OpenPicus Keynote at Web of Things workshop 2012 in Newcastle
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The document discusses openPicus, a company that produces hardware and software to connect physical devices to the internet. It describes their Flyport system on module, which uses an inexpensive microchip and open source software framework to enable low-cost internet connectivity. The document outlines openPicus' products, community projects using their technology, and their vision of enabling widespread internet of things adoption.
OpenPicus Keynote at Web of Things workshop 2012 in Newcastle
- 1. connect the real world to the Cloud
- 2. About us Hardware -‐ Flyport system on module So6ware -‐ openPicus framework and IDE Services -‐ Webserver, email, TCP, UDP and more Flyport and the Internet of Things Flyport and the Smart Home Community: success stories A company without doors What’s next Q&A openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 3. About us openPicus was born in March 2010 in Rome Founders: Claudio Carnevali and Gabriele Allegria I started in 2001 a company that designes and manufactures Bluetooth modules for B2B market Gabriele started in 2003 a company that installs and customize high level home automaUon and mulUmedia. We started openPicus because was missing a low cost, easy to use for an hobbyist or a company, pla:orm to Connect things to the Internet. We have complementary experUse: I’m more involved on hardware and industrial design, Gabriele is the So6ware specialist. We decided that all our products must be manufactured in Italy respecUng labor and environment laws. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 4. About us The first sketch of module openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 5. Hardware 3 pin-‐to-‐pin compaUble modules: -‐ FLYPORT WI-‐FI -‐ FLYPORT ETHERNET -‐ FLYPORT GPRS (under development) Processor -‐ MICROCHIP PIC24FJ256 16 BITS 16 MIPS (only 2$!) Pinout is configurable by so6ware: up to 4 UARTs, 18 DIOs, 9 PWMs, 4 Analog Inputs, SPI, I2C…. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 6. Hardware openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 7. So6ware The core of our technology is the openPicus framework, which enables embedded devices to connect to the Internet, easily. The openPicus framework, based on freeRTOS, manages the complexity of the TCP/IP stack and the user applicaUon developed using the free IDE Why not using Linux? Hardware resources, cost and power consumpUon. A simple 16 bits processor is much more efficient for our target applicaUons. openPicus Free IDE reduces development Jme from 4-‐6 months to few weeks. Zero investment on tools: each Flyport module has a serial bootloader onboard. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 8. Services Flyport modules run even contemporaneosly the following Internet services: Best in Class Customizable webserver e-mail client TCP client/server UDP client/server FTP client NEW: Firmware upgrade over Internet! openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 9. Flyport and IoT Libraries are available for most of the Cloud services for the IoT: New libraries are coming also for EVRYTHNG and other IoT service providers. Just add the library to your project, compile and go! Enough processing power, flexible pinout, low power modes and embedded connecUvity make Flyport one of the best modules for the rapid development of IoT applicaUons. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 10. Flyport and Smart Home We just joined the EnOcean alliance. EnOcean provides Energy harvesUng, wireless, based home automaUon soluUons such as: Bameryless pushbumons Solar powered sensors PelUer cells powered valves Actuators like Relays and more EnOcean is the real “last mile” for the DIY home automaUon. In 2020 20 billions devices will be connected to the Internet: we hope that most of them will be powered by energy harvesUng. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 11. Flyport and Smart Home The EnOcean Nest expansion board for Flyport will open the doors of the “democraUc domoUc” “DemocraUc DomoUc” is our vision of the Smart Home: controlled over Internet, low cost, DIY and openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio hackable!
- 12. Community: success cases The first web controlled interface for LEGO NXT robots: crowdfunded with 6k€ and in mass producUon from July An open Geiger counter to realize an indipendent worldwide network of the radiacUvity A Music expansion board for high quality audio streaming over IP (available in July) openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 13. Community: success cases DOoIP the first “off the shelf” firmware for Flyport to let mobile devices programmers be able to interact with the physical world. DOoIP DOoIP is a JSON-‐like protocol over UDP to control each Flyport funcUon without any embedded development. DOoIP library for Android will be available for free. Official release 10th July 2012 openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 14. Community: success cases Evian SMART DROP Joshdesign and Betc created an innovaUve connected object that allows customers to order water directly from their fridge! openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 15. Community: success cases http://vimeo.com/43489401 openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 16. A company without doors openPicus has a new business model: we are open to the community to generate benefit for the eco-‐system. Over 3.500 people on our community are using Flyport in many applicaUons. We get in touch with them everyday, we discuss and learn to improve our plarorm. Our office has “no doors”: energy, ideas, people and projects are coming and going making this a new business model with the user at its center. All our latest modules and expansion boards are co-‐designed with the community that also supports us with Beta tesUng. To reach the same effect in a “tradiUonal company” needs more than 35 people and this impacts dramaUcally to the product cost. The engadgment with our community has a mutual benefit: we save on development and we distribute these savings into products price reducUon. openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 17. What’s Next? Grove Nest: Internet of Things with low cost, standardized sensors/actuators GPRS/3G Nest: a programmable gateway with 2 different connecUvity Flyport GPRS/3G – planned for Q3/2012 New IDE 3.0 with embedded Webserver design tool A wiki on wiki.openpicus.com connecThing our first Hackathon! 7th July 2012, Rome openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio
- 18. Conclusion Web www.openpicus.com Blog openpicus.blogspot.com Twimer @openpicus Thank you for your amenUon! To get 30% Academic discount send us an email [email protected] openPicus | Claudio Carnevali | @akaclaudio