SAP IoT Simulator: Testing Out the Internet of Things
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Using a demo app and sensors, SAP is
looking to capture companies’ interest in the Internet of Things. The
SAP IoT Simulator uses sensory and machine data that is collected and analyzed
on SAP HANA Cloud Platform.
Machines tell us when they’re not feeling
too good, and give us suggestions how to help them feel better again. This is
the basic idea behind the SAP Internet of Things simulator. It consists of an
iPhone app and a box filled with sensors that measure temperature, moisture,
movement, and light intensity.
Collect and
Analyze Sensory and Machine Data
The environmental data is transmitted
constantly into the SAP cloud, where SAP HANA Cloud Platform receives and
processes it, and creates simulations according to individual needs. “We are
now able to define thresholds for sensory data and use it for predictive
maintenance,” explains Axel Blazejewski, head of Demand Management Service Sales MEE at SAP.
If you leave the sensor-equipped box in the
fridge and the temperature climbs to over 7 degrees Celsius, the app will
inform the appliance owner and, “with the help of existing data, rules, and
machine learning, it will generate recommended actions for the user,” explains
Kai Wussow, digitalization and IoT expert from SAP Service & Support.
The principle is the same, no matter if you
are using your own fridge, or a complex machine in the production hall of a
manufacturing company with a wide range of sensors.
Well-Being
Index for Machines
The app constantly calculates a “well-being
index for the machine,” Wussow explains. His “Sapagotchi,” which requires care
and attention like the Japanese toy Tamagotchi, also generates recommendations
via simulation. Using the machine’s user data, the SAP IoT simulator can advise
on repair work. By analyzing the machine’s capacity, it can also determine if
the equipment requires an upgrade or an upsell. These are particularly
interesting features for companies.
“Our goal is to ignite the curiosity of
those people who up until this point had never considered using IoT in their
company,” affirms Wussow.
The “hybrid mobile application” is
available in the Apple Store and was designed for the Apple operating system
iOS. “Most of the features are platform-independent, though,” says SAP
consultant and Internet of Things expert Vladislav Semkin. Sensory data from
connected devices is processed and analyzed centrally in the SAP cloud using
SAP HANA Cloud Platform.
It is then possible, both in the Web
browser and on an iPhone or other smartphones, to analyze and interpret the
results shown in the SAP Fiori-like SAP U15 interface that is directly embedded
in the iOS app. According to Semkin, “the hybrid mobile architecture enables us
to quickly and cost-efficiently develop innovate apps for our customers.”
Realistic
Prototypes
The main advantage of using IoT prototypes
in companies is that the intelligent processing of machine data can add
business value to IT and other departments. Wussow is convinced that “only when
you bring people, machine data, and the core transactions and processes
together, genuine added value can be seen.”
“The SAP IoT Simulator functions like a
springboard on SAP HANA Cloud Platform,” Semkin says. He believes that the
example scenarios in the app are a useful starting point for new ideas and development
in companies.
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Tags: Internet
of Things, IoT, SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP IoT
Simulator