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AWS AS A FLEXIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING IN THE IOT REALM
FROM IDEA TO IOT PROTOTYPE IN A NUTSHELL
WATTx is a new kind of company builder. Based in Berlin, we focus on deep technologies in the world of the industrial and consumer IoT.
OUR MISSION
IDEATION
DISCOVERY
PROTOTYPING
REALITY
We follow a rigorous process to ensure only the most promising and impactful ideas are placed on our launch pad, from which they take off to become independent successful companies.
OUR PROCESS
snuk.io statice.io ophi.io
PROTOTYPES
In order to move forward with our projects and to test our progress, our prototypes have the following requirements.
Fully functional core
Everything is extensively monitored
Easily adaptable and extendable
Low effort MVP development
Quickly built, using as few resources as possible
(Somehow) stable (in the end)
‘GOOD’ CODE VS ‘BAD’ CODE
‘GOOD’ CODE VS ‘BAD’ CODE
DEVELOPER REQUIREMENTS
Prototype Production
Ø Strong social skillsØ Pragmatic problem solvingØ Flexibility concerning tasksØ Experience in many tools and
languagesØ Curiosity and willingness to
learn and test new thingsØ Entrepreneurial mindsetØ API-loving
Ø Focus on maintainabilityØ Focus on thorough designØ Test and documentation writingØ Expert knowledge and
experienceØ Perfectionist mindset
(sometimes)
V S.
INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
Prototype Production
Ø Usability is king Ø A lot of available out-of-the-box
functionality Ø Flexible scalabilityØ Included monitoring and
alarmingØ Pay-per-useØ Global and regional availability
Ø Cost efficientØ Close to 100% availabilityØ Well designed & documentedØ Security reviewedØ Administrators (or Ops.)
V S.
EXAMPLE CASE
4000m2 office space
36 rooms
215 sensors
3 months of data
INFRASTRUCTURE
AWS IoT
Dynamo DB
Pusher cache (EC2)
Dashboard (EC2)
Sensor Data
Mesh
Current values
INFRASTRUCTURE
AWS IoT
Dynamo DB Kinesis Firehose
S3
Pusher cache (EC2)
Dashboard (EC2)
ELKSensor Data
Mesh
Current values
Time series & historic values
INFRASTRUCTURE
AWS IoT
Dynamo DB Kinesis Firehose
S3
Kinesis Firehose
S3
Dynamo DB
Pusher cache (EC2)
Dashboard (EC2)
Elastic MapReduce
Predicto(EC2)
ELKSensor Data
Mesh
Current values
Analysis & prediction
Time series & historic values
RESULTS
LightingEnergy savings potential of up to 25%
Ventilation SystemEnergy savings potential of up to 30%
HeatingEnergy savings potential of up to 18%
SNUK TODAY
• Snuk provides buildings with Snuk nodes and one Snuk Apex
• The nodes provide BLE and wifi coverage in all rooms
• The nodes are wirelessly connected to each other and to the gateway
• The entire setup has internet access through a router
• Several applications can run on the platform simultaneously
