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WhatDoYouNeedtoEnsureaSuccessfulTransitiontoIoT?Asthebusinessclimategrowsevermorecompetitive,industrialcompaniesarelookingtotheInternetofThings(IoT)toprovidethebusinessagilityandoperationalefficiencythattheyneed.ThankstothelatestdevelopmentsinIoTandM2Mtechnology,companiescannowgetvisibilityandcontrolovervitalremoteinfrastructure,sotheycanassessconditionsaccuratelyandoptimizedecision-making.Withreal-timealertandresponse,theycanreducedowntime,wasteandlostbusiness,whileloweringmaintenancecosts.Andlastbutnotleast,throughcontinuousdatacollectionandanalysisateverypointintheoperation,companiescanunderstandtrendsandplanforthefuture.
Alongsidethetremendousopportunities,therearemanychallengesonthewaytotransitioningexistingbusinessestoIoT.Mostcompanieshavesignificantinvestmentsinolderinfrastructurethatisnotphysicallyconnectedtothenetwork.Theiremployeesareexpertsintheirfield,ratherthaninIoTandM2Mtechnologies.Companiesneedasimple,cost-effectivesolutionthatwilltransformtheirbusinesswithoutoverwhelmingtheircurrentoperations.Thatmeans:
Rapid,predictabledeploymentofcomplexprojects:Theentireproject,fromconnectingtheinfrastructuretothenetworktobuildingtheapplication,mustbeperformedontimeandonbudget.
Highlyrobustandreliableconnectivitywithremotedevices:Responsivenetworkhardwareandsoftwarethatcanhandleunexpectedconditionsinthefieldareessentialfordispersedinfrastructure.
Built-insupportforabroadvarietyofdevices:Toleverageexistinginfrastructureinvestments,theIoTplatformmustsupportmanyprotocolsandconnecttomanycontrollers.
Easytobuildanduseapplicationsforvisibility,monitoringandcontrol:Companiesneedsimple,intuitiveapplicationsthatcaneasilybecustomized,deployedandoperatedovermobilephones,webapplicationsandcontrolrooms.
Therightplatformforgrowth:BeforeinvestinginanIoTplatform,youmustbeconfidentthatitwillscaleandhavetheflexibilitytoaccommodatenewapplications,equipment,andtechnologicaldevelopments.
Connectivity,VisibilityandControlwithBacsoftTheBacsoftplatformisanend-to-endsolutionforbuildingandmanagingadvancedIoTandM2Mapplications.UsingBacsoft,companiescanrapidlyconnecttheirlegacyinfrastructuretotheIndustrialInternetandbuildapplicationstoremotelymonitorandcontroltheiroperations.
BacsoftreducesthecomplexityofIoTprojectswithacombinationofrobustandreliableremoteconnectivity,simpleandrapidapplicationdevelopment,andscalablecloudservices.Theplatformfeatures:
• M2MCommunications:Bacsoft’sSmartCommunicationsControllersofferbuilt-insupportforawidevarietyofdevices,interfacesandprotocols.Designedtooperatereliablyunderallkindsofconditionsincludingoff-grid(batteryoperated),TheSmartControlleriscost-effectiveandhighlyscalableforuptothousandsofdevices.
• IoTCloud:TheBacsoftIoTCloudhandlesallaspectsofcommunications,applicationexecution,datastorage,securityandauditinginahigh-availabilityenvironment.
• ApplicationBuilder:RapiddevelopmenttoolsenableintegratorsandITorganizationstoeasilybuildtailoredIoTapplicationswithoutcoding-includingrichdashboards,multi-channelalerts,andcomplexlogic,anddeploythemformobiledevices,webbrowsersandcontrolrooms.
Bacsoft’sproventechnologydramaticallyreducesthecomplexity,riskandcostofIoTprojectsinindustriesfromwaterandagriculture,toelectricityandtelecom.ThiswhitepaperintroducesthecapabilitiesoftheBacsoftplatformandhowyoucanusethemtodeployabroadrangeofIoTsolutions.
Flexible,ReliableM2MCommunicationsTheBacsoftSmartCommunicationsControllersareafamilyofproductsdesignedtorapidlyconnectexistinginfrastructuretotheinternet.Simpletodeploy,TheSmartControllerscaninterfacewithanyPLC,sensororproprietarydevicethroughstandardinterfacessuchasSerial232/485,Ethernet,digital,analog,PT100andrelayoutput.Smallandlightweight,TheSmartControllersareeasilyinstalledindifficultlocationssuchasthetopofanelectricaltoweroralongsideafloatingwaterlevelsensor.
TheSmartControllerprovidesbi-directionalcellularcommunicationsover2Gnetworksandhigher.Throughextensiveexperiencewithnetworksaroundtheworld,BacsofthasdevelopedtechnologytoensurereliableM2Mcommunicationsunderallconditions.Eachdevicemanagestheconnectivitytotheserverandcanadapttofieldconditionsbyinitiatingcommunications,automaticallytransitioningtoofflineloggingmodeifthereisacommunicationsfailure,performingself-recoveryandmore.Ahardware-basedexternalwatchdogensuresthatthecommunicationssoftwareisrunningproperlyatalltimes,andincaseofanerror,rebootsthecontroller.SinceTheSmartControllersolelytransmitschangestomeasuredparameters,itonlyrequireslowcommunicationsbandwidth.
