the application → Differentiate your offering and products
•Portable, robust code → Higher quality software
•Less required resources → Reduced development costs
•Hardware virtualization → Better investment protection
•More deterministic project execution → In time market introduction
•Standard based → Future-proofed, Investments protection
•Remote app management → Extended product lifecycle

26. Kura Developers’ Experience
Designed from ground-up for developers
Emulate on PC
Deploy on Target
Cloud Managed
Start developing your M2M application in the comfort of your PC.
•Full Eclipse Integration
•Target Platform Definition
•Emulated Services
•Run/Debug from Eclipse
•Support Mac/Linux Hosts
When you are ready, deploy your application on the gateway.
•One-click Deployment
•Eclipse Plugin
•Remote Debugging
Provision your application to field devices from the Cloud. Manage your application configuration and lifecycle from a Cloud infrastructure. No more field visits!
•Web-based Console
•REST API Integration
•Smart Alerts

27. Multi-Service Gateway Approach
Maximum SW Development Flexibility
Multi-
Service
Gateway
Yocto / WRL
Hardware Platform
Java VM
OSGi
Everyware
Cloud
Client
Admin GUI
Foundation Layer
Business Logic
Yocto
Hardware Platform
Java VM
OSGi
Everyware
Cloud
Client
Admin GUI
Foundation Layer
Business Logic
MQTT
Other Cloud Client

28. Functional Architecture
Decoupling functional layers
Java VM
OSGi Application Container
Device Abstraction
Gateway Basic Services
Network Configuration
Network Management
Field Protocols
Connectivity and Delivery
Administration GUI
Operation & Management
Linux
Hardware
Multi- Service Gateway
App 1
App 2
App n
. . . .
Applications

29. ModBUS
CanBUS
USB, Bluetooth
DB Service
Add your app
Add your app

30. Device configuration
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31. Network configuration
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32. MQTT Transport
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33. GPS position
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34. You are important !
Kura helps you … Kura needs you
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I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software. (By Bill Gates)

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