Agent Versions
Operation Systems and Recommendations
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 x64
- Ubuntu Core
- Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 on Nvidia Jetson
- CentOS 7.7, 8.2 x64
- Other Linux flavours (e.g. Yocto) on x86 or RISC (on a per project basis)
- Android on RISC (on a per project basis)
Assigned Ports for Device Communication
| Name & Description | Outbound Port |
|---|---|
| MQTT, MQTTs Message Client | 1883, 8883 |
| Remote Desktop VNC Client | 5501 8022 (v-1.4.45 and Server v-4.7) |
Hardware Minimum Requirements:
- Intel® Celeron™ 1.10 GHz CPU and at least 2GB of RAM
- 500 MB root partition for the system
- Advantech HW with respective SUSI driver 3.02/4.0 support is required for the HWM (Hardware Monitoring Management) feature to be available
Advantech provides a device client that is used to communicate and exchange information between IoT (Internet of Things) devices and the DeviceOn cloud services, called DeviceOn Agent. DeviceOn Agent provides a rich set of user-friendly features that are intelligent, standardized and scalable.
- Standardization
The communication protocol between client and cloud is based on the industry standard MQTT protocol. The IoT sensor data format is following the IPSO Alliance definition, implemented in JSON.
- Portability
The whole framework is written in C language and follows the ANSI C Standard. C compilers are widely available for most platforms and allow easy porting to different architectures or operating systems.
- Scalability
The DeviceOn Agent has a modular design and provides a plugin concept that allows flexible addition of new data sources or extra functionality.
DeviceOn Agent is support on different platforms running Windows 7 (or newer) or Ubuntu 16.04 x64 (or newer). Please contact us for others architectures (e.g. RISC) or operating systems (e.g. Yocto based Linux/Android).
Agent Architecture
DeviceOn Agent includes two parts, one is the Core Framework and Plugins.
- Core Framework is the main library used to communicate with WISE-PaaS IoTHub or standard MQTT broker and include below components
- Platform Profiler: describes the target platform (e.g., OS version, SN, Device name, MAC address)
- Configuration: describes how to connect to MQTT broker (e.g., Credential URL, IoTKey, TLS/SSL settings)
- Core Manager: integrates and manages the resources and keeps them alive.
- Core Command: responsible for handling commands that interact with internal components (e.g., rename, update, get capability, auto report start/stop)
- Plugin SDK: A plugin framework that makes plugin implement more easily.
- Keep Alive: A component to detect the connection between DeviceOn Agent and DeviceOn Server.
- Data Synchronization: kernel plugin that caches and restores data to ensure zero downtime.
- Rule Engine: kernel plugin that supports the threshold rule check and then sends event or trigger actions
- Plugin Loader: responsible for loading and managing plugins indicated in module_config.xml
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- The plugins include IPC monitoring (Advantech Hardware, HDD/SSD, Networks, Process…etc.), control function (Backup/Recovery, Protection, Remote Desktop, Terminal…), and sensor protocol collection.
| SUSI Control | Monitoring and Control Advantech Hardware Platform |
|---|---|
| HDD Monitoring | Monitoring Hard Drives (HDD, SSD) Usage, Healthy and S.M.A.R.T Information, especially for Advantech SQFlash. |
| Network Monitoring | Monitoring Network Interface Usage, Throughput… |
| Process Monitoring | Monitoring System Process Status, CPU, Memory Usage. |
| Power Management | Remote Control Power On, Off, Reboot, Sleep, Hibernate. |
| Backup/Recovery | Remote Backup/Recovery System via Acronis |
| Protection | Remote System Protection via Trellix |
| Remote Desktop | Remote Desktop via VNC Viewer |
| Remote Terminal | Remote Terminal Command |
| Remote Screenshot | Remote Screenshot on Current Screen |
| OTA (Over-the-Air) | Remote Software, Firmware Update |
| System Program | Monitoring System Program Information |
| Embedded Control | Advanced Control (UWF, USB Lock, Keyboard Filter, …etc.) for Windows 10 Embedded, LTSC, LTSB |
| HDD Prediction | Build-in Hard Drives (HDD, SSD) Failure Prediction Model |
| Modbus | Modbus Device Data Gathering |
| Service Plugin | Bridge Southbound Device Service |
| Local Provision Plugin | Similar to UPnP mechanism, provides device fast onboarding on local network. |