BacsoftsecuresM2McommunicationswithSSL3.0encryption,alongwiththeoptiontoinstallprivate,self-signedcertificates.TofurtherincreasesecurityandeliminatetheneedforafixedIPaddress,thecontrolleridentifiesandverifiestheserverduringeachconnection.Forareaswherethepowergridiseitherunavailableorunreliable,thecontrollerisavailableinlow-powermodelsthatprovideuptosevenyearsofautonomousoperation.
TheBacsoftSmartControllercanbeusedtomanagevirtuallyanydevice.Itincludesbuilt-insupportforModbusandMelsecandcanbeeasilyadaptedtoworkwithanyproprietaryprotocol,binaryorASCII.TheSmartControllerisa“smart”protocolmaster,butitcanalsoopenanotherdirecttunneltotheequipmenttoallowconnectivitybetweenthefielddeviceandaremotesiteforover-the-airmaintenanceandupdates.Whereappropriate,onecontrollercanmanageaseriesofdevicesthroughaserialRS485interfaceorEthernet,simplifyingdeploymentandeliminatingmultipleSIMcards.
Whenneeded,asoftwareversionofTheBacsoftSmartControllercanbedeployedondevicesthatalreadyhavenetworkconnectivity,toenablethemtocommunicatedirectlywiththeBacsoftIoTCloud.
TheBacsoftSmartCommunicationsControllerfamilyincludes4products:
• BacsoftB-Connect 2GSmartCommunicationsController:Forlegacynetworks,operatesonGPRSnetworks• BacsoftB-Connect 3GSmartCommunicationsController:AdvancedcontrollerfeaturesafastCPU,alarge
amountofmemory,andsupports3.5Gworldwide.
• BacsoftGXSmartCommunicationsController:FeaturestwoEthernetports,redundancycommunicationports,andsupportsallbandsof3.5GworldwideinadditiontoWiFi
• BacsoftPlus SmartCommunicationsController:IncludesallofthefeaturesofBacsoft3G+SmartCommunications Controller, as well as battery operation and low energy consumption for upto5-7yearsinthefieldusingasinglebattery.ItalsofeaturesGPS,movementsensorsandIP68.
BacsoftIoTCloudTheBacsoftIoTCloudserverprovidesallapplicationandcommunicationservicesinamulti-domain,scalableandsecureenvironment.TheflexibleplatformcanbedeployedinaprivatecloudorinTheBacsoftIoTCloud,whichfeaturesfullysecuremulti-tenantcapabilitiesthatcanbeusedtosegregateprojectsaswellascustomers.Eachdeploymentisscaledtosupportthousandsofconnectedremotedevicesandusers,andfeaturesserverredundancyandautomaticfieldunitroamingbetweenservers.
TheIoTCloudsecuresdataintransitusingaproprietaryprotocolwithSSL3.0encryption.Runtimeandconfigurationdataarestoredinaflexibledatabaseimplementationarchitecturethatsupportsdatabaseclustering.Accesscontrolisenforcedwithmultiplelevelsofauthorizationperuser.Forauditingandcompliance,allsystemactivitiesareloggedincludingwebaccessevents,sourceIP,useralerts,deviceconnectivityandmore.
Toprovideremotecommandandcontrol,Bacsoft’sIoTCloudcommunicateswithdevicesinnearreal-time,withnomorethana1-2seconddelay,andexecutescomplexbusinesslogicbetweenremotedevicesanduserapplications.Itfeaturesanevent-drivenengineforalertinganddevicecontrol,andmanagestwo-waycommunicationsbetweentheBacsoftSmartControllersandTheIoTCloud.Thealertmanagementenginesupportsmultiplemessagingandemailserviceprovidersandcanprioritizeandrespondtoavailabilityproblemsinrealtime.
ThroughaflexiblesetofAPIs,theIoTCloudsupportsintegrationwith3rdpartyapplicationsviaSOAPandModbusTCPSlaveandOPCServerfunctionalitytosupportexistingSCADAimplementations.
CustomizableWebandMobileApplicationsWiththeBacsoftplatform,itisveryeasytocreatecustomIoTapplications.Theplatformincludesout-of-the-boxend-userapplicationsforwebandmobile.WiththegraphicalBacsoftApplicationBuilder,youdefinethedashboardwidgets,reportsandalertsusingano-codedrag-and-dropinterface.
Thewebapplicationisdesignedfordesktopandtabletuseandincludescolorfuldashboards,tables,apowerfulreportgenerator,andanalertmanagerthatallowsuserswiththerightlevelofauthorizationtochangetheireventthresholds.ThemobileapplicationfeaturesnativesupportforAndroid,IOSandWindowsphones,witharesponsivedesignthatsuitsmultipleformfactors.
TheplatformalsosupportsintegrationwithexistingSCADAapplicationsinthecontrolroomthroughstandardinterfaces.
