Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Automated Street Lighting System Monitoring Project

March 31st, 2019 Posted by BLOG 0 thoughts on “Automated Street Lighting System Monitoring Project”

This project Equonix Tech Lab is working to propose the IoT based solution in the Smart City projects in India. This main aim of this activity is to develop a scalable infrastructure which can help identify the power consumption, automation street light monitoring from the centralized remote location.

By this IoT project, we are developing an electronic device that uses LDR sensor to sense the sunlight intensity and send the data to the STM32 based microcontroller based board for interpretation. The system has been programmed in a way that says whenever the sunlight intensity drops below a threshold value that we set, it will facilitate the switching ON/ OFF of the street light.

The hardware system uses GSM-based method to provide the location of the street lights and also updates the regular status of the light ON|OFF status to the FAVORIOT server. The data collected will be then sent to the cloud where it can be stored, analyzed and interpreted for a better understanding of the power consumed. This also facilitates smart energy management to save a lot of electricity. Also, the remote server has the ability to update the Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) from the FAVORIOT server.

Real World Problem Meets IoT – How Solutioning is Done in the Wild

March 25th, 2019 Posted by BLOG 0 thoughts on “Real World Problem Meets IoT – How Solutioning is Done in the Wild”
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Dr. Mazlan Abbas, CEO of Favoriot, will appear in 3 slots at IoT Asia 2019, Singapore on March 2019. Beginning with the Unplugged Stage entitled “When Reality Bites the Pie in the Sky – Why IoT Business Models Are Broken“. Later in the afternoon, Dr. Mazlan will give another opening talk on “Real World Problem Meets ioT – How Solutioning is Done in the Wild – The RAQIB Journey” followed by a Panel session on the topic “From Models to Real Tests of Viability“.

 

Panel Session – From Models to Real Tests of Viability

Participants:

  • Phillip Seow, CEO & MD, Variantz, Singapore
  • Dr. Mazlan Abbas, Co-Founder & CEO, FAVORIOT, Malaysia
  • Terence Teo, MD of Anewtech Systems & President, Singapore Industrial Automation Association
  • Sven Yeo, Co-founder & CTO, Archisen, Singapore

Panelists representing SME views from different sectors will discuss the initial considerations & priorities that went into planning for their IoT business models, factors & dimensions that determine what is viable e.g. what led to the decision to deploy IoT tech (why now?), the role of partners, insights into their business or sectoral context, market trends, regulatory & financial landscape, funding constraints, cash flow & other priorities. Discussions will also consider critiques e.g. how can SMEs get off the ground without the support of Govt funding (in Singapore), how to consider true viability in that regard, & how do they decide if a venture is worth pursuing even if the model is viable e.g. are there blind-spots that tend to be overlooked?

Answer by Dr. Mazlan:

We see a big problem that persists every year during the Hajj. Similar problems of people gone missing and health issues. Current solutions by physically station officers or volunteers are not perfect. Bluetooth beacons are unable to have full coverage.

Partners are key but the challenge is different countries have different regulation and different ways of managing their pilgrims. Also, they might have different business models and affordability of services.

Unplugged Session – When Reality Bites the Pie in the Sky – Why IoT Business Models Are Broken

Participants:

  • Oliver Meili, Head of IoT Development & Operations, Bosch Software Innovations, Singapore
  • Dr. Mazlan Abbas, Co-Founder & CEO, FAVORIOT, Malaysia
  • Keith Tan, CEO & Founder, Crown Group, Singapore
  • Fariz Rahmansyah, Consumer Products Value Advisor, Industries & Digital Leadership, SAP SEA

Recent analyst reports & findings indicate that most IIoT projects are considered failures – which anecdotal accounts also bears out. This comes as no great surprise as IoT adoption & implementation challenges are often misunderstood or under-estimated. Participants will discuss:

  • highlights of failed business models, why they failed & common assumptions of what failure or success looks like (Answer by Dr. Mazlan – Identifying the wrong business problem. Did not get a buy-in from all stakeholders. Not enough budget to scale and get the ROI)
  • why IoT businesses models are often less promising in reality than on paper (Answer by Dr. Mazlan – Did not maintain the IoT infrastructure regularly or system failed quickly. Costs too high thus, customers did not agree on full scale thus unable to show the real ROI)
  • what leads to this, why, & what needs to change e.g. including differences in context & operating considerations in different countries (Answer by Dr. Mazlan Abbas – Government to take the initial risks to test and understand the new technology or solutions. More trials and get regulatory up to pace)
  • more specific aspects of necessary changes e.g. key assessments on the business’ readiness for change & transformation (Answer by Dr. Mazlan Abbas – For example, when Malaysia launch the Industry 4.0 Framework last year, we started with I4.0 Ready Assesment to gauge the capability and the stage the current industry. Identify the gaps and close them accordingly)
  • how projects should be right-sized, scoped or paced, (Answer by Dr. Mazlan Abbas – Think Big Start Small and Start with the right Stakeholders. Get a Champion to break down the barriers. Find the right talent and be agile)
  • how incentives, determination of desired outcomes, ROI & communication of value propositions etc. may need to change (Answer by Dr. Mazlan Abbas – A bigger company must work with the smaller Startups to bring new innovative solutions fast to market. Create a conducive IoT Ecosystem that can bring value to all parties)
  • how stakeholder agendas could be better addressed or aligned (Answer by Dr. Mazlan Abbas – Top-down approach and appoint a Champion. Continuous discussion and awareness. Show success stories in stages)
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FAVORIOT with Raspberry Pi

March 24th, 2019 Posted by BLOG 0 thoughts on “FAVORIOT with Raspberry Pi”

The original article can be found HERE.

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INTRODUCTION

FAVORIOT offers an IOT platform specifically designed for any Internet of Things (IoT) projects. The platform is developed to support the integration of data from sensors and actuators on the internet. Collecting and storing data from IOT devices become much easier.

This tutorial will show you how to get start with Favoriot using Raspberry Pi. Before that, you might need to read following tutorial first:

  1. Getting Started With Maker pHAT
  2. Displaying Sensor’s Data On Blynk App Using Raspberry Pi

Terkini, Favoriot ada tawarkan plan percuma:
http://bit.ly/revisedpricing

Tutorial:
https://tutorial.cytron.io/…/getting-started-with-favoriot…/

Barang yang digunakan:
1️⃣ Raspberry Pi Zero WH https://www.cytron.io/p-raspberry-pi-zero-wh-with-header
2️⃣ 16GB Micro SD Card with NOOBS for RPI https://www.cytron.io/p-16gb-micro-sd-card-with-noobs-for-r…
3️⃣ Maker pHAT https://www.cytron.io/p-maker-phat-simplifying-raspberry-pi…
4️⃣ DHT22 Sensor Module Breakout https://www.cytron.io/p-dht22-sensor-module-breakout
5️⃣ 40 Ways Female to Female Jumper Wire https://www.cytron.io/…/p-40-ways-female-to-female-jumper-w…

Jika anda seorang pelajar, sila daftar disini:
https://www.cytron.io/student-benefits-program

                                                                                           

Check out the Sample Souce Code HERE.

References:

  1. Getting Started With Maker pHAT
  2. Displaying Sensor’s Data On Blynk App Using Raspberry Pi
  3. Raspberry Pi Lesson: Send Data Favoriot

 

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