What is it?

HackIoT Hana is a versatile IoT development platform for SBC with Raspberry Pi compatible interface. Hana is not just one of the AVR boards with built-in RS485 driver and power circuit. It is the first official H/W release built-for-'flat', the docker-based runtime distribution system available at: http://flat.wednus.com

Why did you make it?

I wanted to solve the problem when people get source code somewhere said-to-be working on their SBCs but cannot make it work for whatever thousand reasons. Even though there is unarguably invaluable learning experience chasing the root causes, I believe that is not for everyone and wanted to deliver literally 'running code' on their first step.

How 'Hana' solves the problem?

Let's say, using Hana, someone created an exciting project that you are interested in and shared on flat. Basically, you are not just getting a copy of the source code but the code AND its running environment too. So there will be no 'it is not working on mine'-type of problem any more.

On top of this grand goal, I wanted Hana to be a simple and practical IoT device ready for real world application bridging the gap between RS485 supporting equipment and their data consumers with the minimal possible effort.

TL;DR - What makes it special?

In stand-alone mode, Hana functions as distributed IoT node preconditioning and forwarding the data coming from connected field equipment through RS485 and IO ports to remote partner over one of many communication options such as XBee (Zigbee), WiFi, LoRa, and etc.

When it's connected to a Raspberry Pi like SBC, it can function as IoT gateway aggregating data from its nodes and do the rest whatever you purpose it for. One of the examples is T-Series, a SCADA for solar plant running on Hana with Raspberry Pi: https://youtu.be/I1MP59uA4rs

Specifications

Onboard Features:

• DC Input 12~24V (30V tolerant); Can be powered from SBC (5V)
• RS485 w/ surge and ESD protection
• AVR (ATmega328P) - Arduino Bootloader; ADC: 6-channel
• XBee Connection port
• ENC28J60 Ethernet module port
• ICSP port for Atmel Studio programming

Dev Support:

• github for Setup Instructions and Example Code
• SDK Docker Image (pull wednus/hackiot-hana:sdk)
• Video Tutorials

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