Rob Purser
Development Manager for IoT and Hardware Interfacing for MATLAB at MathWorks. Leads the creation of software that connects MATLAB with the real world
Rob Purser
Internet of Things
Where did IoT come from?
Internet Everywhere
Cloud Computing
Data Science
Big Data Analytics
Low Cost Sensors
Powerful Low Power Processors
Low Cost Sensors
Powerful Low Power Processors
Internet Everywhere
Cloud Computing
Data Science
Big Data Analytics
Internet Everywhere
Cloud Computing
Data Science
Big Data Analytics
Low Cost Sensors
Powerful Low Power Processors
Internet Everywhere
Cloud Computing
Data Science
Big Data Analytics
Low Cost Sensors
Powerful Low Power Processors
Internet Everywhere
Cloud Computing
Internet of Things
Low Cost Sensors
Powerful Low Power Processors
Data Science
Big Data Analytics
What's the market?
50 Billion
Devices!
1 Trillion
Dollar
Market!
"We are building the playbook for the new digital industrial world"
-- Jeff Immelt, GE
Why are companies building?
- Insight into Hidden Systems
- Direct Relationship with End Users
- Transform Products into Services
CONFIDENTIAL
- Insight into Hidden Systems
- Direct Relationship with End Users
- Transform Products into Services
CONFIDENTIAL
- Insight into Hidden Systems
- Direct Relationship with End Users
- Transform Products into Services
- Insight into Hidden Systems
- Direct Relationship with End Users
- Transform Products into Services
How do they work?
Personal Definition
- Multiple smart connected devices geographically distributed
- Collects and Analyzes machine generated data from devices
- Semi-autonomous reporting and action based on analytics
What challenges do people face?
MQTT
Load Balancer
Data Aggregator
Smart Devices
REST
Data Analytics
Edge Nodes
ARM
node.js
Arduino
Sensor Analytics
Bluetooth
Raspberry Pi
Exploratory Analysis
JavaScript
LTE
Azure
AllJoyn
Wi-Fi
Industry 4.0
Amazon Web Services
Cloud-based Analytics
- Web Services Engineer
- Front End Developer
- Back End Developer
- DevOps
- Cloud Service Engineer
- Database Engineer
- Embedded Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Networking Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Visualization Specialist
- Systems Architect
What do we do?
Web Site for People
Web Service for Devices
Web Site for People
- Collect
- Analyze
- Act
Web Service for Devices
Web Site for People
- Collect
- Analyze
- Act
Web Service for Devices
Web Site for People
- Collect
- Analyze
- Act
Web Service for Devices
Web Site for People
- Leverage the team you have
- Easy On-Ramp to the IoT
- Focus on Analytics and IP
- Leverage the team you have
- Easy On-Ramp to the IoT
- Focus on Analytics and IP
- Leverage the team you have
- Easy On-Ramp to the IoT
- Focus on Analytics and IP
What does this mean for instruments and LXI?
- Generalists over specialists
- Systems over components
- Integration over synthesis
- Efficiency over power
- Time to market over BOM cost
- Security
- Rise of the generalist
- Open Source Hardware
Generalists over specialists
- Systems on a chip change everything
- Custom and semi-custom SoC based on ARM
Systems over components
- People buy the hard stuff
- Sensors and Calibration done onboard
Integration over synthesis
- Battery power is king
- Disposable devices
Efficiency over power
- Easy to produce short run products
- Cost of iteration is very low
- System level testing is a huge problem
- Certification (U.L. / FCC) is a challenge
Time to market over BOM cost
- Sloppy
- Huge market pressure
- Optimistic engineers depend on "security by obscurity"
Security
Discussion
October 2016 LXI IoT Presentation
By Rob Purser
October 2016 LXI IoT Presentation
The Internet of Things is all the rage, but what is it, really? Is it relevant to instrumentation manufacturers and their customers. Should standards like LXI rethink their role in light of it?
