From sensor to decision: the architecture of an end-to-end industrial IoT solution

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Most industrial IoT players cover only one link of the chain. Here is why mastering the whole of it — from CAN frame decoding to artificial intelligence — is a game-changer for machine manufacturers.

A fragmented market

To connect and leverage a machine’s data you need a connectivity gateway, a network to carry the data, storage able to absorb large volumes, a platform to visualise, and tools to act. Yet almost the entire market offers only one of these links: a telematics box, an M2M network, or a visualisation platform. Assembling — and above all reconciling — these heterogeneous bricks is left to the customer.

The seven links of an integrated chain

A chain mastered end to end strings together seven steps: (1) reading sensors and the CAN bus at the source; (2) a connectivity gateway that decodes and carries the frames; (3) robust real-time collection, built for intermittent connectivity; (4) time-series Big Data storage; (5) a web platform with dashboards and CMMS; (6) a field mobile app; (7) a layer of artificial intelligence and predictive maintenance. Each link is designed for the next — there is no seam to stitch back together.

bi-directional connectivity (remote control) The cloud does more than receive data: it can send commands, settings and configuration updates back down to the equipment, remotely.
Equipment
Transport(INTERNET or GSM)
Private cloud
Acquisition
Usage
Learning
1
Sensors & CAN bus
Machine data is read at the source, whatever the brand.
2
CAN Connect® gateway
Our connectivity hardware decodes and carries the frames.
3
Data Transfer
Robust ingestion, built for intermittent connectivity.
4
BigData
Optimised storage, with a digital-sobriety approach.
5
Monitoring platform
Configurable dashboards and monitoring connected to your data.
6
Mobile app
The same power as the web, in your technicians’ pocket.
7
AI & Maintenance
From data to action: AI support and failure anticipation. Sales of consumables and spare parts directly from the IOT Express dashboards.
8
Knowledge base
Each scored ticket enriches the base, sharper with every intervention.
9
Service revenue
Sales of connected maintenance contracts and spare parts, in the context of your equipment, through the operations dashboards.
10
API
Our API enables bidirectional integration of IOT Express data with your business systems: ERP, CRM, test benches.
11
Legacy systems
ERP, CRM, test benches — your business tools connected bidirectionally to IOT Express through our API.
1

Sensors & CAN bus

Machine data is read at the source, whatever the brand.

2

CAN Connect® gateway

Our connectivity hardware decodes and carries the frames.

3

Data Transfer

Robust ingestion, built for intermittent connectivity.

4

BigData

Optimised storage, with a digital-sobriety approach.

5

Monitoring platform

Configurable dashboards and monitoring connected to your data.

6

Mobile app

The same power as the web, in your technicians’ pocket.

7

AI & Maintenance

From data to action: AI support and failure anticipation. Sales of consumables and spare parts directly from the IOT Express dashboards.

8

Knowledge base

Each scored ticket enriches the base, sharper with every intervention.

9

Service revenue

Sales of connected maintenance contracts and spare parts, in the context of your equipment, through the operations dashboards.

10

API

Our API enables bidirectional integration of IOT Express data with your business systems: ERP, CRM, test benches.

11

Legacy systems

ERP, CRM, test benches — your business tools connected bidirectionally to IOT Express through our API.

La chaîne IOT Express, du capteur à la décision — survolez chaque maillon pour le détail.

Why vertical integration creates value

A single vendor from sensor to decision removes integration friction, guarantees data consistency from end to end, and lets advanced functions — connected CMMS, multi-client supervision, AI assistant, predictive maintenance — rely directly on machine data. It is this overall coherence, more than any single feature, that turns raw data into productivity.

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