Designing and Managing IoT Devices for Rapid Deployment - Webinar.pdf
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ICS is a pioneer in graphics and user interface solutions, offering UX/UI design and expanding into various sectors like medical and IoT. The Balena fleet management platform facilitates over-the-air updates, device analytics, and automates software deployment to improve efficiency in development and security. Key features include low code tool development, continuous integration, and remote deployment capabilities for managing IoT devices effectively.
Designing and Managing IoT Devices for Rapid Deployment - Webinar.pdf
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Matthew Ellis Engineering Manager ICS Alan Boris Solutions Engineer Balena
- 4. Established in 1987, ICS is a pioneer in the graphics and user interface space Early adopter of Qt, back to the Trolltech days, now a global services and training leader Founded Boston UX to provide high value UX/UI services – we can design and build what you envision Continual expansion into Medical and Life Science Solution expansion - platform, cybersecurity, IoT, regulatory, AI, web, mobile, testing services Developed low code tools – auto generates code, tests, and documentation from designs in half the time 160 person strong global team About ICS
- 5. ● Incorporating fleet management early in the development cycle ● Allowing for quick deployment to key stakeholders in development ● Reproducible deployments across verification and development devices ● Early analytics of issues in the field ● Disconnecting hardware and software development cycles with OTA updates ● Demo Balena fleet management platform Overview 5
- 6. IoT Fleet Management ● Managing fleet size ● Over the air updates ● Device Analytics 7
- 7. In the Beginning ● One developer, one device ● Typically manual process for flashing software ● Often incomplete or outdated documentation for flashing software
- 8. Fleet Management First ● Most critical feature ● Siloed Device and Cloud teams
- 9. In the Beginning ● One developer with one device and the power of fleet management ● Establish OTA updates ● Scale up development team by showing OTA updates vs wiki page
- 10. Remote Teams ● Allow developers to update software and check status ● Remote deployments of software ● Promotes sharing of scarce resources 11
- 11. Key Stakeholders ● Marketing ● Executive team ● Investors ● UX
- 12. 1 2 3 Verification Deploy directly from continuous integration pipeline Automated Testing Fleet management to monitor 13
- 13. Closing the Developer Testing Loop ● Verification reports an issue ● Developers can log into device ● Able to see SW version ● Eliminate manual update errors 14
- 14. ● Analytics becomes more important ● Can see early trends User/Beta Testing 15
- 15. Hardware and Software ● Hardware and software Verification reports an issue ● Extend the software development with an update schedule 16
- 16. ● Keeping your device secure with updates ● Able to decommission compromised devices ● Becoming a requirement in regulated industries Security 17
- 17. Balena Demo
- 18. Alan Boris Solutions Engineer [email protected] Kenna Smith Product Manager [email protected]
- 19. Who is balena? Etcher anyone?
- 20. balena.io “Create and manage massive fleets of small devices.” ● balenaCloud ○ Web-based control of IoT devices, including updating and monitoring remotely ○ Terminal access to device, logs, container build info, and more. ● balenaOS ○ A host OS tailored for containers, based on Yocto Linux ● balenaEngine ○ Docker-compatible container runtime
- 21. balenaEngine Container engine built for Embedded and IoT use-cases, based on the Moby Project from Docker ● Minimal by design ● Less RAM / resource requirements ● Delta pulls to save bandwidth ● Fault tolerance on container pulls
- 22. balenaOS Built on Yocto Linux, Optimized for Embedded Devices and IoT Usage ● Minimal by design (increased security) ● Less RAM / resource requirements ● Redundant RootFS partitions ● More tolerant of power loss ● Minimized SD Card writes
- 25. Fleet management considerations early in cycle: - Device type and availability - Connectivity: WiFi or cellular? - Storage: SD card or eMMC? - Software: preloaded or OTA? - What aspect would we want to update after deployment? - What data should be persistent? - What will we want to monitor? What needs to be logged?
- 26. Balena Demo