Industrial Wireless Sensor Node Solutions

Industrial Wireless Sensor Node SolutionsEnabling a Diverse Range of IoT Applications

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IoT Sensor Node Starter Kit

Sensor Nodes Mesh Wireless Sensor Node IoT Sensor Node

Starter Kit

• Low Power Wi-Fi• LoRa (2016 Q4)• BLE (2017)• LTE-M (2017)

• Mesh network connectivity• Wireless I/O modules for data collection

• M2.COM module & development board• Debug board & accessories• Development SDK & IoT software integration

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Embedded devices all around us are being transformed into "Interconnected Smart Devices." All these devices need communication bridges to pass raw data through the network to reach central servers for processing. For devices installed in remote, unattended and harsh environments, a stable and reliable communication bridge between the end device and the central server is a must.

The most important element in IoT solutions is data acquisition. To help System Integrators (SI) easily and quickly build wireless IoT environments, Advantech provides scalable sensor solutions for data acquisition. Designed with a wide range of integrated wireless network management and cloud connectivity platforms, combined with our WISE-PaaS IoT software, Advantech products provide everything from sensors to cloud-based wireless IoT solutions.

Advantech Major Offering

Leading Technology Design & Services

Complete RF Design & Certification Ready To simplify the development of wireless IoT applications, Advantech offers verified wireless gateway and node devices with software for IoT developers. With verified software services including BSP/SDK, WSN API and remote management APIs, IoT developers can quickly start their projects. Moreover, all Advantech wireless IoT solutions are certified for FCC, CE, CCC or TELEC.

Standard Modular Design –M2.COM IoT Sensor Node SolutionsAdvantech wireless IoT solutions are designed to be modular for flexible communication and sensor carrier board integration. Advantech created a new open standard called M2.COM, a sensor platform using a simple module design to provision a solid standard platform for IoT nodes and sensors. The first M2.COM module is a low power Wi-fi WISE-1520, and we will develop LoRA, BLE, and LTE-M based products in the future.

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Open Standard for IoT ApplicationsOpen Standard for IoT Applications

API

IoT Sensor/Wireless Integration

Modular Design &Turnkey Solutions

IoT SoftwareBuilt-in


Manageability, Connectivity,

Security

IoT GatewayIoT Gateway

WebService API

GatewayManagement

IoT DataStorage

Data FlowIntelligenceSystem

IntegratorsSystem

Integrators

VerticalApplications

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SystemSensor

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Robotics Machinery Automotive Oil & Gas Energy Agriculture

IoT Sensor NodeIoT Sensor NodeCO2 sensor Temp. sensor Humidity sensor Flow meter Vibration sensor pH sensor

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Flow

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Light

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Motion

Pressure

Temp.

Advantech 5 Major Solutions for IoT Sensor Development

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Advantech IIoT Sensor Node Architecture

Value-added IoT Software- Wireless Intelligent Sensor-to-Cloud Solutions Each IoT project needs to integrate wireless intelligent devices, seamlessly connect them to the cloud, receive data and take actions. All these functions require software, so Advantech WISE series incorporates WISE-PaaS/RMM IoT software platform to help build IoT applications quickly. WISE-PaaS integrated software service includes: 1) Easy wireless sensor integration; 2) Quick cloud connection; 3) Remote device management Wireless Sensor Node Design-in Services To help customers build their sensor solutions quickly, Advantech combines hardware, firmware, OS and programming tools to provide a comprehensive design-in service. From software development, sensor node design, test execution, system integration to trouble-shooting, customers can take advantage of our design-in service for rapid development.

Cross-industrial Collaborative PartnershipIoT applications require technology integration and cross-industrial collaboration. Advantech is building an alliance of strategic IP/Silicon, sensor, software, and system integrator partners made up of leaders in each of their respective areas of expertise. Together, these partners provide all the essential components for developing, verifying, integrating and building trusted IoT solutions to achieve faster time-to market solutions.

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M2.COM module integrates MCU, wireless and sensors to fulfill diverse IoT application development

Programmable MCU (Micro Processor), we integrate:• mbed/RTOS to enable I/O interface and programmable capacity.• IoT-agent for IoT protocols and cloud connectivity.• Data security with TLS/DTLS to provide guaranteed security.

Diverse wireless connectivity technology, we integrate:• Verified RF technologies such as Wi-Fi, Sub-1G, BT/BLE, LTE-M, Smartmesh for various applications.• Configuration Web UI and WSN API to complete wireless settings.

