Cloud Tutorial: AWS IoT

CSE 521S Fall

Sep. 17, 2020
Ruixuan (Corey) Dai
XaaS: Basics in Cloud Computing
 Cloud Computing
Ø Cloud computing provides shared pool of configurable
computing resource to end users on demand
Ø Three service models
q IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): virtual machines, storage,
network …

q PaaS (Platform as a Service): execution runtime, middleware,

web server, database, development tool …

q SaaS (Software as a Service): email, virtual desktop, games …

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Cloud Services: On-premise Software
Ø Traditional APP

Data
Ø installed and runs on
personal computer Runtime

Ø You Manage and Deploy Middleware

You Manage
q Hardware
OS
q OS
q Software Virtualization

Server
Ø Example
q This presentation Storage

Network

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Ø IaaS
APP
q "physical server box” Web
q Virtual Machine Service Data

You Manage
• Memory
Runtime
• Storage
• CPU Middleware
• Network
OS
Ø Example

Service Provider Manages

q AWS EC2 Virtualization
q AWS EFS
Server

Ø Use case Storage

q Build up you VM cluster Network

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

You Manage
Ø PaaS APP
q You get a framework
Data
q Host Application
q Tools Runtime

Middleware

Service Provider Manages

Ø Example
OS
q AWS IoT
Virtualization

Ø Use case Server

q Build up you’re smart A/C
Storage
controller
Network

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 PaaS Example: AWS IoT

Tools

Framework
The essence is MESSAGING MIDDLEWARE
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Ø SaaS APP
q You get a whole solution
Data

Service Provider Manages

Runtime

Ø Example Middleware
q Gmail
OS
q Dropbox
q Office365 Virtualization

Server

Storage

Network

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XaaS: A Recap
On-Premise IaaS PaaS SaaS

You Manage
APP APP APP APP

Data Data Data Data

You Manage
Runtime Runtime Runtime Runtime

Service Provider Manages

Middleware Middleware Middleware Middleware

Service Provider Manages

You Manage

OS OS OS OS
Service Provider Manages
Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization

Server Server Server Server

Storage Storage Storage Storage

Network Network Network Network

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Tutorial: Hello! AWS IoT!!
Internet-of-Things
Ø Internet-of-Things
q Devices
• Different Types
§ Sensors, actuators

q Data and Command

• Sensing the world
• Give Response

q Challenge
• United: Connected + Communication
• Smart: Data Analytics + Strategy

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Solution: AWS IoT

United: Connect + Communication Smart: Other Cloud Service

Data Storage
Stated: “Thing Shadow” Machine Learning

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 Tutorial: Hello AWS IoT!
Ø Key concepts:
q Publisher (e.g. Sensor), Subscriber (e.g. Server), Topic
• Topic is used to identify the message.
Ø Not a traditional “peer-to-peer” communication.

Publish to a topic Forward

Amazon SNS
Subscribe to a topic
Temperature sensor
Period: 5s (0.2Hz)
Message middleware
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 Basic Interact: Subscribe/Publish
Ø You can define your own Topic (Twitter Account)
Ø Subscriber can receive the message you published to your
topic
I am going to publish a
tweet.
“Today is beautiful ”

Tw
e” “P ee
ow i b ub t
ll r lis
Fo bsc h”
“su Twitter account
a “Topic”

Received message
Subscriber from Trump:
“Today is beautiful”
Publisher
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Resources
Ø Amazon IoT
q http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/what-is-
aws-iot.html
Ø Raspberry Pi
q https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Ø Resource list for course projects

q http://cps.cse.wustl.edu/index.php/List_of_Projects

Ø Apply for $40 credits for Amazon AWS

q https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/apply/

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Get into AWS Manage Console
Ø Create your own AWS account
Ø Sign In IoT Manage Console
q https://aws.amazon.com/iot/

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Step 1: Create a Virtual "Thing”
Ø Virtual “Thing”: a virtual copy of your thing
q A Thing in AWS IoT has a “shadow”
• a JSON document that is used to store and retrieve current
state information for a device.
§ E.g. Battery level, Connectivity, data
A “Dashboard” to show some info

q Shadow is a special topic in AWS IoT

Ø Certificates and policy AWS IoT

q Authentication, Security
q Permission and roles

Certificates -> your ID Virtual “Thing”

Policy -> your permission book / Shadow

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Create a thing
Ø 1. AWS IoT Menu
• Things è Create
Ø 2. Give a name

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The keys and cert will be used
later

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Create Policy
Ø A policy is attached to a key/cert
q It tells what this key/cert can do

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Here, we grant it all permissions for demo!