DesignYourOwnIoTApplicationwiththeBacsoftApplicationBuilderTheBacsoftApplicationBuilderisarapiddevelopmentenvironmentthatenablesbothintegratorsandITorganizationstobuildcustomizedIoTapplicationswithoutcoding.Itincludesthetoolsyouneedtocustomizethewebandmobileend-userapplications,aswellasapowerfulconsoleforconfiguringandmanagingremotedevicesandcommunications.Adraganddropinterfacemakesiteasytocreatedashboardsfordifferentuserrolesandprovidethebusinessintelligencetheyneedtooptimizeyourbusiness.SomeoftheApplicationBuilderfeaturesinclude:
• Widgetsforchartsandgraphs,alarmsandnotifications.Youcanalsoimportyourownimages.Allyouneedtodoisassignadatapointoranexpressiontothewidget,anditisreadytouse.
• Tablestodisplayanydatainthesystem• MapsusingGoogleMapsoranyotherGISormappingserviceprovider• Controloverbranding,includingcolors,fontsandlogos• Reportsforin-appdisplayorexport
TheApplicationBuildergivesyoufullcontroloveralerts,whichcanbedisplayedintheapplicationorsentviaamessagingsystemoremail.Youcandefinewhoreceiveswhichalertsandwhen,includingcomplexlogicforuserswhohaveofflinetimewindowsorinfrequentsystemaccess.
WiththeManagementConsole,youcandefine,setupandconfigureeverycomponentoftheIoTsystem,including:
• Mobileoperatorsandcommunicationssettings• Users,groupsandauthorizations• SmartControllersandremotedevices.Configurationtemplatesenableyoutorapidlymanage
complexdevicegroups.
TheBacsoftManagementConsolealsoenablesyoutoperformremotemaintenanceovertheair,includingsoftwareupgrades,diagnosticsandtroubleshootingfortheremotecommunicationcontrollerunitsaswellasthecustomer’sremotePLCs.
AddressingtheUniqueChallengesofSystemIntegratorsSystemintegratorsareplayingavitalroleintherapiddevelopmentoftheIndustrialInternet.Ineverysector,businessesareseekingtoconnecttheirexistinginfrastructureandtakeadvantageofthepowerofIoTtoreducecostsandincreasebusinessagility.
ConnectingexistinginfrastructuretotheInternetofThingsisacomplexchallenge.Everymanufacturerusesdifferentsoftwareandhardwareandhasuniquerequirements.Single-vendorM2Msolutionslacktherequiredflexibilitytobringallofthepiecestogetheratmostsites.Professionalintegratorsaresteppingintothegaptoprovidetheskillsandexpertisethatarenecessaryinordertotake20thcenturyequipmentintothenewage.
Bacsoftoffersarobust,end-to-endIoTPlatformthatconnectsalllegacyequipmentand-inthehandsofanintegrator-providesaneffectivesolutionforeveryIoTandM2Mproject:
• TheBacsoftSmartCommunicationsControllerssupportaverywidevarietyofPLCsandsensorsforrapid,cost-effective,plug-and-playconnectivityeveninoff-gridlocations.
• Theunifiedcloudplatformhandlesallstandardandproprietarydataandprotocols.WithcustomizablewebandmobileappsandsimpleSCADAintegration,Bacsoftenablesyoutoseamlesslyintegrateallequipmentintooneapplication.
• Secure,multi-tenantarchitectureenablesyoutosupportasmanycustomersandprojectsasneeded.• Robustplatformismarketandvendorneutral,enablingyoutodevelopsolutionsforeverymarket,
whileslashingtime-to-marketanddevelopmentcosts.
ConclusionTheInternetofThingsoffersanunprecedentedopportunityforbusinessestotakecontrolovertheiroperations.Companiescannowconnectdistributedinfrastructuretothecloud,andequipmanagerswithwebandmobileappssotheycanmonitorandrespondanytimeandanywhere.Theresultislessdowntimeandwaste,optimizedprocesses,andlowermaintenancecosts.
TheBacsoftIoTPlatformisenablingbusinessesaroundtheworldtotransformtheirexistingoperationsandbenefitfromthepowerofIoT.Bacsoft’sproprietaryM2MtechnologyinstantlyconnectslegacydevicesandgivesITteamsandintegratorstheabilitytorapidlydeploytailoredapplicationsgroundedonaprovencloudplatform.
TheBacsoftadvantageforcustomers:
• Reliable,scalableremoteconnectivitybasedonprovenhardwareandsoftware• Rapidtime-to-marketwithacompletesolutionincludingplug-and-playconnectivity,cloudservices,
andrapidapplication-builder
• Lowtotalcostofownershipthroughsimpledeploymentandmanagement,lowmaintenance• Built-inintegrationwithawidevarietyofremotesensors,controllersanddevices,botholdandnew• EnablesanycompanytoseamlesslyleverageIoTbasedonexistinginfrastructure• Provenfieldresultsinthesectorsofwater,electricity,oilandgas,mining,agriculture
LearnmoreaboutBacsoftatwww.bacsoft.comorcontactusatinfo@bacsoft.com.
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