AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR

1. AGILE Use Case &
Challenges
CHARALAMPOS DOUKAS
CREATE-NET
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR

2. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
AGILE is a particular Project:
Pilot driven
Community & end-user driven
End users: Developers, IoT Device owners, etc.
Shared document initiated by CN describing mainly Generic
Use case from user perspective
Lots of interesting feedback

3. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Connect to the gateway
Users should be able to access gateway (and its features) in the following
ways:
Local network access:
i) Using their browser and point at something like http://agile-
gw.local
Main UI -> Links to AGILE UIs
ii) Using SSH: typical ssh access - no AGILE specific implementation,
users
(advanced ones) should use it ‘at their own risk’. SSH access should be
enabled/disabled by the main management UI (but enabled by default)
Remote network access:
Users should be able to access features of the gateway (i.e. perform
basic gateway management operations, visualise data, check device
status, etc.) remotely using resin.io

4. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Add a network module (BLE, ZigBee, LoRa, etc..)
Device Management UI
User plugs a network module on the AGILE gateway (USB device or
Xbee-like module on the shield)
AGILE sw detects and recognises the network module automatically -
> configuration -> installation of req. sw -> activation
A notification in the AGILE main UI informs user about the new
module detection/installation process.
New module -> Device Management UI
Gateway Management UI - > Scan for devices

5. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Scan for nearby devices and connect/add them
Device Management UI ->
Connected (or previously configured) devices appear +
current attached network modules (ZigBee, BLE, etc.).
For each existing device -> Status (active/inactive) +
current (or last received value) - in case of sensors
Network scan for new devices -> see & select to
configure/add

6. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Scan for nearby devices and connect/add them
Upon connection with the selected device, the device appears in the list
of connected devices, in case of sensor, current sensing values are
presented in real time, or in case of actuator, user can perform an action
through available buttons
‘Add’ the new device in the Developer’s UI: A new Node-RED node is
created that can be then inserted in a workflow, offering data sensing
input and/or actuations.
User can select to receive recommendations for IoT apps that use the
new (or similar) device.
User can select to receive recommendations for IoT Workflows (Node-
RED) that use the new (or similar devices).

7. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Store and visualise data
User opens the Data Management UI
A list with already added/configured sensing devices
User selects a newly added device.
A new view on the UI lets the user configure how often (e.g., upon arrival,
upon intervals, etc.) data should be retrieved (polled) from the device and
stored into the local database.
A graph is been reproduced in real time from the incoming device data
User selects a device from the list: A new view on the UI displays one (or
more) visualization of the data retrieved from the database. User can select
the time span of the visualised data and modify the graphs dynamically
User can export the data: User can select a time interval for which data will
be exported in common data formats (json, etc.). User can also export the
graphs in common image file formats

8. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Manage & install new IoT apps
User opens the App Marketplace UI
User can view the already installed IoT apps and manage them
(remove them) or configure them (modify access parameters)
User can search for new IoT apps
User can receive recommendations for apps based on current
gateway configuration (modules installed) and connected devices
available.
User can select to install a new app. App requirements and
dependencies are automatically resolved (dependencies are
installed, etc.) and app is installed on the gateway.
User can potentially check which apps are active (running) and
change their status (stop/start them).

9. Generic Use Cases
AGILE 2nd F2F MEETING, 14-15 April 2016, Athens, GR
Create IoT Workflows
User opens the Developer’s UI -> Existing workflows are displayed
Typical nodes for basic functionality & Special device nodes
Get recommended workflows (gateway hardware configuration & connected
devices)
Create custom workflows
Deploy workflow -> execute locally @ Developer’s UI
Access the internal datastore
User can create a custom workflow and have it running as a background
service (i.e. Developer’s UI doesn’t need to be active).
User can export a custom workflow and package it and export it.