Nick Baker Adaptive Wireless Solutions Ltd TV IoT Meetup 250117 Adaptive Wireless Solutions Ltd 12 years experience delivering wireless monitoring and control solutions VAR and Distributor in UK and Europe ID: 647624
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Wireless IoTLessons learned from Industrial Implementations
Nick BakerAdaptive Wireless Solutions Ltd
TV IoT Meetup 25/01/17Slide2
Adaptive Wireless Solutions Ltd
12+ years’ experience delivering wireless monitoring and control solutionsVAR and Distributor in UK and Europe
for a couple of US mesh radio manufacturers
Certified System Partner for HMS Industrial Networks (Netbiter/
Anybus) in UKProjects in a wide range of sectorsCustomers in UK, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Hungary, Israel, Saudi ArabiaHave gained a lot of experience and learned a lot of lessons on the way!
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BOMBARDIERSlide3
Application example – Westfield Shopping Mall
BMS integration for temperature control
55,000 m
2
on two floors with Atrium
49 Air handling units on roof
1 Wireless network18 Mesh repeaters
30 Sensing nodesAmbient Temperature input to HVAC zone controls via Modbus TCPRadio Coexistence withWi-Fi in every storeInstalled in 2 daysSlide4
Application example – Large Data Centre
TRH Monitoring Solution
Primary Server
Secondary Server
Remote Disaster Recovery Centre
Remote Business Continuity Centre
Basement
Floor 1
Floor 2
Floor 3
Console
Control Room
Viewers
Other
Viewers
Secondary Console
Common
Ethernet Network
Main Mission Critical Data Centre
7,500
m
2
4 Floors
Phase
1
6 Wireless Sub-networks
22 Mesh repeaters
178 Sensing nodes
Phase 2
100
additional TRH sensors on two floors
4 more wireless sub-networks
Locally connected via Modbus TCP to monitoring system with HMI on DC ‘video wall’Slide5
Application example – University
Site
Utility submetering
Gas
, water and electricity monitoring on 6 floors
1 Wireless network
Stage 1 main incomers – 5 meters
Stage 2 – primary
submeters
. 44 electricity, 13 gas, 8 waterSupply
management software£15,000 wireless equipment, software and commissioning cost
£15,000 electricity metersSlide6
Other application example projects
Refrigerator, freezer temperature monitoring
.
40 Supermarkets nationally. Centralised monitoring.
Electricity consumption monitoring. 7 storey building, 56 meters. Wireless installed and commissioned in 2 days.Electricity feeder pillar and generator status
monitor and control.
100 acre government laboratory site. UPS on wireless devicesAmbient temperature and Humidity monitoring. 5 warehouses in 56,000 m2 warehouse complex. SLA compliance
Pharma laboratoryRefrigerator, freezer and warehouse monitoring. FDA CFR21 part 11 validated environment.Compressors and compressed air system
Wireless condition monitoring on large electricity substation sites. GPRS data transfer to central asset management system.
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Project-related characteristics
Every project has different wireless challengesComplex built environments - site survey required for 2.4 GHz and even for cellularMost projects had an intermediary SI involved.All networks have been private, closed.
Most wireless sensor systems need open, standards-based, back-end data interface
Standard
commercial sensor interfaces are importantData frequency is quite low in most applicationsMuch less than 802.15.4 2.4GHz bandwidth providesTV IoT Meetup 25/01/17Slide8
Key Lessons Learned
No one wireless vendor supplies a range of products that covers all application typesIt took us a while to find ‘good’ suppliers of reliable kit.Unreliability destroys commercial economics Manufacturers can and do
go bust
There is a substantial wireless equipment implementation learning curve.
Hardware cost is a barrier to wide useNo obvious single vertical market pullNo obvious single application pull
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ON World research survey‘Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks’
January 2017“The survey found steady growth for the wireless mesh standards but there is also a strong
awareness
and early adoption of LPWAN solutions.
Satisfaction with WSN solutions has increased overall but improvements are needed for battery life, costs, system integration and network range.”
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What would I look for now?
Reliability Lower-cost equipmentTopology that requires less infrastructure devicesImplies longer range and probably not 2.4GHzAutomatic gateway failoverStandards-based gateway data connectionA wide range of integrated sensors and standard sensor interfaces at the node
Some limited node-level data processing capability that can be user-defined
Interoperability between different manufacturers’ devices
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Conclusions
Reliability is keyLow-cost is keyInteroperability is keyWireless definitely has a major role in IoTEducating the market is a big challengeEnd user organisations need help to implement Non-cellular wireless ‘killer applications’ hard to see at the moment
Any ‘bet’ on a particular wireless platform carries a commercial risk for all involved over the medium term
We’re looking into
LoRa but need to know more about its real-world capabilityTV IoT Meetup 25/01/17Slide12
Adaptive Wireless Solutions Ltd42 High Street
Great MissendenHP16 0AUTel:+44 (0) 1494 865992 www.adaptive-wireless.co.uk
Nick Baker
Director
Mobile: 07968 352875
nbaker@adaptive-wireless.co.ukSkype: adaptivewireless
Thanks for your attention!Questions?TV IoT Meetup 25/01/17