On Feb 23, 2016 11:07 AM, "Ben Coman" <btc@openinworld.com> wrote:

There is real business opportunity for "Industrial" Internet of
Things.�� Morphic (and next Block) makes Pharo would make a fantastic
platform for the HMI (Human Machine Intereface) of a factory or
machine. And its good reoccurring work, as engineers are *paid* to
consult on troubleshooting, optimising and modifying the factory
automation code as factories evolve over time.

Two significant enabling technologies are...

OPC (Open Platform Computing) - This is *the* integration protocol for
factories. Its the most widely adopted interoperability standard for
secure, reliable and platform-independent information exchange for
industrial automation.

�� * Over 500 OPC Foundation members and thousands of OPC-compliant products
�� �� ��https://opcfoundation.org/members

�� * Understanding OPC: Open Connectivity via Open Standards
�� �� http://www.automation.com/pdf_articles/Understanding_OPC_Kepware_eBook.pdf

EtherCAT - Ethernet for Control Automation Technology adds real-time
and other capabilities to classic Ethernet

��* Endorsed by more than 3,000 companies
�� �� ��https://www.ethercat.org/en/members.php

��* What are the advantages of EtherCAT over other fieldbus technologies?
�� �� https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3j6segCpEc

��* High speed servo control of motors over EtherCAT - simply not
possible with any other industrial comms protocol
�� �� https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXb_m8p3Yt4

��* MCUs and EtherCAT Gear Up for the Industrial Internet of Things.
�� �� http://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2015/aug/mcus-and-ethercat-gear-up-for-the-industrial-internet-of-things

��* The *biggest* advantages is the use of standard ethernet, doing
away with proprietary hardware and consequent vendor lock in.
�� �� ��https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klxwX_44DcM (stop watching a 5:00)


And now these two technology groups are now working together...
https://opcfoundation.org/news/press-releases/opc-foundation-ethercat-technology-group-sign-mou/


cheers -ben



On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:30 PM, stepharo <stepharo@free.fr> wrote:
> I'm interested too because we Rmod wants to check Pharo as a IoT platform in
> the future
>
> Le 22/2/16 15:07, philippe.back@highoctane.be a ��crit :
>
> LoRa stuff with sensors etc. Integrated REST apis for that in Pharo.
>
> I'll do a writeup on my blog.
>
> Lots of opportunities for Pharo in that space.
>
> Phil
>
> On Feb 22, 2016 2:49 PM, "Serge Stinckwich" <serge.stinckwich@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Great ! What did you exactly, I'm interested by details ;-)
>>
>> 2016-02-22 14:42 GMT+01:00 phil@highoctane.be <phil@highoctane.be>:
>> >
>> > http://geeko.lesoir.be/2016/02/22/hackapost-un-hackathon-sur-les-applis-iot-pour-le-service-postal-belge/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Serge Stinckwich
>> UCBN & UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC)
>> Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk
>> http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/
>>
>