Introduction to Industrial Internet of Things – IMR

In this course, Mike Hibbett - a veteran of IIoT hardware design provides a broad, un-biased introductory overview of Industrial Internet of Things.

Method: Online learning

Duration: 1 Day

Cost: €567

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Is this course for you?

It is intended for anyone interested in understanding and potentially employing IIoT technologies, it covers the hype, acronyms, pitfalls and challenges involved in deploying an IIoT project.

Course Content

Learning Objectives

Target Audience

Delivery: Live facilitator led Microsoft Teams based workshops.
Learning platform: Zoom or MS Teams.
Learning methodology: Real world activities by topic.
Learning transfer: SME presentation, interactive Q&A, Scenario
based quiz and reinforcement reflection.

Learn what IIoT is and how it delivers value. Discover the main vendors in this space. Learn about ‘sensing’ and types of suitable/problematic environments. How sensors communicate and the role of security.

Introduction

Who Are IMR?
Format for the day
Who is this for?
What we hope you will gain from this

Module 01 What is IIoT?

What is IIoT? A definition
Sensors
Monitoring what?
So what is IIoT?

Module 02 How can IIoT deliver value?

What are the use-cases, which of them make sense, and why? How can IIoT deliver value?
How should an organisation approach adopting IIoT?
Consider an organisation’s readiness for new technology, appetite for investment, staff training, scalability
Real-world successes, and failures, discuss why

Module 03 Who are the main vendors in this space?

Sensor Suppliers
Gateway Suppliers
Backend Suppliers

Module 04 What can we sense?

What types of environmental conditions are suitable for sensing? Why?
What environmental conditions are problematic? In what way?
What sensors can be used?

Module 05 Communication

Discuss how sensors connect to some kind of gateway. How do these sensors connect?
Detail gateway technology, options available, pitfalls with “POC” hardware, scalability
Discuss Radios, wires, Gateways
Power considerations – including battery types. White Paper

Module 06 Security

Typical threats – external actors, weak implementations, poor user access management
How to understand your threat model & security architecture
Proving your solution is secure
Discuss lack of security standards for system solutions

Summary

Closing Summary
Key takeaways
Build or buy?
What skill sets are required?
What does the future look like?