Paul Sanders, Technical Director at Caption Data was delighted to contribute with a presentation to the IOT Oxford 3 group on 10/07/2014. The presentation was titled the 'M2M Nervous System' and outlined the key m2m system elements, in terms of hardware, firmware, data transportation and cloud capabilities.

1. The m2m nervous system-the
complete overview
This is a slightly edited version of the presentation
used @IOT Oxford and Midlands

2. IOT Lighthouse!

3. IOT Parliament building!

4. Field based elements
Transducer/
comms
• EXACTLY what specifications do I need to
measure to
• What is the environment
• How important is the cost of replacement
• Is the sensor supplied by a single source?
• Will I need to calibrate the sensor…
• Communications link?
• Are we sure and have we made sure this is the
correct measurement

5. Field based elements
Sampling/storage/
intelligence
• Do I need to store locally – log jam???
• Do I really need to be performing lots of on
board calculations?
• How much on board intelligence do I need,
maybe I should be relying on the server to do
the number crunching?
• How accurately do I need to take the
measurements?
• How quickly do I need to store data – really!

6. Field based elements
GSM Transmission
• Power requirements
• What is the usage profile? Maybe equipment
is dormant for months per year
• Management and support
• Operator(s)
• Who is going to manage the SIM’s £££££’s
• Which Country or Countries is the SIM going to
be used in

7. Field based elements
Installation • Skill level
• Environment
• Time available
• Management
• How do they know it is set
up correctly
• Turkey’s voting for
Christmas?
OR

8. Field based elements
Cloud
• Skill level/personas
• Environment
• Time available
• Management
• How do they know their assets are working
correctly?

9. Transducer/
comms
Sampling/storage/
intelligence
GSM Transmission
Cloud
Installation
System element summary

10. Please contact Paul Sanders for more
information.
+44 7974 694885
paul@captiondata.com