Architecture

Sub-IoT is an open source software stack created to support different chip architectures (ARM Cortex-M3, Cortus APS…), and compiler toolchains. Sub-IoT is based on a simple and flexible framework comprising a lightweight cooperative scheduler. Sub-IoT is highly configurable by design. Configuration options are selected by setting various parameters through cmake (see building section).

The following diagram shows the major components of the Sub-IoT platform: Sub-IoT software stack

Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)

Positioned at the bottom of the Sub-IoT software stack, the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) provides standard interfaces that expose device hardware capabilities to the higher-level layers. The HAL consists of multiple library modules, each of which implements an interface for a specific type of CPU or radio.

Framework

This component is exposing the feature-set of the OS through dedicated APIs. The Sub-IoT framework includes the following key services:

  • A low power cooperative scheduler: this service is used for creating, scheduling, and maintaining tasks. Each task is assigned a priority from 0 (high priority) to 7 (low priority). Tasks cannot preempt each other, therefore, tasks must run to completion. Tasks can only be preempted by hardware interrupts.
  • A ciphering library that provides AES encryption/decryption functions (AES CTR, AES CCM, AES CBC-MAC).
  • A console and a shell interface.
  • FEC, PN9 encoder.
  • A timer manager to provide more advanced capabilities than the low level HAL timer interface.
  • …

Modules

The DASH7 Alliance protocol is implemented as a module. Different modules can coexist and run within the same system. For better clarity, the D7A module maintains a clear separation between the ISO layers.

Application

The Sub-IoT code comes with a set of sample applications. Only one application is running along with the system. The application can be selected in the build system through cmake.


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