Internet of Things
Connectivity for
Embedded Devices
Andrew Caples
Sr. Product Marketing
Manager, Nucleus RTOS
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Its going to be BIG!
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What is IOT?
CLOUD
WAN
SERVICES
LAN
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What is IOT?
Open fridge –
remind me to
track food
eaten
LAN
PAN
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What is IOT?
CLOUD
WAN
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SERVICES
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What is IOT?
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What is IOT?
LAN
Smart Energy Profile 2.0
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Security
WAN
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Coming soon…
PAN
CLOUD
WAN
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Zero Configuration
Devices are added to the network without user intervention
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Nucleus RTOS for IoT
Additional Middleware
SEP 2.0/ OpenADR
IPSec / IKE
SNMP v1/v2/v3
XML / JASON
SSL / CyaSSL
HTTP Server / Client
SAFE/ FAT File System
SSH
DHCP
Graphics
WPA Supplicant
DNS-SD / mDNS
SQlite
WebSockets
FTP / TFTP / Telnet
IPv4 / IPv6
802.11 /802.1x
Middleware
USB 2.0/3.0 /OTG
6LowPAN
CoAP
Kernel Services
Power Management
RPL
Bluetooth/BLE
Device Manager
Processes
Nucleus RTOS
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Zigbee
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nanoBlue-on-Nucleus: FIRST CONNECTED
RTOS
Implementing Embedded System Connectivity
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More “Things” are being connected
Home/daily-life devices
Business and
Public infrastructure
Health-care
…
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People Connecting to Things
ECG sensor
Internet
Motion sensor
Motion sensor
Motion sensor
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Things Connecting to Things
- Complex and heterogeneous
resources and networks
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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)
End-user
Core network
Gateway
e.g. Internet
Sink
node
Gateway
Computer services
- The networks typically run Low Power Devices
- Consist of one or more sensors, could be different type of sensors (or actuators)
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Smart product sales
Source: Siemens, http://www.siemens.com/innovation/apps/pof_microsite/_pof-fall-2012/_html_en/facts-and-forecasts-growth-market-of-the-future.html
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Extending the Internet
The Internet of Things (IoT)
 Connectivity & Communication between Devices
and Physical Objects, or "Things," is a growing
trend that is often referred to as the Internet of
Things.
 Technologies that enable integration of real world
data and services into the current information
networking technologies are often described under
the umbrella term of the Internet of Things (IoT)”
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Sensor devices are becoming widely available
- Programmable devices
- Off-the-shelf gadgets/tools
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nanoBlue-on-Nucleus
World’s First Connected RTOS
 Nucleus adds Connectivity with nanoBlue
 Design ‘Internet of Things’ embedded systems with a click
 iPhone (or other mobile )to Object Communication with a
click
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What is nanoBlue?
 World’s Lowest Power Bluetooth Low Energy
Stack
 Worlds Smallest Memory Foot Print : Under 32KB
 World’s Fastest Connection Time: 10X
 Integrated TCP/IP + Sensor SW : Under 128KB (June
2014)
 Runs on any MCU
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Opportunities
Source: http://blog.trentonsystems.com/internet-of-things-crosses-business-personal-boundaries/
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nanoBlue-on-Nucleus: The connected
RTOS
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IoT Connectivity for Embedded: nanoBlue UltraLow
Power Connectivity in a coin battery
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Connecting Anything to Anything
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Deployment of Billions of sensors
and actuators
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An emerging trend is to connect
sensors with the Internet of Things
(IoT)
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Digitalization of the physical world
Technology disruption
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New Business Model
 Objects become smart and communicate
 Continuous monitoring reduce damage, risks & cost
 Today’s static information architectures face
challenges
 Smart companies take advantage
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The IoT Connectivity
Bluetooth
802.5.4
Positioning
ZigBee
Sensing
Infrared
RFID
Sensors
Communication
RFID tag
Embedded
mobile
Biometry
Video
Temperature
Internet
of Things
Identification
Localization
and Tracking
RFID
GPS
Devices
Mobile
Phone
Security
Message
Security
Authentication/
Authorization
Privacy
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Constrained
device with radio

Single Solution on Sensor
Application Profile
Nucleus NET
BLE(Nanoblue)
Nucleus RTOS
Hardware
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Serial
Driver

