A test bed for intuitive IoT!
Description
Do you want to roll out a sensor network to measure air quality, but don't know which sensors are best suited for this? Or do you want to add a sensor application to your home automation offering, but how do you make it communicate with the existing system? And how do you make sure you can increase the number of sensors in the future? For all these questions, you can use the testbed Imec and Holst Centre developed to build successful Internet-of-Things applications. During this meeting, Imec will explain what you can do with that testbed and what proprietary technologies the team is developing on it.
Challenges for a successful and intuitive Internet of Things
The Internet of Things, or IoT for short, is on the rise. More and more connected systems are generating data and collecting data about ourselves and our environment. In the future, these systems will take into account not only what their sensors measure, but also the world around them - by factoring in other data from the Cloud. In this way, the sensors build a holistic picture of the context in which their own data is measured or actions are taken. We call this a the "Intuitive IoT". But as simple as the concept seems, the reality is difficult. If we want to achieve valuable and reliable applications, we still need to solve some technical issues. In a desktop environment like this, there might be 2 or 3 sensors today. But what if that becomes 100 or even 1,000 within a few years? How are we going to find them all later? How will we maintain them, how will we charge their batteries? How securely will the data they generate be handled? And how will we make the sensor nodes from different manufacturers communicate with each other wirelessly? Often, the companies developing services and applications are also unaware of the sensor landscape. Which sensors should they choose for their application? And how can they keep the cost down?
A testbed for companies
Imec and Holst Centre have developed a testbed that allows new IoT applications to be easily tested and further developed. We now offer this testbed to companies and partners. They can use it to test out their sensors, communication radios or ideas for applications and thus accelerate their market introduction. For example, a company from the home automation sector wants to see what kind of sensor they can still add to a residential environment, and how best to do it. They can test their concept with us. The testbed itself consists of open source and commercial components and is easy to configure.
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Speaker(s)
René Elfrink Imec, project leader of the IoT platform
Location
High Tech Campus 31 5656 AE Eindhoven
Organiser
Electrical Engineering
Imec the Netherlands
Name and contact details for information
Eric Persoon KIVI-EL
Imec the Netherlands Holst Centre Eindhoven
