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The Internet of Things:

Opportunities & Challenges

What is the IoT ?


Things, people and cloud services
getting connected via the Internet to
enable new use cases and business
models

Cloud Services

How is IoT different than M2M?


M2M focused on connecting
machines mainly proprietary
closed systems
IoT is about harmonizing the way
humans and machines connect
using common public services

Things

People
2

What is driving the IoT ?

Users
Streamline experiences
Increase convenience
Better lifestyle
Reduce expenses

Businesses
Sell more products
Sell new services
Reduce expenses
With lower barriers

Why now ?
More products are adding intelligence with MCUs to support more
sophisticated control
Adding connectivity is getting easier & cheaper
Low-power semiconductors allow for more battery-powered
applications
Wi-Fi and internet access broadly available
Tablets, PCs and Smartphones broadly available can be
leveraged as a gateway
Connectivity brings control, sensing & ability to update system
software over the internet

We are at the IoT inflection point

TIs IoT strategy


Large and diverse set of applications/customers
Breadth of products and standard product approach
Programmable platforms allowing customer differentiation
Ease of use to enable broad adoption and engagement scale
Large salesforce and distribution channels

Strong university and online presence

IoT is an enabling technology not a market


Wearables

Entertainment
Fitness
Smart watch
Location and tracking

Smart Manufacturing

Flow optimization
Real time inventory
Asset tracking
Employee safety
Predictive maintenance
Firmware
updates

Building & Home Automation

Access control
Light & temp control
Energy optimization
Predictive maintenance
Connected appliances

Smart Cities

Residential E-meters
Smart street lights
Pipeline leak detection
Traffic control
Surveillance cameras
Centralized and integrated
system control

Health Care

Automotive

Remote monitoring
Ambulance telemetry
Drugs tracking
Hospital asset
tracking
Access control
Predictive
maintenance

Infotainment
Wire replacement
Telemetry
Predictive maintenance
C2C and C2I

Only TI has all the IoT building blocks


Gateway,
Bridge or
Router

Nodes

MCUs

Cloud

MCU

Processors

Wired &
Wireless
Connectivity

Sensing

Processors

Wired &
Wireless
Connectivity

Analog
Signal
Chain

Analog
Signal
Chain

Power
Management

Analog
Signal
Chain

Power
Management

Power
Management

Multicore
Processors

IoT example end equipments

Flow meter
MSP430
MCU

Gateway,
Bridge or
Router

Cloud

Hybrid gateway

Purpose-built server

Sitara
Processor

Keystone
Multicore
Keystone
Processor

Multicore
Sensing
Sub-1GHz

Sub-1GHz

Wi-Fi

Analog
Signal
Chain

Power
Management
Analog
Signal
Chain

Power
Management

Power
Management

But there are challenges


Sensing a complex
environment

Multiple
connectivity options

Power is critical

Security is a must

The IoT is complex

Connecting
to the cloud

Sensing technology is a must


WHAT IS NEEDED

CHALLENGE

Innovative ways to sense and


deliver information

Sensing a complex environment


TI DELIVERS

Sensing technologies that address a wide variety of applications


Biosensing

Humidity

Position / motion

Chemical

Light

Pressure

Current / power

Material composition

Proximity

Gas

Occupancy

Temperature

www.ti.com/sensing

No one connectivity standard will win in the IoT


WHAT IS NEEDED

CHALLENGE

Broad variety of wired or


wireless standards

Connectivity:
One size doesnt fit all
TI DELIVERS

Fast 10Mbps++
Direct Internet connection
Home & enterprise apps

Low power mesh network


Smart metering & lighting
Moving into home automation

Lowest power BLE


Connect to tablet/phone
Moving to industrial, automotive

Low power & long range


Native IP-based network
Home gateways and security

Data over power lines (OFDM)


Developed for smart grid
Lighting, solar, appliances

Fast, low latency Ethernet


Real-time industrial control
Information technology

IEEE P1901.2
2.4GHz

IEEE 802.15.4

System-level approach to power is required


WHAT IS NEEDED

CHALLENGE

The lowest power solutions


for any application

Power is critical

TI DELIVERS

Days to years of battery operation or harvested-powered devices


Power management &
precision analog ICs

Low-power
microcontrollers
MSP430
MCU

Tiva-C
MCU

Low-power wireless
connectivity
Bluetooth

Wi-Fi

ZigBee

Sub-1 GHz

Wi-Fi-based sensors running on 2xAA batteries over 1 year


ZigBee/6LoWPAN-based light switch running on coin cell battery for 10 years

Harvesting power and stretching battery life


Light

Vibration

Thermal

RF

Security is vital at all layers


WHAT IS NEEDED

CHALLENGE

Built-in hardware security


technology

Security is a must

TI DELIVERS

Security solutions to prevent, detect and respond to unintended or


malicious behavior

Hardware
Symmetric
cryptography

Software
Authentication
& anti-cloning

Connectivity
IP
protection

Tamper
protection

Protecting manufacturers and consumers devices, solutions and services

The IoT must be easy


WHAT IS NEEDED

CHALLENGE

Complexity

IoT solutions for everyone,


not just experts

TI DELIVERS

Solutions that are making the IoT easy for system designers
TI and our Ecosystem

Our customers get


ease of set up and use

Encapsulated wireless connectivity:


Modules and reference designs eliminating
need for RF expertise

On-chip Internet connectivity SW stack and


comprehensive development environment
Example designs and all the building blocks

Make
anything
wireless in
minutes

Making it Easier to Connect to the Cloud


CHALLENGE

Connecting end-to-end and


enabling applications

WHAT IS NEEDED

Ecosystem of cloud partners to


enable easy integration

TI DELIVERS

New open ecosystem of IoT cloud service providers

Faster time to market of new devices and services based on TIs IoT silicon solutions.
Meets individual needs of manufacturers.

Typical IoT cloud services


Database

Things

Cloud

Analytics

Web dashboard

Notifications

Store data

Collaboration
between
Present
data on a web
site

clouddata
partners
enables
Analyze
and create
reports

Create email & text notifications

Scripting

Applications APIs

OTA Manager

Device
Configuration

Protocols

Device &
User Registration

Sensors
& Actuators

Cloud
Agent / API

TI and

customers to develop IoT


applications quickly
Create cloud applications

Interface with other business


applications

Manage device firmware updated

Configure devices properties

Device communication

Manage user and device access

Cloud service communicate with devices


to collect sensor data and control them

Making the IoT of 2020 happen


Challenges

What is needed

Sensing is vital

Innovative sensing technology

Connectivity:
One size doesnt fit all

Broad variety of wired or


wireless standards

Power is critical

The lowest power solutions for any


application

Security is a must

Built-in hardware security


technology

Complexity

IoT solutions for everyone,


not just experts

Connecting to the cloud

Ecosystem of cloud partners to


enable seamless integration

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