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1. Cyber-physical Systems Platforms
Collecting data for IoT platforms

2. Agenda
• Who is Micro I/O?
• Data sensing and actuating
• Data Transport
• Citibrain – Solutions and Project use-cases

3. • University of Aveiro's SpinOff
• Development of innovative software and hardware, locally or in the cloud
• Standard or customized solutions for schools, universities and companies
• International certification ITMARK Premium; accreditation NP4457: 2007; PME leader since 2013.
• Micro I / O's main mission is to create solutions to collect, organize and make available information of value.
Criamos soluções para disponibilizar
informação de valor.

4. • Aimed at reducing costs
• Improve security in the institutions
• Ensure unified and assertive management
• Promote attendance and compliance schedules
• Reduce waste of resources (energy, water, ...)
• Encourage a healthy lifestyle through mobility
We create systems….

5. Some partners

6. 15 years in more than 700 institutions, with over 1,000,000 daily users.

7. Multifunctional, multi-modal and scalable system
• Identification and access registration and attendance:
• Students, faculty, staff, visitors;
• Multi-modal: RFID cards, biometrics, smart-phone
• Micro-payments within the institution:
• Canteens, bars, shops, vending machines, multifunction printers, laundries,
showers, parking, lockers.
• Integration with the highest academic software players for importing and
synchronization of user information (processes, notes, absences, hours);
• Management operations: invoices, reports, inventory management;
• Centralised management of several schools that make up each group.
Integrated School Management System

8. "The work developed by Micro I / O in ZARCO has been instrumental in improving the procedures for managing this school. The
ZARCO can not help but praise the professionalism, availability, systematic work, innovation and quality inherent to all services /
products designed by Micro I / O. "
Eng. José Paulo Santos
Esc. Sec. João Gonçalves Zarco
Some of our educational clients(schools / universities)

9. Support system for local authorities to manage cafeterias on
schools and kindergartens.
• Acquisition and payment for meals;
• Service extension times;
• Prepaid system;
• Web Access;
• Shipments via network MB and MEO Wallet.
UniCard Kids

11. Save by investing in a unified management solution,
transversal to all areas of your business!
• Multi-modal means of identification - RFID card, biometrics,
smart-phone;
• Multifunction system - management of various areas of the
company;
• Attendance and access - rooms, buildings, parks, lockers;
• Micro-payments - cafeteria, bar, integration with vending
machines;
• Integration with print control system and copies – PaperCut;
• Rationalization of consumption - lighting, showers, ...

13. • Drivers or personal access;
• At various locations in your company;
• In multi-localized works through a portable reader;
• Web interface management;
• Management of users, groups, schedules, permits, ...
• Lightning control;
• Alarms in case of absence via SMS or e-mail sending.
Access and attendance

14. Integration with vending machines:
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Stock control and cash in the machine;
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Accessing the machine using RFID card, smart-phone or other;
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Balance cash at maturity or prepaid - charging kiosks in the company or network MB / MEO Wallet / Other;
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Possibility of integration with other existing card systems;
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Reports extraction.
Smart Vending

15. World's leading solution for monitoring, allocation of quotas, print information analysis and internet use.
● Cost control by department / employee;
● Paper and toner cost reduction and responsible use of resources, printers, photocopiers, ...
● Web interface - sending jobs to print, historical print preview, balance inquiry, ...
● Personal account balance synchronization via the Micro I / O systems.
Micro I / O is the ASC PaperCut partner (Authorized Solution Center) in Portugal and the PALOP.

16. Lockers management solution that integrates a central
management console.
● Means of identification - RFID, biometrics, smart-phone, ...
● Integration with charging system (USB and / or outlet);
● Loyal version - dynamic use, subject to availability, specific
assignment;
● Stand-alone version - payment for use of time;
● Stand-alone or integrated with Micro I / O solutions.
Smart Locker

17. • The system controls the use of water in showers;
• Allows a saving of thousands of gallons of water;
• Identifies the user;
• Allows a pre-defined number of minutes of hot water;
• Allows configuration of longer showers, supporting thus the extra value;
• For enterprises and Universities.
Shower control (2012)

18. Laundries management (2011)
Control and payment solution for the use of washing machines and driers.
Reduction of human resources allocated to these facilities
Allows a greater flexibility for users who can access the space whenever it suits them
Identification card allows:
• Trigger and pay for the use of the machines;
• Access to the institution;
• reservation and payment of meals;
• access to vending machines, among other features.

19. M2M (2010)
Telemetry solutions based M2M (Machine to Machine) systems.
An example is the integration of an identification system (RFID, biometrics or other) with vending machines
• providing an interface to the company’s back office;
• a web interface that will allow the service users to check their balance movements, and to the operators the
total stock control, sales and movements, allowing a better definition of supply routes and marking of specific
emergency response.

