This
site contains the material for the ST training in April 2015. Goals are
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to
have an overview of IoT architecture and procotols, with a focus on the
constrained part of the IoT.
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to
obtain hands-on experience:
o
service
description
o
service
definition
o
service
discovery
o
service
oriented applications
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to
prepare for a subsequent in-house project on lighting networks.
The
course involves 3.5 days of group work consisting of lectures (morning) and
practical work. Work in groups of two.
The
course revolves about a service oriented system in which many clients use a
collection of services, mimicking vehicles searching for parking lots. The
servers are represented by Raspberry Pi’s; clients run on laptops or
desktops of yourself. You will need to familiarize
yourself with the respective hardware and software.
The
course aims to prepare for a lighting project at NXP using IoT technology.
Although we will not use really constrained devices in the practical, we want
to exercise the protocols. At NXP, constrained devices and constrained networks
will be used.
On
Friday 14.00 there will be a collective demonstration of an integrated system.
Discuss with each other timely the shared information or interfaces that are
needed for this. We suggest to appoint an
architectural team that makes these choices and makes them known to everyone.
Also agree who will present on Friday. Notice that this has the nature of a
‘plugfest’ in which every group has to provide some element.
Write a report in the form of a
logbook while you work. It will be judged on two independent metrics: quality
and quantity. Indicate in that report what you plan and what the result is. Send
the reachers and assistants involved a link with a document that contains this,
or a directory. Make sure that your work can be examined easily without any
searching. To that end use a compact storyline that explains the logic. Use
screenshots, code snippets and diagrams to further explain your work. Extend
this during the four days.
Some
starters:
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Slides with the specification of the practical.
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Tutorial on installing CoAP software
packages.
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Tutorial on installing and using mDNS / DNS-SD.
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Milosh Stolikj’s support
page for the course.
Schedule
1.
Tuesday April 28:
a.
Lecture:
i. IoT overview – slides
ii. Some background on architecture – slides
iii. The Constrained Application Protocol – slides
b.
Practical: Installing the CoAP
software, creating first server application
2.
Wednesday April 29:
a.
Lecture: service discovery and
description – slides
b.
Practical:
i. (Installing and) using mDNS / DNS-SD, service specification
ii. Full application
3.
Thursday:
a.
Lecture:
i. 6LoWPAN networks – slides
ii. Introduction to the NXP exercise – document
b.
Practical: Full application with
visualization and storage service
4.
Friday:
a.
Practical: remaining work
b.
14.00: presentation of integrated
application (to be agree among different groups)