On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:32 PM, philippe.back@highoctane.be <philippe.back@gmail.com> wrote:
FWIW I'll be looking at an industrial bigdata project starting next week. This is solid stuff and I'll be a recommender for some things.
And btw, there is always the old warhorse "Modbus" that *everything* understands because its such a simple protocol. One problem with industrial environments is often dealing with a lot of equipment 20+ years old equipment. I'm keen one day to write a Modbus client for Pharo. If you want to get a feel for OPC technology, one leading vendor Matrikon provide some tutorials and free simulation software[1] you can practice on. There are some open source Python clients you can connect to that server that helps to clarify the essentials and feasibility for a Pharo connection.
Maybe should we focus on the data feeding side of things. How fast can we be?
I don't understand the context of the question. Happy to advise off-list on any domain specific queries to help Pharo get a leg up. cheers -ben https://au.linkedin.com/in/bencoman [1] https://www.matrikonopc.com/downloads/178/index.aspx
Phil
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-...
* 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-techno...
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 écrit :
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-...
-- Serge Stinckwich UCBN & UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC) Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/