Solair is an IoT platform company that allows customers to create IoT applications without coding. Solair integrates with Eclipse Kura, an open source IoT gateway framework, to enable end-to-end IoT solutions. Solair provides tools for entities, relationships, spreadsheets, and workflows to develop full featured applications using a codeless drag-and-drop interface. Solair also offers an IoT gateway based on Kura to integrate devices and sensors. An example application discussed is Carracho, which monitors vehicles using Bluetooth and GPS.

1. Eclipse Kura and Solair Iot Platform
A perfect synergy to create IoT applications
Davide De Cesaris
Valeria Naldi

2. About Solair
Part of a Group, Solair was founded in 2011 to focus on Cloud and IoT
software:
70+ People
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Headquarters: Bologna, Italy
Offices:
» Aix-en-Provence, France
» Tokyo, Japan
» Bangalore, India

3. What we do
Solair IoT Application Platform allows companies
to quickly create smart and
compelling Business Applications for the
Internet of Things with Zero coding.

4. FAST
Deployment
FULL
Functionality
Future
FLEXIBILIY
Solair’s patent pending
technology means no code to
write and manage.
Solair offers complete and
powerful tools to create your
perfect and complete IoT App.
Solair’s unique technology
provides the scalability and
flexibility to handle any
changes in your business
requirements.
Better than simple, codeless We want you to have it all
When you like it. As you like it
Solair means having:

5. Fully featured, on the cloud
A secure, scalable and flexible cloud
platform

6. Platform Architecture
DATABASE
Information are persisted using Dynamic SQL
technology on Microsoft SQL Server with a multi-
tenancy architecture and separate database schemas
for each tenant
AVAILABILITY
Automatic backups, geo-replication and managed
queues support disaster recovery
CONNECTION
Secure connection protocols guarantee
trustworthiness and avoids man-in-the-middle attacks
GUI
HTML5/JavaScript with responsive frontend and
REST Web APIs
Solair Platform runs on Microsoft
Azure as a single-page application
API
Solair Platform Core
Microsoft
SQL
Server
Your IoT Business APPs

7. Availability & Security
• Multiple clouds in multiple
geographies
• Web & external services
managed in clusters
• Database in mirrored
instances
• Dedicated monitoring
system
• Every VM runs under a
private network exposing
only web endpoints
• HTTPS with optional 2-
way authentication
• Hashing-based
handshake for IoT devices
Availability Security

8. Codeless development
Breakthrough codeless technology to
save time and resources

9. Concept-based Development
There are Concepts for every purpose from base
functions to complex scenarios.
Concepts are the
building blocks of Solair
They are little wonders
defined by data, behaviour
and appearance.

10. Entities
Built by drag&drop: Solair handles everything underneath
Aggregations of
Concepts become
Entities, logical
representations of
components of your IoT
application

11. Relationships
You can set multi-level Relationships that
aren’t simple connections between two
Entities or Concepts: they’re what gives meaning to the data model
you create.
Relationships are not links made using common keys, but powerful
tools providing flexibility and future-proofing.

12. Spreadsheet
A Spreadsheet is
embedded behind every
Entity. Allows Business
Logic to be created in a
simple user friendly
format.
With the Spreadsheet you can create mathematical & logical
functions, algorithms, using all the data stored in Concepts, Entities
and connected through Relationships

13. Zero-Coding, WYSIWYG Environment
Concept
Concept
Library
Entity
Relationships
Entity
Canvas
Concept
Properties
Spreadsheet

14. Full Business Application functionality
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Codeless Drag&Drop
Customization
Full data
management
Workflows &
Lifecycles
BOM
Management
CAD Integration Custom Code Role &
Organization
Management
3RD Party systems
integration

15. Built for the Internet of Things
A comprehensive solution to interact
effectively with your devices

16. Solair IoT Technology Stack
can run here:
Thing(s) Sensor
IoT
Gateway
Data &
Device
Management
Application
Platform
Biz
Systems

17. Eclipse Foundation
Solair adopted Kura to
develop edge
applications that
interoperate with the
cloud platform to build
end-to-end solutions
Solair joined
Eclipse Foundation
Solair accepted as a
member of the IoT
Working Group to focus
on development,
promotion and adoption
of IoT technology

18. Solair Integration Gateway
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Solair gateway technology is based on Kura, a
Java/OSGi-based container for IoT applications
running in service gateways.
Kura is an inclusive and targeted software
framework with an extensive set of ready-to-use
Java Plug-Ins (Bundles) provided for unique platform
supplied hardware, network, cellular, and storage
applications
Kura is part of the Eclipse Foundation
http://eclipse.org/kura/

19. Kura Framework Features
MQTTGSM/GPRS
3G/4G
EVDO
SNMP
HTTP / REST
ServicesWeb ServicesBluetooth /
BTLE
Wi-Fi
802,15,4 /
Zigbee
RS485
GPIO
RS232
CANbus
SMBus
Modbus
Device Mgmt WatchDog
SSLLegacy JNI’s
Security
SOA
Power Mgmt
Location
Based
Services

20. Solair IoT Protocol
• Based on HTTPS with X.509 (Public + Private keys)
• Authentication is not negotiated but performed through
univocal device ID hash check
• Measure data are stored in dedicated tables to be
accessed only using Web Application pages or Web API
4 end-points based on REST APIs:
• Data collection based on a polling request cycle by the device
• Alarm & Events collection based on requests raised by the device on demand
(when an issue occurs).
• Configurations based on a polling cycle by the device.
• Commands provisioning based on a polling cycle by the device

21. Carracho

22. FEATURES
• Read vehicle ECU parameters via Bluetooth exploiting the OBD-
II standard protocol
• Capture GPS data with a USB dongle and parse them
• Scan for nearby Bluetooth devices to check enabled drivers
• Detect security issues like flames or gas leaks
Cloud vehicle monitoring application that reads vehicle ECU
(Engine Control Unit) parameters, capture GPS data, provides
anti-theft feature and detects security issues like flames or
gas leak

23. Carracho Live Demo

24. Possible Improvements
• Real-time vehicle monitoring system as on-board computer and remote
data management
• Predictive vehicle maintenance based on historical data and analysis of
wear of components
• Black Box for security applications and insurance companies
• Fleet Management and vehicle pooling for enterprise business
• Track Day recording telemetry and timings (possible race scenario with
multiple vehicles data)
• In-car entertainment systems integration (and Android Auto) for
advanced services (for example recognise the driCarplayver and
automatically set the preferred radio stations or playlists); in this case the
Kura gateway acts as on-board digital hub.

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Thank you!
Valeria Naldi valeria.naldi@solaircorporate.com
Davide De Cesaris davide.decesaris@solaircorporate.com
@solaircorporate
www.solaircorporate.com/en/developer/developer-
centre