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IBM Internet of Things
Foundation
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IBM Internet of Things
Foundation Intro
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IoT value is delivered in four foundational areas
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Industry Transforma8on Evolve new business models Applica8ons & Solu8ons Mask complexity and reduce risks Packaged offerings that include strategic consul8ng and business process change Software and service solutions targeted at specific domains
PlaBorms Build and manage IoT solutions
Devices & Networks Connect devices into platforms
Engineering and programming platforms
IoT Foundation is
IBM s IoT Platform
Hardware, networking, and operating systems infrastructure
IBM Internet of Things Foundation Service
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Secure Device Registration
Scalable Device Connectivity
Device Management new!
PAYG SaaS pricing
Sandbox QuickStart service
Powered by IBM MessageSight technology
Manage
Assemble
Connect
Collect
PlaBorm IoT Zone on Bluemix an intro to IoTF
IoT Zone in Bluemix h5ps://bluemix.net/solu;ons/iot IoT Foundation model
IBM IoT Founda8on Connec&vity Summary IBM Internet of
Things
Foundation
Try it out with the Bluemix IoT Zone
Phone as a Sensor Demo app
QuickStart
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IoTF QuickStart
As an embedded engineer I was to connect a device to the cloud, send data to it
and visualise the data in the time it takes to drink 2 beers
Enabled by IoTF QuickStart
•  A public sandbox instance of IoTF running in the cloud
•  Used to test device connectivity and experiment with IoTF
•  Runs 24 by 7
•  No registration required
•  Build in device data visualisation
•  But Limited Security
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developerWorks Recipes show how to connect
a variety of devices to IoTF
Derive IoT insight from
data through strong
industry partnerships
and open ecosystem
Examples:
https://developer.ibm.com/recipes/
Wide variety of supported devices !  Self Service !  Open ecosystem !  Simple tutorials !  Connect in moments Add your own recipes to assist others
Devices & Networks Device Simulator & Quickstart
All from inside a web browser
Device
Simulator
Recipe
Device
Simulator
QuickStart
Instance of
IoTF
Quickstart Visualisation
https://developer.ibm.com/recipes/tutorials/use-the-simulated-device-to-experience-the-iot-foundation/
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Core Concepts
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IoTF Core Concepts
Organizations
• When you register with the Internet of Things Foundation you are given an organization ID, this is a unique 6
character identifier for your account.
• Organizations ensure your data is only accessible from your devices and applications. Once registered,
devices and API keys are bound to a single organization. When an application connects to the service using
an API key it registers with the organization that owns the API key.
• An organization is an instance of IoTF dedicated for your use
•  quickstart is a special organisation that is a public sandbox instance of IoTF to test initial device
connectivity and to explore IoTF Devices
• A device can be anything that has a connection to the internet and has data to send to or receive from the cloud.
• Devices send data such as sensor readings to the cloud
• Devices are able to accept commands from applications in the cloud.
• Devices uniquely identify themselves to the IoT Foundation with a unique device identifier such as a mac address
• Devices must be registered with an Organization before they can connect to the IoT Foundation.
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For quickstart devices do not need to be registered
• Registered devices uniquely identify themselves to the IoT Foundation with a unique device identifier and an
authentication token that will only be accepted for that device.
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https://docs.internetofthings.ibmcloud.com/reference/concepts.html
IoTF Core Concepts
Applications
•  An application is anything that has a connection to the internet and wants to interact with data from
devices and/or control the behaviour of those devices in some manner.
•  Applications identify themselves to the IoT Foundation with an API key and a unique application ID.
•  Applications do not need to be registered before they can connect to the IoT Foundation, however
they must present a valid API key that has previously been registered.
MQTT
•  MQTT is a Client Server publish/subscribe messaging transport protocol.
•  It is used by Device to communicate with IoTF
•  It is used by Applications to send and receive data in realtime to IoTF
•  It is light weight, open, simple, and designed so as to be easy to implement.
