People see IoT as the connected future of tomorrow. The question is: how to get started? In this session, Alexander will guide you through the process of transforming an idea into an IoT solution. He will talk about the different IoT verticals, hardware, connectivity and the software solutions to get your smart solution up and running in no time. Expect a lively session with some real-life usecases.

1. INTERNET OF THINGS
FROM HYPE TO REALITY

2. > Alexander Vanwynsberghe
> Electromechanical Engineer living in Houthulst
> Founder of Aptus in 2015
> Located Bissegem/Kortrijk
Hello!
Our mission: bridging the physical and
the digital world using hardware/electronics, software
en services.

3. hardware
sensors, gateways, wearables, …
software
embedded, cloud, web, mobile
digitization
Aptus an IoT integrator building bridges between the physical and the digital world
CONNECT
Vendor & technology neutral
APTUS

4. @WeAreAptus

5. THE INTERNET IS NO LONGER JUST A GLOBAL
NETWORK OF PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE
WITH ONE OTHER USING COMPUTERS.
“ “

6. The Internet of Things
network

7. A bridge between the
physical & the digital world
Interaction between the
Internet, things and data
DATA
Internet
Things

9. http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/innov/IoE_Economy.pdf
of all physical objects around us are
not connected, meaning they are still
“dumb” devices.
..that’s a big opportunity
99,4%

10. 1. HARDWARE GETS SMALLER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE

14. 2. INTERNET IS EVERYWHERE AND ACCESIBLE

17. 3. CLOUD COMPUTING, YOU KNOW…

19. THE SKY IS …
© Vier

20. INTERNET OF EVERYTHING
INTERNET OF THINGS

21. THE PERFECT “HYPE” PICTURE OR IS THIS A REALITY?

22. THINK ABOUT IOT IN YOUR BUSINESS, FIND THE
ANSWERS ON THE “WHY”, FORGET THE “HOW”
(FOR NOW)

23. WHY: ELECTRICITY YOU SAY?

24. WHY: CONNECTIVITY YOU SAY?

25. SOMETIMES, IT’S JUST
ABOUT ENHANCING
PRODUCTS

26. IT DELIVERS INSIGHTS
INTO THE USAGE OF
PRODUCTS

27. BUSINESS IS SHIFTING FROM MANAGING
PRODUCTS TO MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS

28. NEW SERVICES
Service revenue
€
INSIGHTS
Data revenue
HARDWARE PREMIUM
Hardware revenue
Process optimization Environmental insights

29. IOT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT CONNECTED “PRODUCTS”

30. THE INTERNET OF
“PROCESS FOLLOWUP”-THINGS

31. INDUSTRY 4.0

32. LOGISTICS 4.0

33. THE INTERNET OF
“ENVIRONMENTAL”-THINGS

36. THE INTERNET OF
“PEOPLE”-THINGS

37. Improving health and the quality of life
QUANTIFIED SELF

39. SENSORS
Environmental
information of objects
and places by using
different types of
measurement sensors
COMMUNICATION
Transfer information from
the sensor to the “cloud”.
This can be done using
hub-based systems or by
using a direct internet
connection
MANAGEMENT
Linking sensors to “assets”
whereby management can
be done in a simple way.
Device management!
PROCESSING
Process the data from
the sensors and
generate insights.
Merging different types
of dataflow is key to get
“smart data”.
INSIGHTS
To display the acquired
insights into
dashboards in which
the value of the data is
visible.
Technology is only an enablement tool, the value is in the DATA
Internet of Things stack

40. measuring is knowing.

41. Sensors for everything
sensors.
LIGHT
MOVEMENT
TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY
CO2
HEATING
WATER LEAK
WATER USAGE
PASSINGS
OCCUPATION

42. Connectivity

43. Cellular Low-Power Wide-Area Network
(LPWAN: Sigfox, LoRa, Dash7)
Local network
(Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, UWB)
Personal network
(Bluetooth)
SHORT
LONG
LONG
Battery Life
Range

44. Software
Devices Gateways Cloud

45. HARDWARE
DEVICE/ENVIRONMENT
Storage
SENSOR
ONE MICROCOMPUTER?
MULTIPLE MICROCONTROLLERS?
REQUIRED SENSORS?
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS?
POWER SUPPLY OPTIONS?
LOCAL STORAGE?
Some questions to ask

46. Trends in IoT: The “edge”

48. BUILD THINGS CONNECT THINGS
Product ideas
Customer knowledge
Market research
Industrial design
Physical design
Hardware design
Embedded software
Manufacturing operations
Marketing
Sales
…
Antenna design
RF Engineering
RF Approvals
Network centric OS Design
Protocols
Physical security
Network security
Server software
Cloud operations
Device management
…

49. Non-connected solution

50. Connected products are more complex

51. PLAY, BULD, …

52. AND BUILD EVEN MORE …

53. ITERATE, ITERATE, …

54. ITERATE, ITERATE, …

55. ITERATE, ITERATE, …

56. 3D PRINTING

57. DELIVER THE “BUSINESS VALUE” AS QUICK AS
POSSIBLE, ITERATION BY ITERATION

58. Engineered by Aptus: QELVIQ

61. Hardware
Software
Cloud
Azure & Google Cloud
OCR algorithm
Temperature matching
Device management
Power & controller board
Cooling & serving algorithm
Visualisation using LED-ring & display
Cross-platform React Native app
Scanning - Serving - Inventory
WifiWifi
BLE

62. Smart configurator
Tablet application
Dynamic LED-strip
Cloud connected closet
Online/Offline
Scalable architecture
Smart showroom

63. Self-sign kiosk & ANPR for trucks
Deep integration with SAP
Self-sign kiosk with passport check
ANPR access control
Automated gates
SMS notification for drivers
Digital guidance to gates

64. Realtime passenger inventory
3D sensing camera
GPS positioning of tram
Railway certified infrastructure
Integrated with door contacts
Private cloud of De Lijn
Management portal

65. Recupel – Smart object detection
Integrated weighing
Azure IoT Edge integration
Visual machine learning
3 smart camera’s
Robust touch interface
Fully automated

66. Smart multi-sensor module
Sigfox connectivity
Shock detection
Current & voltage measurements
Open or closed contacts
Linked to Envisense
Custom hardware production

69. Q-masquerade
Physical Tinder matching
Custom hardware (BLE, NFC, RF)
Ultra-low power
Scientific algorithm
Mobile application
Scalable (+18.000 subscriptions)

70. SOLVE A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE

71. The expertise of our people*
Hardware Connectivity Software Cloud Integrations
NFC & RFID
Beacons
GPS tracking
RTLS
Wearables
PLC (S7)
3D printing
Custom PCB design
Camera systems
Kiosk displays
EDGE gateways
LoRa (partner)
Sigfox (partner)
Modbus
OPC-UA
Zigbee/Z-wave
IR & Ultrasonic
KNX
NB-IoT (partner)
CAN-bus
Web, mobile, UI/UX
NodeJS
ReactJS
MongoDB
MeteorJS
Kubernetes
Apollo
Rest/GraphQL
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Amazon AWS
IBM Bluemix
Relayr
PTC Thingworkx
Nexiona
Cisco CDP
SAP HANA
Dynamics Navision
Wings
Robbe-bascules
mHealth platforms
From A to Z, hardware to software, cross-vertical
* Including, but not limited to

72. Bring it on!
It’s not a hype anymore, it’s already a
reality. Just make it happen!
APTUS

73. Aptus Offices
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8501 Bissegem/Kortrijk
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https://www.aptus.be
https://blog.aptus.be
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