Universal IoT Sensor I/O, we integrate: • Standardized hardware defined for sensor node usage, such as ADC, GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART interfaces.• Hardware and Software design guide ready for ADC, GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART integration.


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Industrial Sensor Node – M2.COM Open Standard

Advantech M2.COM Features

As an industrial leader, Advantech developed the M2.COM open standard to enable more IoT applications. M2.COM is a sensor platform based on a simple modular design that provides a solid, standardized solution for IoT sensor nodes and sensors.

What is M2.COM?

The M2.COM concept is for a modularized and standardized form factor that combines sensor, embedded system, and networking capabilities. The modular design makes it flexible enough to support different applications and allows for expanded possibilities that can fulfill the changing demands of the IoT world.

Open Standard for IoT Applications

Certified Wireless SolutionsProven M2.COM modules with RF certification

Built-in WISE-AgentCompact IoT agent for handling cloud communication protocols

Sensor Starter KitComprehensive SDK and tools

Device Cloud ReadyCloud services for device management and data analysis

Signal Purpose

USB A common interface for extending storage.

PWM Motor control and power supply control.

SDIO A common interface for extending storage through SD/MMC.

I²C The most popular interface for sensors e.g., pressure, temperature, moisture, and lighting sensors.

I²S Supports audio codecs for broadcasting and playing audio through external speakers.

UART A commonly used protocol for device control, such as motors and electrical control units.

GPIO Basic I/O control, such as indicator lights, alarms, and buzzers.

SPI LCM support to display values collected from the sensor or transmitted by an external device.

ADC Using common GPIO pins, the ADC transforms the analog signal from the sensor into a digital signal, making the data readable and meaningful to the data analyzer.

Height Selection

2.25, 2.45, 2.75,

3.20, 4.20 mm

22 mm

9.1 mm

Connector DimensionsM2.COM Module Dimensions

22 mm

30 mm

42 mm

60 mm

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M2.COM Form Factor

M2.COM adopts the type 2230/2242/2260 M.2 form factor with a 75-position host interface connector. The compact size is 30, 42 or 60mm in length and 22mm in width, which is very helpful for micro sensor implementation and system integration. In order to provide data collection and device control, the pin-out includes USB, PWM, SDIO, I²C, I²S, UART, GPIO, SPI, and ADC, all of which help build connections with IoT sensors and control end devices. It's very simple to connect various sensors to M2.COM by utilizing the rich I/O interfaces powered by the built-in MCU.

• Proven hardware certification• Unified connectivity module for sensor maker• Minimized time-to-market

Learn more M2.COM features and specifications @ www.M2COM-standard.org

Why is M2.COM open standard? How it can help you to develop IoT Sensor devices?

microOS mbed, Rocket, FreeRTOSmicroOS mbed, Rocket, FreeRTOS

Sensor I/O Driver USB/PWM/SDIO/I2C/I2S/UART/GPIO/SPI/ADCSensor I/O Driver USB/PWM/SDIO/I2C/I2S/UART/GPIO/SPI/ADC

3rd Party IoT Agent AllJovn 3rd Party IoT Agent AllJovn

SUSI API C/C++ API SUSI API C/C++ API

WISE-Agent (Provisioning & Communication, Core Management and Handlers)WISE-Agent (Provisioning & Communication, Core Management and Handlers)

TLS / DTLSTLS / DTLS LWM2MLWM2MMQTT/AMQP/CoAPMQTT/AMQP/CoAP

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Advantech M2.COM Module Technology Roadmap

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LTE-M/ NB-IoTTM

Application Ready

WISE-Agent

WirelessCommunication

WSN SDK

WSN Design-in Services


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Advantech M2.COM Modules- WISE-1500 Series

M2.COM IoT Sensor Node Starter Kit- WISE-DK1520

The starter kit provides a complete development environment and technical document so customers can optimize their resources and meet the demands for ever faster times-to-market.

The package includes:• WISE-1520 Low-power Wi-Fi module• WISE-DB1500 development board• Debug board• Development SDK and user guide• Account for free trial WISE-PaaS• Accessories: cable, antenna, adapter

Advantech M2.COM modules support all the necessary software stacks to build up IoT sensor devices. The ARM mbed or RTOS forms

Advantech’s WISE-1500 Series M2.COM sensor-node modules are integrated with different IoT wireless solutions, such as low-power Wi-Fi, LoRa, BLE and LTE-M for a variety of IoT application requirements.

the foundation of the embedded microprocessor operating system, with supporting multiple IoT communication protocols including LWM2M, OSGI, AllJoyn and MQTT. Data can be quickly and easi ly acquired and transformed into differentformats to communicate with WISE-PaaS or other cloud services.

