Software-Bus-Toolchain (SBT): Introducing a Versatile Method for Quickly Implementing (I)IoT-Scenarios

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become ubiquitous. IoT devices are applied in a multitude of applications, e.g., in smart home scenarios, building automation, smart energy and smart cities, healthcare, and industrial environments. Fast and efficient implementation and roll-out of IoT devices is a c...

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Published inFuture internet Vol. 16; no. 7; p. 237
Main Author Anton, Simon D. Duque
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2024
Subjects
(Industrial) Internet of Things
Code reuse
Communication
communication stack
Data buses
Data points
Design analysis
Field programmable gate arrays
Hardware
Industry 4.0
Internet of Things
Interoperability
IoT-platform
Modules
Open source software
Platforms
Protocol
R&D
Radio frequency identification
Research & development
Sensors
Smart buildings
Smart cities
Smart houses
Software
Software-Bus
Tooling
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Summary:The Internet of Things (IoT) has become ubiquitous. IoT devices are applied in a multitude of applications, e.g., in smart home scenarios, building automation, smart energy and smart cities, healthcare, and industrial environments. Fast and efficient implementation and roll-out of IoT devices is a critical factor for successs and acceptance of IoT devices. At the same time, the variety of hardware platforms that can be used for IoT applications, as well as the number of IoT orchestration platforms is increasing. Finding the right combination of tooling and hardware is not trivial, but essential for building applications that provide value. In this work, a Software-Bus-Toolchain (SBT) is introduced that encapsulates firmware design, data point definition, and communication protocol usage. Furthermore, an IoT control platform is provided to control and evaluate the IoT modules. Thus, using the SBT, solely the business logic has to be designed, while the hardware-design is automated to a high degree. Usage of the Zephyr framework allows the interchange of hardware modules, while interfaces provide easy adaption of data points and communication capabilities. The implementation of interfaces to the IoT-platform as well as to the communication layer provides a universal usage of logic and data elements. The SBT is evaluated in two application scenarios, where its flexible nature is shown.
ISSN:1999-5903
1999-5903
DOI:10.3390/fi16070237