Iot development from prototype to production
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The document is an overview of IoT development, covering definitions, application areas, connectivity options, hardware selection, system software, and security considerations. It highlights key aspects such as the importance of over-the-air updates for maintaining device security and functionality, and provides insights into various technologies and frameworks in the IoT space. Drew Moseley, a technical solutions architect with over a decade of experience, presents the material as part of his expertise at Mender.io.
Iot development from prototype to production
- 1. Drew Moseley Technical Solutions Architect Mender.io IOT Development from Prototype to Production
- 2. Session overview ● Define IOT and markets ● Selecting hardware. ● Selecting system software. ● Design considerations for IOT development
- 3. About me ● Drew Moseley ○ 10 years in Embedded Linux/Yocto development. ○ More than that in general Embedded Software. ○ Project Lead and Solutions Architect. ○ [email protected] ○ https://twitter.com/drewmoseley ○ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewmoseley/ ○ https://twitter.com/mender_io ● Mender.io ○ Over-the-air updater for Embedded Linux ○ Open source (Apache License, v2) ○ Dual A/B rootfs layout (client) ○ Remote deployment management (server) ○ Under active development
- 4. ● “A network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors.”1 IOT Definition 1 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-internet-of-things-definition-2016-8 ● A “network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these objects to connect and exchange data.”3 ● IEEE (86 page PDF)2 ● Key characteristics: ⎻ Connected ⎻ Sensors ⎻ Actuators ⎻ Cloud Infrastructure 2 https://iot.ieee.org/definition.html 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things
- 5. ● Consumer1 ⎻ Nest thermostat ⎻ Smart lighting ⎻ Home security ⎻ Connected automobiles IOT Applications 1 Not an endorsement; I’ve not even used most of these examples ● Municipal ⎻ Infrastructure monitoring/management ⎻ Traffic control ⎻ Public Transit ● Industrial ⎻ Operations Centers ⎻ Factory/inventory management ● Enterprise ⎻ Supply chain management ⎻ Medical Device
- 6. Used for device control and data store. May provide AI and big data services. May provide device fleet management/dashboard. Cloud Infrastructure
- 8. ● Short Distance (inches): ⎻ NFC ⎻ Bluetooth ● Medium Distance (within a building): ⎻ Wi-Fi ⎻ Ethernet ● Long Distance (within a city, battery life measured in years): ⎻ LoRa®/LoRaWAN™; governed by industry alliance ⎻ Sigfox; governed by single commercial entity ● Wide Area (nationwide): ⎻ Cellular/LTE IOT Connectivity Options
- 9. ● HTTP/HTTPS REST APIs ● 6LoWPAN ⎻ IPv6 over LP-WAN protocols ● MQTT ⎻ Pub/Sub model ⎻ Lightweight in both code and bandwidth ⎻ OASIS Standard ● ZeroMQ ⎻ Pub/Sub, Push/Pull, Router/Dealer ⎻ Open source (LGPL with a Static Linking Exception ) ● Zigbee ⎻ Primarily for Home Automation ⎻ IEEE 802.15.4 ● DDS (Data Distribution Service) ⎻ Global Data Space ⎻ Distributed with access controls IOT Communication Protocols
- 10. ● MCU vs SOC ⎻ MCU generally not Linux ● On-board peripherals ● Hobbyist vs Commercial Vendor ⎻ Lead times ⎻ Inventories ● Battery vs Hard-wired ● Price ● Form factor: ⎻ Board (Beaglebone Black, Raspberry Pi 3) ⎻ Module (Toradex SOM, Raspberry Pi Compute Module) Hardware Criteria
- 11. ● OS vs RTOS vs Bare Metal ● System Development Tools ⎻ Yocto ⎻ Buildroot ⎻ OpenWRT ⎻ Debian ● Deployment Strategies ⎻ Hypervisors/Containers ⎻ AMP ● Security/Safety ⎻ ISO 26262 ⎻ SELinux ⎻ AppArmor ⎻ SMACK: Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel System Software Criteria
- 12. ● Application Development Frameworks ⎻ NodeRED ⎻ NodeJS ⎻ Eclipse Kura ⎻ Qt ● Application Development Environments ⎻ Eclipse ⎻ CLI ⎻ Commercial vs RYO/OSS ● Language Availability ⎻ C/C++/Python/Java/Javascript/ Golang ● 3rd party package availability Application Software Criteria
- 13. ● Bare Metal/Embedded Control Loop ● Embedded RTOS1 ○ OSS: FreeRTOS, IncludeOS, Apache Mynewt, Zephyr ○ Commercial: Nucleus, vxWorks, QNX ● “Desktop” class OS ○ Windows IOT Core System Software Options - Non-Linux Not my fault. 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_real-time_operating_systems
- 14. System Software Options - Linux ● Embedded Linux Options ⎻ Desktop Class Distro ⎻ Embedded Distro Builder ■ Yocto ■ Buildroot ■ OpenWRT ⎻ Hybrid ■ ISAR ■ ELBE ● Embedded Linux Build Systems Talk from ELC Portland 2018 ● Article about Yocto for IOT I got this!!