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Advantech Mesh Wireless Sensor Node Solution - WISE-1020 Series

Advantech WISE-1020 series offers the most reliable Wireless Sensor Network with robust interconnectivity and ease of installation. WISE-1020 series is designed with RS-422/485, digital input (DI) and Relay I/O interface. Ideal applications include environmental monitoring and indoor/outdoor data collection network applications.

I/O Node Design for easy and fast upgrades to your current sensor node environment

Solutions Features• 99.999% high network reliability • Anti-interference design • Verified wireless connectivity• Web-based UI setting

Complete Integration• Wireless Mesh API • Multiple protocol support (MQTT, HTTP/HTTPS, CoAP)• WISE-PaaS/RMM • Sensor sample code • Peripheral Integration


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Advantech offers a streamlined sensor node design-in service which includes diverse RF sensor node modules, software integration, wireless certification, and I/O carrier board review service. The design-in service provides hardware, software and firmware, operating system, and programming frameworks, all offered by our team of experts to help you create an efficient development environment.

Planning Development Validation Production and After Service

• Worldwide delivery • Production test report and recode • Worldwide customer service

• Schematic review• Wireless and function test tool support• Debug board• Dedicated FAE support• Board level integration support• Document and reference wireless test report

• SDK and mbed/RTOS board support packages (BSP)• WSN API, IoT agent• Web UI configuration• WSN development board• Hardware and Software design guide

• Technical trend and feasibility study• Diverse RF choices• Product selection guide• Sensor-to-cloud application structure proposal• Starter kit for evaluation


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Advantech design-in service provides a high integration open standard platform. M2.COM is a combination of microprocessor, wireless technology and multiple sensor interfaces that are integrated in a standard hardware form factor. Our unified software architecture dramatically accelerates your time-to-market IoT projects and enables customers to add-on their vertical market know-how to build a reliable IoT infrastructure and ready-to-use applications.

Planning Development Validation Production and After Service

• Worldwide delivery • Production test report and recode • Worldwide customer service

• Schematic review• Wireless and function test tool support• Debug board• Dedicated FAE support• Board level integration support• Document and reference wireless test report

• SDK and mbed/RTOS board support packages (BSP)• WSN API, IoT agent• Web UI configuration• WSN development board• Hardware and Software design guide

• Technical trend and feasibility study• Diverse RF choices• Product selection guide• Sensor-to-cloud application structure proposal• Starter kit for evaluation



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Case Studies Acoustic Emission Sensor Solution for Wireless Machine Failure Prediction System

Product Selection M2.COM IoT Sensor Node Solutions

IntroductionIn this competitive, globalized world, the challenges faced by industrial manufacturers are constant, and keeping processes and plants operating efficiently is essential to production. Deploying wireless Acoustic Emission (AE) sensors for the inspection of manufactured products and monitoring the safety of infrastructure is a crucial part of keeping everything running smoothly 24/7.

Requirements and SolutionAn AE sensor solution provider in Japan was planning to develop a remote monitoring and control system based on a large scale wireless design. The wireless network needed to be of the highest quality, with powerful computing capacity and flexible interface for easy integration. They chose Advantech’s M2.COM low power WISE-1520 Wi-Fi module, which is designed with rich I/O interface including ADC, DIO, I2C, SPI, UART and USB for diverse sensor integration. WISE-1520 passed crucial industrial-level tests to ensure reliable sensor integration. By using the built-in IoT WISE-PaaS/RMM software platform that comes with WISE-1520, the customer was able to quickly develop and deploy their AE sensor solution.

Sub-1G WISE-1510

• ARM Cortex-M4 processor• RAM 192 KB memory / 1MB Serial Flash• Supports UART, I2C , SPI, GPIO, PWM, ADC

Development BoardWISE-DB1500

• Supports M2.COM key E module • Supports 1 RS232/ 422/485, 1 USB OTG, 2 PWM, 2 I2C, 1 I2S, 1 SPI, 8 GPIO, 2 PWM, 6 ADC

Benefits• Low maintenance for remote management and large scale WSN management with AE solution • Optimized resources and focus on machine failure prediction• Remote device management by WISE-PaaS/RMM