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This is the policy you created

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Attach Policy
Ø Attach Policy to the key/cert
q A policy tells what this key/cert can do

Click the cert you

just created

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Now, you have a virtual thing on AWS!

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AWS Things Summary
q Certificate: authenticate the device
q Policy: define the roles/permissions of the
certificate
q Virtual copy of the thing (Shadow): Store/retrieve
some information

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Let’s test it online!
Basic Interact: Publish to the “Shadow”
Ø Get your “Shadow” Shadow is a special topic
q In your Thing Page

Shadow Topic

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Find your “Shadow” Topic
Ø Topic: can be seen as the “address”
Shadow Topic:
$aws/things/cse521/shadow/update

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Ø Using Embedded Test Client to Test Your Shadow Topic
q In AWS IoT Page

Topic Message

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Shadow Message
{ "state": {
"reported":{
"welcome": "CSE521s",
"time":"13:45",
"temperature":"25"}
},
"message": "Hello from CSE521s console"}

A Shadow Message is a JSON object.

Shadow message has strict formats.
Please see
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/device-
shadow-document-syntax.html

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Update Shadow
Ø In your “Thing” Page

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Basic Interact: Subscribe/Publish
Ø You can define your own Topic
Ø Once you have a subscriber that is subscribed to the topic,
the subscriber can receive the message

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 Step 2: Connect a “Physical” Device

AWS IoT SDK AWS IoT

Certificate
AWS SDK Client

Virtual “Thing” Attach

/ Shadow

Temperature sensor
Period: 5s (0.2Hz)
Copy Policy

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Connect your Device
Ø Copy certificates to your physical things
q Downloaded before!

Ø Choose your AWS SDK (support MQTT)

q Node JS
q Python (pip install AWSIoTPythonSDK )
q Java
q …
Ø Set up your client with SDK and the
certificates

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Some Notes
Ø 1. Copy the certificates/keys to your real thing

Ø 2.You will need the endpoint and port (8883)

Host(Endpoint)
Ø 3. Set up your configuration of the code with SDK

Change your code

accordingly!
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SDK and Demo Codes
Ø https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python
Ø https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-
python/blob/master/samples/basicPubSub/basicPubSub.py

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More: Rule Engine, Link with SNS services
Ø Simple Notification Service
AWS IoT

Publish
Virtual “Thing”
EC2 t2.micro / Shadow

AWS
Forward

Subscribe
Topic:
CSE521_Tutorial

Subscribe Amazon SNS

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Create a Rule in Amazon IoT
Ø Add a query to filter your interesting topic (event)

Ø Add an Action:
q Forward this message to SNS
q Specify Dest ARN
q Enable Rule

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Notification on SMS & Email

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 One More Thing: Account Security
Ø DON’T UPLOAD YOUR KEY PUBLICLY!!!

Time to Open Source!

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Source: WeChat Subscriptions: 西乔《神秘的程序员们 39》 Geek Life Chpt 39.
What if… $50,000 AWS Bill!

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Source: https://www.quora.com/My-AWS-account-was-hacked-and-I-have-a-50-000-bill-how-can-I-reduce-the-amount-I-need-to-pay
Some project examples
Ø Gesture recognition with smartwatch
q Recognize the specific gesture to control the light

Ø Smart pet feeder

q Food dispenser with schedules and smart control

Ø Smart mirror
q Show personalized info in the mirror

Sensing, Connecting, Smart

If you have any question about the project,

feel free to send me an Email
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Thanks!

Ruixuan Dai