- 15. “It’s not an embedded Linux distribution -- it creates a custom one for you”1 ● Recipes, metadata, dependencies and configuration ● Primary output: package feed ● Secondary output: boot images ● Builds all components from source ● Mechanism, not policy Products: ● Root filesystem image ● Kernel, Bootloader, Toolchain ● Package Feed Yocto Project - Overview 1 See more at https://www.yoctoproject.org
- 16. “Buildroot is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation.”1 ● Primary output: boot images ● Does not support rpm-style package mgmt ● “Firmware Generator” ● Builds all components from source ● Focus on simplicity Products: ● Root filesystem image ● Kernel, Bootloader, Toolchain Buildroot - Overview 1 See more at https://buildroot.org/
- 17. OpenWRT - Overview “OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management.”1 Primary focus is networking ○ Replacement firmware for consumer devices ○ Primarily a binary distribution ○ On-device package management Products: ○ Firmware image in device-specific format ○ Network available package repositories 1 See more at https://openwrt.org/
- 18. ● Device lifetimes. ● Managed vs unmanaged fleet: ⎻ Will you have direct control of deployed devices? ● Operating Environment: ⎻ How hostile is it? ⎻ How reliable is power and connectivity? ● Can the user modify the software? ● Is there some kind of end-user interface? ● Bandwidth: ⎻ Network ⎻ Cloud compute Deployment Considerations What can go wrong?
- 19. Securing IOT Devices ● “The ‘s’ in IOT stands for security” - @tkadlec ● 1-25 bugs per 1000 lines of code* ○ Assume that all software components have vulnerabilities ● Use well-maintained software and keep it updated ● Review vendors for update policies ● General Security Practices ○ Principle of least privilege ○ Separation of privilege ○ Kerckhoff’s principle ■ “You can only design an encryption system that someone dumber than you cannot crack.” *Source: Steve McConnell, Code Complete
- 20. Securing IOT Devices ● “The ‘s’ in IOT stands for security” - @tkadlec ● 1-25 bugs per 1000 lines of code* ○ Assume that all software components have vulnerabilities ● Use well-maintained software and keep it updated ● Review vendors for update policies ● General Security Practices ○ Principle of least privilege ○ Separation of privilege ○ Kerckhoff’s principle ■ “You can only design an encryption system that someone dumber than you cannot crack.” *Source: Steve McConnell, Code Complete OTA updates are a must have.
- 21. Security patching is done too late 60 days: >90% probability it is exploited 110 days: remediation time avg. 5-10 days: <10% probability it is exploited Source: How the Rise in Non-Targeted Attacks Has Widened the Remediation Gap, Kenna Security
- 22. IOT Device Patching and Updates ● “33% of current recalls are for problems that could be fixed OTA” - ABI Research ● “OTA updates will save carmakers $35B in 2022” - IHS Automotive ● Considerations: ○ Long expected lifetime ○ No/expensive physical access ○ Unreliable power ○ Unreliable network connectivity ○ Public and insecure networks
- 23. OTA Update Design Criteria ● Robust - no bricked devices ● Secure - TLS and image signing ● Atomic - installed completely or not at all ● Consistent - test environment == production environment ● Automatic Rollback - safety ● Plugin architecture - expandability
- 24. Resources: ● https://bit.ly/2GlKlUQ - My ELC Talk on Embedded Linux build systems ● https://ubm.io/2Iazdfn - My article on the Yocto build system ● https://bit.ly/2KYFLzz - Script to build Yocto for Raspberry Pi with Mender. @drewmoseley [email protected] Q&A - Thank you!