LTE-MWISE-1570

• ARM Cortex A7• RAM 256 KB memory / 1MB Serial Flash• Supports UART, I2C , SPI, GPIO, PWM,ADC

Low Power Wi-FiWISE-1520

• ARM Cortex-M4 processor• RAM 256 KB memory / 1MB Serial Flash• Supports 1 UART, 1 I2C, 1 SPI, 2 GPIO, 2 PWM, 2 ADC

BLEWISE-1530

• ARM Cortex-M4 processor• RAM 256 KB memory / 1MB Serial Flash•Supports UART, I2C , SPI , GPIO, PWM,ADC

2016 Q4 2017 2017

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Mesh Wireless Sensor Node Solutions

Anti-interference Robust Mesh Solution Upgrades Cold Chain Logistics

IntroductionThe global cold chain market is projected to grow and it’s mainly driven by the increasing need for an efficient storage system for perishable goods in order to avoid wastage of food products, and due to constant technological advancements, the market is expected to increase further cold chain logistic facilities and management products in the future.

Requirements and SolutionA cold chain logistics firm in Taiwan was looking for an industrial anti-interference wireless solution for temperature data analysis and asset management of cold cage facilities. Cold cage facilities need to recharge in transfer stations and there is potential random electromagnetic interference present which can destroy wireless transmissions, so they were looking to design an anti-interference solution to combat the problem. The customer chose Advantech’s Wireless Mesh IoT solution, WISE-3310 Mesh Gateway and WISE-1021 mesh node, to provide stable wireless network transmission. The built in WISE-PaaS/RMM software package with remote device management provided an IoT software development platform to quickly complete a sensor-to-cloud solution ready for deployment.

Benefits• Low maintenance for auto wireless connection and transmission with anti-interference• Easy asset management for expensive cold cage facilities• Remote device management by WISE-PaaS/RMM• Reduced food spoilage and increased facility usage thru big data analysis

M2.COM Starter KitWISE-DK1520

• WISE-1520 Low-power Wi-Fi module• WISE-DB1500 development board• Debug board and accessories

Mesh Comm. NodeWISE-1020

• Anti-interference mesh network• Low power connectivity• Wide temperature: -40 ~ 85° C

Mesh Comm. Node with MCUWISE-1021

• Anti-interference• Modular design with diverse I/O selection• Wide temperature: -40 ~ 85° C

Extension Board for WISE-1021

WISE-1251• RS-422/485 I/O extension board• Isolation Protection: 3500 VDC

WISE-1252• 4-ch DI and 4-ch relay I/O extension board• Isolation Protection: 3500 VDC

Mesh GatewayWISE-3310

• NXP ARM Cortex- A9 i.MX6 Dual Core • Mesh network capability• Supports 20/100 nodes


Please verify specifications before quoting. This guide is intended for reference purposes only.All product specifications are subject to change without notice.No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying,recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher.All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.© Advantech Co., Ltd. 2016

China Kunshan 86-512-5777-5666

NetherlandsEindhoven31-40-267-7000

USA/ CanadaMilpitas, CA1-408-519-3898

PolandWarsaw00800-2426-8080

TaiwanTaipei886-2-2792-7818

Regional Service & Customization Centers

Worldwide OfficesGreater ChinaChina Toll Free Beijing Shanghai Shenzhen Chengdu Hong Kong Taiwan Toll Free Neihu Xindian Taichung Kaohsiung

800-810-034586-10-6298-434686-21-3632-1616 86-755-8212-422286-28-8545-0198852-2720-5118 0800-777-111886-2-2792-7818886-2-2218-4567886-4-2329-0371886-7-229-3600

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0800-500-1055 81-3-6802-102181-3-6802-1021 080-363-949482-2-3663-9494 65-6442-1000 60-3-7725-418860-4-537-9188

62-21-751-1939 66-2-248-3140

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Russia Moscow St. Petersburg

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00800-2426-8080/8149-89-12599-049-2103-97-885-0

33-1-4119-4666

39-02-9544-961

31-76-5233-100

44-0-191-262-484444-0-870-493-1433

48-22-31-51-100

8-800-555-01-508-800-555-81-20

420-465-521-020

353-91-792444

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Brazil Toll Free São Paulo

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1-800-467-241552-55-6275-2727

Sensor NodesDesign-in ServicesIoT Software

8600000262

WISE-Agent

WSNDesign-in Services

WSN SDK

CO2 sensor

Temp. sensorHumidity sensor Flow meter

Vibration sensor

pH sensor

TM

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