20. Lisbon subway(1998)
Development of Lisbon Subway entire communications structure of the information network.
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Communications system of information panels with dedicated electronic for the trunk interface of optic fiber and
different panels in existing stations.
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Software control, of the maintenance and control room, that communicates and manages the messages and
panels at each station.
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Micro I/O performed the conversion and upgrade of this project dedicated to the needs of the customer that
was initially in fiber optic and later converted to Ethernet.

21. Smart Bike (2013)
Goals of the Smart Bike project consists of
• Development of the 5th generation of shared use bicycle systems;
• Accommodating the use of electric bicycles;
• The consequent enlargement of the range of users;

22. Wman-ng (2013)
(Next Generation of Wireless Metropolitan Area Network)
Infrastructure solutions at metropolitan level:
●Reduced energy consumption;
●Low output;
●Widespread use (for the provision of urban services that require high network coverage);
Objective: To find solutions for energy efficiency (autonomy) in terms of endpoints by the network capillary
level.

23. Agire (2013)
It aims to revolutionize the management, teaching and school learning and the relationship parents, teachers
and students. Application in all countries where Portuguese is spoken.
New school management platform (ERP) integrated in teaching and learning platform (LMS) in a perspective of
building a new paradigm of integrated school management.
Aims to improve:
●Literacy level.
●Skills and digital inclusion.
●Public administration efficiency.

24. • Find an empty parking space
And the user pays a fair value (only the exact time used)
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Alarm on the misuse of parking spaces;
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Support parking: display of free places;
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Payment facility (smart-phone, kiosk, internet).
Smart Park (2012)

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Uses based services "Distributed Hash Tables" DHT;
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Objective: To make the process of routing and demand less dependent stations broadcast messages, and
consequently more scalable;
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Support payments control in paid parking;
DHT-Mesh (2011)

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Sharing solutions and bicycles management with GPS and electronic locking system
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Device apply:
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shared bicycle systems (as BUGA in Aveiro, the BUTE in Guimarães, and others)
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private bikes
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Suggested places and routes of interest
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Verification traffic habits
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Sharing routes with friends on social networks
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Since 2014 - exclusive partner in terms of technology bewegen Tchnologies
Bike Emotion (2011)

27. Projeto Actor (2011)
The ACTOR project - Betting on Certification of Companies TICE Organized Network
Main objective the development of actions to support training and certification of TICE industry and its
professionals and promoting competitiveness.
The level of its implementation in Micro I / O, the project focused on achieving ITMark accreditation and
certification under the NP 4457.

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It is aimed at senior citizens with special needs;
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Next generation networks; Distributed computing; Multi-modal interfaces; Monitoring and permanent aid
user;
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Use of Innovative Technologies Vivo Laboratory for Next Generation Networks;
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Collaborative project of R&D between academia and industry Portuguese;
Living Usability Lab (2010)

29. B-Live (2008)
Home automation solution for the adjustment of conventional homes;
For people with serious functional limitations (eg. Quadriplegics);
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Control with autonomy (although limited) housing features:
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Access;
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Lighting;
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Operating devices;
1st market health product in the segment of technical aids and the award of the Prize Eng. Jaime Filipe,

30. CIRaF project - "Technologies for Communication and Radio Frequency Identification".
It was intended to strengthen and endogenize in Micro I / O a set of knowledge in the field of radio
frequency identification (RFID), wireless communications and biometric identification systems.
Potentiating:
●The company's product diversity;
●Evolution of existing products, giving them the ability to communicate using wireless technologies;
CIRaF (2008)

31. Data Gathering and Actuating

32. Data Gathering and Actuating
• Monitor and measuring the outside world;
• How to sense the environment?
• High autonomy;
• Low profile, discreet and perfectly integrated;
• Robust (users and ambience proof);
• High range communications;
• …
• Great challenges!

33. Data Gathering and Actuating
• Monitor and measuring the outside world;
• How to sense the environment?
• How to detect a parking spot free?
Ultra-sounds? Infra-red? Optical? Magnetic?

34. Data Gathering and Actuating
• High autonomy
Strategies to increase the autonomy of sensors...

35. Data Gathering and Actuating
• Low profile, discreet and perfectly integrated
• Robust (users and ambience proof)
• Get a good integration of sensors with the architecture and the surrounding environment!

36. Data Gathering and Actuating
• High range communications
Range vs Power Consumption vs Capilatity

37. Data Transport
• How many layers we need?
• Is GSM/GPRS the answer?
• Power requirements for the base stations/gateways
• Opportunistic communications or always on?
• Robust (users proof)
• High range communications
• …
• Again, Great challenges!
Data Transport

38. Data Transport
• How many layers do we need?
• Is GSM/GPRS the answer?
• Power requirements for the base stations/gateways
• Opportunistic communications or always on?
• Robust (users proof)
• High range communications

39. Data Transport
• How many layers do we need?
• Is GSM/GPRS the answer?
How to stratify communications layers?
It's cellular cost worth?
Which are the power consumption implications?
Can we have a large antenna?