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nanoBlue -Ultra Low Energy BLE Stack
Customer Applications
Proximity
Blood
Pressure
Heart Rate
• Smallest Memory Footprint
(<32KB)
• TCP/IP + nanoBlue <128KB
[Optional]
• MCU Independent
Generic Access Profile
Generic Attribute Profile
• Fastest Connection Time
• Lowest Power
• Single mode, dual mode
Attribute Layer
• Single chip, dual chip
L2CAP
• Bluetooth 4.0v + 4.1v
HCI [Optional]
Controller
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Bluetooth LE Profiles
 Heart Rate (HRP)
 Health Thermometer
(HTP)
 Blood Pressure (BPP)
 Proximity (PXP)
 Alert Notification (ANP)
 Cycling Speed and
Cadence
 Running Speed and
Cadence
 Find Me
 Phone Alert Status
 Cycling Power
 HID Over GATT
 Glucose (GLP)
 Time
 Scan Parameters
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Developing applications using nanoBlue
+ Nucleus
nanoBlue added as component of
Nucleus with the name ‘ble’
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FindMe profile on Nucleus
Profile Overview
LE Controller
 The Find Me profile defines
the behaviour when a button
is pressed on a device to
cause an immediate alert on
a peer device. This can be
used to allow users to find
devices that have been
misplaced .
 Profile Role
 Find Me Target(GATT
Server)
 Find Me Locator(GATT
Client)
 Services
 Immediate Alert Service
Mid alert (User
LED glow)
High Alert
NanoBlue running
on Nucleus
(AM3358 EVM
module)
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Hardware
setup

FindMe using nanoBlue + Nucleus
Select nanoBlue for Bluetooth Low
Energy
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Health Thermometer profile on Nucleus
Profile Overview
LE Controller
 The Health Thermometer Profile
(HTP) is used to enable a data
collection device to obtain data
from a thermometer sensor that
exposes the Health Thermometer
Service
 Profile Role
 Thermometer (GATT Server)
 Collector (GATT Client)
HTP Client running on
Apple IPAD
HTP server
running on
Nucleus (EVM
module)
AM3358
 Services
 Health Thermometer
Service
 Device information Service
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Hardware setup

HTP using nanoBlue + Nucleus
Select nanoBlue for Bluetooth Low
Energy
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NanoBlue + Nucleus Health Monitoring
NanoBlue + Nucleus
Enabled Sensors
NanoBlue +
Nucleus Heart Rate
Monitor
NanoBlue +
Nucleus Glucose
Monitor
Cellular
Gateway
Requestin
g Data
Cloud
NanoBlue +
Nucleus Blood
Pressure Monitor
NanoBlue +
Nucleus Health
Thermometer
Monitor
Any Mobile
Application
Home Gateway
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Tell us about your project
We will make it REAL!
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nanoBlue: Get Connected...
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NanoBlue is focused on linking, processing and sharing information between
devices and people with ultralow energy consumption in hostile environments.
In particular the product provides;
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instant connectivity -7X faster connectivity than competitors
the world’s smaller size,
lower power consumption
High security
100% compatibility /portability to all embedded platforms
Easy integration with other Software and Systems
Ultralow Energy enabling 10 years battery life on a coin battery
Elements that create a unique product able to process information at lower energy
Nanoblue enables you to communicate with objects via your Mobile Phone,
PC,Tablet
and other devices to communicate with each-other to make people’s life better
and
reformulate their relation with the environment.
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nanoBlue Applications
NanoBlue opens up possibilities and applications, such as:
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Logistics monitoring, where packages decide where to be shipped,
Smart City- urban planning, energy efficiency networks, where lights decide when to be switched,
intelligent shopping,
Smart Mobility- Cars have become the “ultimate mobile device” and we, the people, are becoming
“connected drivers. Remote diagnostic capabilities that alert them when parts need replacement
e-Healthcare - Patients are ingesting Internet devices into their own bodies to help doctors diagnose
and determine the causes of certain diseases,
Intelligent shopping,
Smart product management,
Smart meters,
Home automation
Sport & Fitness
Consumer Electronics
PC Peripheral
Being an extremely small sensors it can be placed on plants, animals, and geologic features, and
connected to the Internet
Therefore through Nanoblue objects will no longer be neutral and passive, but active and
participatory in all new forms of interactions for the creation of a smarter planet.
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