The World's Largest Gathering of Power DDS Users
The internet has evolved from connecting people to devices, to connecting devices to devices and systems to systems. And along the way, connectivity has become the critical, cross-cutting function that supports interoperability within and across IIoT systems.
Due to continued demand for information about designing smarter and more secure systems that connect the IIoT, we are bringing the Connext Conference back to Munich!
Are you looking to:
- Build an IIoT system or update your system's architecture to meet the demands of the IIoT?
- Better understand the software framework that connects the IIoT?
- Learn how to minimize the risk of data in motion in your IIoT system?
- Accelerate the development process for IIoT applications ranging from autonomous driving to energy to healthcare?
- Share your experiences using DDS in your programs with other developers and architects?
Join users, developers and industry partners to learn the latest in technical information and developer experiences in building real-world IIoT systems. In addition to an insider's look into the latest news about Connext DDS, the conference will feature hands-on workshops, keynotes by industry experts, customer implementations of DDS and interactive demos led by RTI customers. Want more Connext DDS fun? There will be RTI technical staff on hand to hear your thoughts and answer your questions. No matter where you are in your Connext DDS journey, there’s something for you!
Event Location
The ESO Supernova Planetarium
Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748
Garching bei München, Germany
*Due to confidentiality requirements, select ConnextCon presentations are closed to the media.
Please contact press@rti.com for more information.
Featured Speakers
Agenda
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Conference Welcome - Reiner Duwe, RTI
9:45 am - 11:15 am
Technical Vision - Connecting Autonomous Systems in the IIoT, Dr. Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, CTO, RTI
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) combines two of the fastest growing technical trends of our time: artificial intelligence and pervasive device networking. Together, these technologies create a massive network of intelligent machines with fundamentally new challenges, such as network connectivity, mobility
RTI, open standards-based architectures and the DDS standard are at the confluence of this industry transformation. This talk will analyze the key technical challenges facing today’s IIoT developers. It will explain the implications on the OMG DDS standard, RTI research
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Update on the Distributed Control System of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope - Nicholas Kornweibel, Control System Project Manager, ESO
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Networking Lunch
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Building Advanced DDS-based Onboard Test Software Architectures - Vicente Escaño, A&D Systems Engineer, Lead Software Developer, AERTEC and Ernesto Fatuarte, HO System Engineering CoC & SW Data Loading Solutions, R&T Manager, Airbus Defence and Space
Current on-board self-test capabilities for avionics are custom developed per device, without a common standard architecture and communication protocol layers. Limited to simple Built-In-Test-Equipment (BITE), these capabilities are not enough for the functional test processes during the manufacturing phases. This session will discuss a new concept for a unified avionics/systems ground testing network that allows for more complex testing of the aircraft onboard computers. It is based on three basic concepts:
- The Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) architecture to define a standard software solution for embedding testing capabilities on aircraft onboard computers.
- The extended usage of currently unused ethernet ports for testing purposes.
- The use of Data Distribution Service (DDS), the standardized and mature communications protocol.
DDS (particularly RTI Connext Micro / RTI Connext DDS Cert) is a technology enabler towards standardization and interoperability of the new testing capabilities defined for the IMA software architecture. It serves as an integral part of the proposed unified avionics ground testing network.
By standardizing the aircraft onboard embedded test software applications, system engineers will see a significant reduction in design qualification and testing time, saving non-recurrent costs in the onboard systems development stage. In the aircraft operation stage, airlines can leverage this function to reduce maintenance expenses.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Sensor Simulation for Closed-Loop Testing of ADAS/AD Systems - Frederic Chucholowski, Manager Software Development, Vector Informatik GmbH
The smart machine era will be the most disruptive in history. Medical treatment systems, the power grid, process control, and transportation systems work today the same way they did 20 years ago. But in the next few years, clever engineers in every industry will find a way to leverage the amazing change in computing power and networking. That feat will threaten everyone and everything that does not respond.
The biggest impact is autonomy. RTI is a leader in the most exciting autonomy applications: smart medicine, renewable energy, autonomous cars and more. This talk will analyze the IoT market, and explore the common drivers across industries. It will explain RTI’s opportunity and positioning in the market. Finally, it will review some of the latest applications in the exploding Industrial IoT.
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Break
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How Data Distribution Services (DDS) Brings Interoperability to Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Certified Conformant Systems - Mark Swick, Systems Architect, RTI
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5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Networking Reception
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Application of DDS to Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) and Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) - Ian Pritchard, Software Lead, Lockheed Martin
This presentation aims to show the work that Lockheed Martin has been doing with DDS in order to develop Open Systems Architectures with the UK MOD and NATO. This will include an explanation and history of Lockheed Martin’s GVA and GBAD programs describing the transition to a DDS backbone.
I will discuss the development of the GVA Standard’s which Lockheed Martin has an active involvement in and our ongoing involvement in delivering the GBAD system of system solutions. This work involved developing principles and rules to the application of DDS in these areas that allow a greater speed of integration and interoperability to be achieved across the supply chain. The process involved in delivering a DDS data model will be described and how some of the rules are applied in order to ensure that integrators and suppliers deliver systems and subsystems that interact effectively with each other through a DDS infrastructure.
We will then look forward to the potential further application of DDS in GVA and GBAD and therefore implications on future DDS applications.
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Connext 6 and Beyond: Products and Markets Update - Lee Johnson, Manager - Product Management, RTI
In this session, we will discuss the trends and focus areas in RTI’s key industry segments that drive our product roadmap, partner integrations and ecosystem activities. The presentation will highlight Connext 6, the latest installment of the Connext product suite, as well as ongoing product initiatives that support next-generation applications in automotive, aerospace & defense, healthcare, energy and more.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Applying RTI DDS to Unmanned Ground Vehicles - Josef Schröttle, Systems Engineer Software, RUAG Schweiz AG
RUAG is a global leader in technology for Aerospace and Defense systems. In this presentation, RUAG will provide an introduction to their work In unmanned ground vehicles over the past 10 years. They will discuss the role of Connext DDS in their projects and how they leverage the technology to create modular, scalable and testable software. Attendees will learn best practices with Connext DDS and receive technical recommendations combined with code snippets in C++.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Technical Deep Dive: Product Advancements for Scaling IIoT Systems - Fernando Crespo, RTI and Jose Lopez, RTI
Complementing our Technical Vision, this presentation highlights advancements that RTI is delivering to help customers address the challenges of distributing data efficiently as their time-critical IIoT systems scale. We will discuss ongoing product innovations and technical considerations in several key areas:
- Layered Databus Architectures - evolving the implementation of our routing service to support the scale of future IIoT applications.
- Large Data in Motion - new capabilities for distributing LiDAR, medical imaging and streaming video data with minimal latency.
- Security - finer - grained options for optimizing performance and capabilities for user-defined access control.
- Resource-Constrained Systems - increased functionality including security features, extensible types and additional transports.
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Break
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4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Federated Architectures for Next-Generation Systems - Mark Carrier, Market Development Director - Oil & Gas and Emerging Markets, RTI
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Early next year, RTI will release the next major installment of the Connext product suite: Connext 6. Driven by the challenges of highly-autonomous vehicles, Connext 6 introduces capabilities for optimizing high-bandwidth data distribution and supporting autonomous system development across industries, their supply chains and throughout the life cycle.