40. Data Transport
• Power requirements for the base stations/gateways
Grid powered?
Solar Panel?
Other?

41. Data Transport
• Opportunistic communications or always on?
Are opportunistic communication a save way to go?
Are they reliable enough?

42. Data Gathering
And Actuating Transport Analysis

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44. SMART PARKING
A PARKING TICKET THAT NEVER EXPIRES

45. 1.Use Case
2.System Components
3.Gateway Communications
4.Magnetic sensor
5.BackOffice
www.citibrain.com

46. USE CASE
www.citibrain.com

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SYSTEM COMPONENTS
• Gateway Communications;
• Magnetic sensor;
• Central system.

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GATEWAY
SPECS
• Communications bridge between the server and sensors;
• Provides scalability to the system.

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GATEWAY (CONTINUED)
SPECS
Supports GPRS communications or cable to the server;
Able to convert the communications from the server for wireless
communications for the sensors in the park and vice versa;
It offers a range of wireless communications;

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GATEWAY (CONTINUED)
SPECS
OPERATING TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS Event-driven
RANGE 200 m
GENERAL TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS 100 X 150 X 80 mm
POWER 24V
COMMUNICATIONS RS485, GPRS (3G or 4G ) or 868MHz
INSTALLATION Carried out by technical personnel trained
MAINTENANCE Firmware upgrades;
Online check-up.

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• Occupation monitoring of parking spaces;
• Real-time notification of change of situation.
MAGNETIC SENSOR
SPECS

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MAGNETIC SENSOR (CONTINUED)
SPECS
• Detection of vehicles through specific changes in surrounding magnetic properties;
• Trigger wireless notifications for events in real time;
• Delimitation with epoxy hardened for safe implementation on the ground,
environmental isolation and ability to withstand high pressures;
• Battery Powered, with several years of autonomy.

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MAGNETIC SENSOR (CONTINUED)
SPECS
OPERATING
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS 100 X 20 mm
POWER Batteries (encapsulated)
AUTONOMY ≥ 5 years
SENSOR 3-axis magnetic sensor
COMMUNICATIONS 868MHz (own and secure protocol)
IMPLEMENTATION Carried out by technical personnel trained
MAINTENANCE Firmware upgrades;
Online check-up.

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MAGNETIC SENSOR (CONTINUED)
SPECS
OPERATING
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
MAGNETIC SENSOR Frequency 4 sec (configurable parameterel)
COMUNICAÇÕES Frequency Notifications: instant (configurable parameter)
Keepalive: 4 min (configurable parameter)
Range 100 m

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BACK OFFICE
FEATURES
• Detection of free places;
• Support for multimodal methods of payment;
• Management of parking lots;
• Payment plans;
• Infringements management;
• Remote configuration;
• Statistics, reports and alerts.

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PARKING MAP

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BACK OFFICE (continuation)
ASSETS MANAGEMENT

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ASSETS EDITION

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BACK OFFICE (continuation)
PARKING AREA CREATION

60. CITIBRAIN
UBIWHERE, LDA.
MICRO I/O, LDA.

61. SMART WASTE MANAGEMENT
VALUES THE URBAN WASTE

62. 1.Use Case
2.System Components
3.Sensor
4.Gateway
5.BackOffice
www.citibrain.com

63. USE CASE
www.citibrain.com

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SYSTEM COMPONENTS
• Sensor;
• Gateway;
• BackOffice

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SENSOR
DIMENSIONS 100 X 200 X 50 mm
POWER Batteries (optionally rechargeable)
AUTONOMY ≥ 4 years
SENSORS Ultrasonic Sensors
IR Sensors
Temperature Sensors
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Transceiver 868 MHz
ASSEMBLY Carried out by technical personnel trained
MAINTENANCE Battery recharge
Firmware update
SENSING ULTRASOUND / IR Frequency: 2 hours (configurable parameter)
SENSING ULTRASOUND / IR Frequency: 2 minutes (configurable parameter)
COMMUNICATION Frequency: 24 hours (configurable parameter
Range : 100 m

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SENSOR

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GATEWAY
• Solar power option / mains;
• Communications receiving the sensors and sent to the central
system;
• RF 868MHz communications and GPRS / other;
• Remote diagnostics;

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BACK OFFICE
FEATURES
• Monitoring of containers occupying volume;
• Management and maintenance of containers;
• Integration with existing fleet management systems;
• Vandalism prevention;
• Definition of routes and schedules;

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FEATURES
• Alerts;
• Resource management;
• Detailed reports;
• Definition of access profiles.

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WASTE MAP

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ASSETS MANAGEMENT

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CONTAINERS MANAGEMENT

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CONTAINERS EDITION

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ROUTES MANAGEMENT

75. Micro I/O – Serviços de Electrónica, Lda.
Miradör Business Center
Rua do Brasil Nº18 Lote1 Esc. 8-11
3800-009 Aveiro – Portugal
Tel.: +351 234 305 430
Fax: +351 234 305 437
URL: www.microio.pt
Email: microio@microio.pt
Rui Rebelo
rrebelo@microio.pt