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Edge AI Connectivity Made Simple with Blues Wireless

TJ VanToll

Principal Developer Advocate, Blues Wireless

Paige Niedringhaus

Staff Software Engineer, Blues Wireless

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Agenda

  • Introducing the Blues Wireless Ecosystem

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  • Lab 1: Working with the Notecard

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  • Why ML and the IoT?

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  • Lab 2: Inferencing on MCUs

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https://blues.io/contests/smarter-world-edge-impulse/

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Agenda

  • Introducing the Blues Wireless Ecosystem

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  • Lab 1: Working with the Notecard

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  • Why ML and the IoT?

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  • Lab 2: Inferencing on MCUs

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Ray Ozzie – CEO of Blues Wireless

Complexity kills. It sucks the life out of developers, it makes products difficult to plan, build, and test.

“

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”Making wireless IoT easier for developers

and more affordable for all”

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Notecard

  • Low-power system-on-module
  • Global cellular/GPS or Wi-Fi
  • 500MB cell data + 10 years service
  • JSON-based API
  • Python, Go, Arduino, C/C++

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What don’t you need with the Notecard?

  • SIM or Separate Mobile Plan
  • AT Commands or Cellular Connection Management
  • Custom Security Implementation
  • Power Management

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Notecarrier

  • Dev boards for easy prototyping
  • Notecarrier for every scenario:
    • F – Feather-compatible socket
    • A – Any MCU, onboard antennas
    • B – Small form factor
    • Pi – Raspberry Pi SBC

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Notehub

  • Route data to any cloud app
  • Manage fleets of devices
  • OTA MCU/Notecard firmware updates
  • Secure communications

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JSON

Python

C/C++

Arduino

Your MCU/SBC

Your Sensors

Your Language

{JSON}

req = {"req": "note.add"}

req["file"] = "sensors.qo"

req["body"] = {"temp": 72.22 }

req["sync"] = True

rsp = card.Transaction(req)

Cellular/Wi-Fi

Notecard

🔒📡️🔒

Blues Wireless

Notehub.io

{JSON}

Any Cloud

{

"file": "data.qo",

"temp": 27.3,

"when": 1644268443,

"lat": 42.11,

"lon": -88.32

"device": "dev:89347"

}

Outbound Communication (from MCU to Cloud)

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Your MCU/SBC

Your Sensors

Your Language

{JSON}

Cellular/Wi-Fi

Notecard

🔒📡️🔒

Blues Wireless

Notehub.io

{JSON}

Any Cloud

Inbound Communication (from Cloud to MCU)

JSON

Python

C/C++

Arduino

req = {"req": "note.get"}

req["file"] = "data.qi"

req["delete"] = True

rsp = card.Transaction(req)

{

"file": "data.qi",

"sample_freq": 5,

"notify": true

}

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When Does the Notecard Make Sense?

  • Low-bandwidth cellular
  • Edge computing scenarios
  • Secure communications
  • Turnkey cloud integrations
  • Wi-Fi replacement
  • Sub-millisecond latency
  • Video streaming

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Agenda

  • Introducing the Blues Wireless Ecosystem

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  • Lab 1: Working with the Notecard

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  • Why ML and the IoT?

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  • Lab 2: Inferencing on MCUs

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Agenda

  • Introducing the Blues Wireless Ecosystem

​

  • Lab 1: Working with the Notecard

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  • Why ML and the IoT?

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  • Lab 2: Inferencing on MCUs

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Why Do ML Inferencing in the IoT?

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2

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VOLUME

SPEED

PRIVACY

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Develop Edge ML Applications with Edge Impulse

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Rapidly build custom datasets

Collect

Test

Edge device

Deploy

Design

Develop models & algorithms

Accurately test model performance

Easily deploy on any edge target

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Agenda

  • Introducing the Blues Wireless Ecosystem

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  • Lab 1: Working with the Notecard

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  • Why ML and the IoT?

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  • Lab 2: Inferencing on MCUs

​

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One last thing…

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https://blues.io/contests/smarter-world-edge-impulse/

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Thanks!

  • dev.blues.io for Blues Wireless resources
  • 15% off Starter Kits with code IMAGINE15
    • https://bit.ly/blues-imagine
  • discuss.blues.io to join the community

TJ VanToll

@TJVanToll

Paige Niedringhaus

@pniedri

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