Connectivity Solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
In this lecture we shall introduce the IIoT and how it is used. An understanding of the basic components in play will be given with an eye toward understanding how they may need to communicate and what those requirements might be.
Interconnection between industrial components has long been accomplished using various wired technology solutions. Many of these are still in use and valuable toDay. In this lecture we will give an overview of those options, including their capabilities and applicability.
As wireless technology has improved, the ability to use it in an industrial setting has presented itself. In addition, wireless technologies can be easier to install and maintain. We will look at the technologies in use and how they are adapted in industrial situations.
The traditional and main use for the IIoT was to connect devices within a single industrial plant or facility. As many of the facilities contain interconnected devices in large physical areas, it is important to plan the layout and architecture of the communications. These architectures must be flexible and amenable to growth and reconfiguration. In this class we will look at the ways in which that may be done.
Many operations in modern industrial enterprises have multiple facilities, including warehousing and distribution sites. These will have many devices internally and will need to work together. This can be done by direct connection, or by integration with centralized computing resources, often including cloud computing and storage. The centralized systems will perform operations such as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) and analytics. Data transmitted between plants and central facilities can present many challenges. In this lecture we will discuss how these are met and how to implement them.
Louis Giokas started out in the aerospace business holding positions in development and management. At General Electric Aerospace (now part of Lockheed Martin) he held positions of software engineer, systems engineer and staff engineer. While there he worked on spacecraft and military systems. Prior to that he worked for companies such as Sperry UNIVAC and Link Simulation Systems, also working or spacecraft and military systems. Over the past two decades he has worked in the database management software area for Oracle and IBM. Over the past several years he has worked on development projects and has consulted in a number of different areas, including embedded systems. He is a long-standing member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Currently, he is the secretary of the Fox Valley Subsection of the Chicago Section and chairman of the Computer Society of the Chicago Section. He has a degree in Computer Science from Villanova University and is pursuing a MS in Applied Statistics from DePaul University.