•  Is ideal for use in many situations, including constrained environments such as for communication in
Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) contexts where a small code footprint is
required and/or network bandwidth is at a premium.
•  Runs over TCP/IP, or over other network protocols that provide ordered, lossless, bi-directional
connections.
•  Uses the publish/subscribe message pattern which provides one-to-many message distribution and
decoupling of applications.
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https://docs.internetofthings.ibmcloud.com/reference/concepts.html
Create an Organisation
“your own secure instance
of IoTF”
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Create an IoTF Organisation
Two approaches for creating an IoTF organisation
1.  Use the Bluemix IoTF BoilerPlate that will create a
node-red application that is bound to a new IoTF
organisation
2.  Select the IoT Bluemix tile to create a new instance
of IoTF organisation
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Registering a Device to an
Organisation
The next set of slides walk through using the IoT
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dashboard GUI to register devices. Interactions
performed on the GUI can also be performed
programmatically
Registration process
Use our recipes to find out how to add your devices. We
work with partners and have sample connection recipes
for many devices.
If the device to connect is not available follow the how
to connect a device to the cloud recipe.
Launch the Internet of Things Foundation dashboard and
add your devices by clicking the 'Add Device' button
under the 'Devices' tab.
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IoTF Dashboard - Overview
The organisation
being managed
Select Devices to add
and manage devices
Summary of the
number and type of
devices registered to
this organisation
Manage access for
both Applications and
users
Monitor how much
devices and
Applications have
used the organisation
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IoTF Dashboard - Devices
List of registered
devices and their
status
Select to register a
new device
When problems are
reported they show
under the diagnose
view
For managed devices
actions can be
initiated from the
Actions view
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 1 – Device Type selection
If a device of the type to be added already exists select it from the drop
down list.
If the type of device has not been added previously add information about the class / type of
device. A new device type is made up of :• 
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Name a descriptive alpha-numerical name for easy identification. This could be the model of the device
Description
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 2 – Device Type
If a device of the type to be added already exists select it from the drop
down list.
If the type of device has not been added previously add information about the class / type of
device. A new device type is made up of :• 
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Name a descriptive alpha-numerical name for easy identification. This could be the model of the device
Description
An optional set of attributes for the device type. The selected set form a template that is used when an
instance of a device is added. For instance firmware version, HW version and Manufacturer
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 3 – Device Attributes
Fill in the attributes of the device for the device
being added.
Important: Device ID must be unique for the
type of device
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 4 – Security
To connect to an organisation (other than Quickstart)
the device must have an Authentication Token
(think password) that is used when connecting to the
IoTF organisation :•  The device stores the token
•  The does not store the token asis. If the token is
misplaced the device will need to be re-registered
with a new token.
The Token can be created outside of IoTF and handed to
IoTF alternatively IoTF will create a token that can then
be stored on the device.
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 5 – Validate and Add
After all fields have been field have been entered
and validated on the summary screen the device
can be added / registered with the organisation.
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IoTF Dashboard
Add New Device Part 6 – Device Added
The device has been added to the organisation
If the Authentication Token was created by IoTF
capture the token and store it on the device.
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If the token is misplaced the device will need to be reregistered with a new token.
At this point the device has been registered to the
organisation. The device can now connect to the
IoTF organisation.
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Connecting to IoTF
Devices connect to IoTF using the MQTT protocol
An MQTT client id must be specified when establishing an MQTT connection
• The format of the client id is d:org_id:device_type:device_id
• d identifies your client as a device
• org_id is your unique IoTF organization ID, assigned when you create an instance of the service. It will be a 6 character
alphanumeric string or “quickstart” if connecting to Quickstart • device_type is intended to be used as an identifier of the type of device connecting, it may be useful to think of this as
analogous to a model number.
• device_id must uniquely identify a device across all devices of a specific device_type, it may be useful to think of this as
analogous to a serial number.
• When connecting to the Quickstart service no authentication (or registration) is required, and org_id must be set to
“quickstart”
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