amos mobile - the digital ship

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Tim Rosenberger Director of Product Development SpecTec Product Development

AMOS Mobile A Handy Solution for your Planned Maintenance System

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Agenda

• Times are changing, Challenges in a mobile maritime environment • SpecTec’s solution

• Business Logic and Dynamic Data Subscriptions • Consolidated Database • Mobile Synchronization • Mobile Application

• Use Cases • Access Control • Inventory Control • Counter Update • Work Requisition

• Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres • Questions & Answers

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Times are changing

With the growing adoption of enterprise mobile devices, IT

departments can no longer assume that strategic business information recorded in Planned Maintenance System databases stays in the classic client - server environment.

Data must be accessible - and protected - on mobile devices in the

field.

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Challenges in a mobile maritime environment

Planned Maintenance System databases contain vast amounts of

data. Mobile devices have limited storage.

Planned Maintenance Systems often demand complex calculations. Mobile devices have limited CPU power and RAM.

There is no full wifi coverage for most maritime installations. Wifi

networks can be unstable and slow. How to synchronize devices efficiently and transaction-safe?

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Challenges in a mobile maritime environment

Time and resources for trainings are limited. The solution needs to be as easy and self-explanatory as possible. Data synchronization needs to work seamless and independent.

Working conditions can be tough and dangerous. The mobile devices need to be prepared for such environments and meet the relevant regulatory.

Data security matters. Access needs to be controlled, protected and mobile data needs to be

encrypted.

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SpecTec’s Solution

AMOS Mobile high performance & data-rich mobile application.

Offline database on the device. Customizable data subscription module.

Specialized data synchronization a key part of the solution.

Efficient and scalable solution enabled for 1 to many mobile devices

connected to the single, centralized Planned Maintenance System database.

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SpecTec’s Solution

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SpecTec’s Solution Business & Synch. Logic

• Prevent incorrect data produced on the mobile unit inserted into

AMOS tables.

• Assure correct execution of (custom) workflows.

• Centralized control of access rights and protection of data (accessibility levels).

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• Verification of data to follow the rules defined on the suite

such as number series, data sharings and more.

• Avoid data collision if data is updated in AMOS suite or mobile unit.

• Option to define data subscription, avoiding large data transfer on to the mobile unit.

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The business logic main task is to ensure data is aligned on both

AMOS database and on the remote database(s).

It will also at best try to use the correct data automatically.

After synchronization from the remote database the calculated end result is sent back to the remote database.

Remote database will not adjust data directly within AMOS database, but transfer change instructions.


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This will allow you to change mobile device units to more powerful

devices WITHOUT having to change the AMOS installation.

When the capacity on the device expands, you expand the data subscription rules.

Lower capacity device are also supported and can be configured with lower data amount, you decide.


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SpecTec’s Solution Business & Synch. Logic Subscription rules can conveniently be created & edited (simple SQL

statements).

A set of standard subscription rules is delivered.

A subscription rule can be global for all units or be customized per each device.

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The synchronization between AMOS suite and the consolidated

database is performed:

Automatically by a new entry in the task server.

But also optional by manual operation.

It is configurable what readings are to be automatically and what to be manual.


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Fully integrated mobile device synchronization task server module:

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SpecTec’s Solution Consolidated Database

• Maintain AMOS suite database support for Oracle, Microsoft SQL

Server and Sybase SQL Anywhere database engines.

• Just needs to be setup centrally once per installation.

• There are 3 database involved:

• On the device – Sybase SQL Anywhere database

• Consolidated database - Sybase SQL Anywhere database

• AMOS (Oracle, Microsoft or Sybase)

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SpecTec’s Solution Consolidated Database

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SpecTec’s Solution Mobile Synchronization

• Fully automated, bi-directional exchange of data between

consolidated database and mobile unit(s).

• Vast portfolio of connection options (wifi, USB, Bluetooth, …).

• A lot of transmission protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP(S), …).

• Highly customizable and efficient (up to data subsets by row & column criteria).

• Capable of PUSH and server initiated synchronization triggers.

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The two most common synchronization options: • WIFI where available, it will start sync as soon as it is in reach and if

WIFI lost it will stop, and continue (not all over again, but from the drop point) once found again.

Scenario: a user goes in and out of the engine room.

• Sync can also be done at the PC station using a cradle. Scenario: a user returns to his workstation after data collection.


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• Administrators can monitor the synchronizations and take actions if required (reduce data load, change subscription rules etc.).

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SpecTec’s Solution Customizable Conflict Resolution

• The standard conflict resolution can be changed or overridden in case it is required (simply SQL queries).

Scenario: AMOS customizations or 3rd party interfaces.

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SpecTec’s Solution Mobile Application

• High performance and data-rich application (designed for >

1.000.000 records per mobile unit).

• Multi-language support (at present: English, Chinese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, German).

• Barcode, Camera and RFID support .

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Present modules are:

Inventory Control Counter read Measure Point read Work Requisition

On development and close to release (Q1/2013):

In / Out of Stock (and Purchase Receive) Report Work


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• The AMOS Mobile software will make use of a laser bar code or

RFID reader if such exists.

• Dependent on the device capabilities. Any 1D barcode or RFID frequency the device supports AMOS Mobile will support.

• Examples for the most commonly supported 1D barcodes: • EAN • UPC • JAN • Code 39 / 128


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• The AMOS Mobile software will make use of a built-in digital camera if such exists.

• When a user creates a work requisition, the user is also enabled to take

photos with the device and attach them to the work order.

• The resolution and quality of the picture taken depends on the device’s capabilities.

• Within AMOS there is a parameter that limits how large the image files can be in order to attach them. This parameter is also respected in the AMOS Mobile software.


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Use Cases

• Centralized Access Control and User Management.

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Use Case I Access Control

• Use same user credentials as for

AMOS suite.

• Use access rights, departments, budgets etc. from main AMOS installation.

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Use Case I Access Control

• Use same user credentials as for

AMOS suite.

• Use access rights, departments, budgets etc. from main AMOS installation.

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Use Cases

• Inventory Control.

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Use Case II Inventory Control

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Use Case II Inventory Control

• Transactions are logged in the AMOS database.

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Use Cases

• Counter Update.

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Use Case III Counter Update

• Counters can easily be updated

by scanning a tag / barcode and simply entering the current value.

• Counter reading logged in AMOS database incl. calculation of average hours etc.

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Use Cases

• Work Requisition.

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Use Case IV Work Requisition

• All the relevant information for

requisition of work can be gathered and posted to AMOS database for further processing (custom workflows etc.).

• Optionally pictures can be attached with device camera.

• Attached images automatically transferred to AMOS database.

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• AMOS Mobile can be run on intrinsically safe devices which are

certified to be used in areas with an explosive atmosphere (for instance ATEX zone 2 and 22).

Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

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Questions & Answers

Thanks for your kind attention

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[email protected] +49 211 303 66 28

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