SOLUTION BRIEF

Supermicro’s IoT Gateway Servers Teamed with Archimedes A150 System

Executive Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Main Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Key Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SUPERMICROAs a global leader in high performance, high efficiency server
technology and innovation, we develop and provide end-toend green computing solutions to the data center, cloudcomputing, enterprise IT, big data, HPC, and embedded
markets. Our Building Block Solutions® approach allows us toprovide a broad range of SKUs, and enables us to build anddeliver application-optimized solutions based upon yourrequirements.

Supermicro paired with Archimedes Controls to provide turn-key
facility management systems that help reduce downtime andoperating expenses of IT/computing environments. Thesesystems provide monitoring utility in any location, whether co-lo,
cloud, edge, micro, or enterprise, and provide end-to-end
monitoring and control of energy and environment for any spaceor asset. With its Archimedes 100% wireless sensors andSupermicro’s preconditioned servers, these solutions can beinstalled in almost any environment and quantity, allowing forhigh granularity of data and, even more importantly, higher
fidelity in building automation and control. As a result,Supermicro and Archimedes Control’s joint offerings areincreasing in popularity in data centers and used in industrial
automation, agriculture, food storage, healthcare, transportation,and more.
Supermicro and Archimedes’ one-stop wireless and cloud
solution offers infrastructural visibility, transparency, and control
with granularity to a server, shelve, and rack levels accurately inreal time, which are critical aspects for managing cloud and IT
infrastructure not only for enterprise CIOs and ITs but also forindustrial IoT, automation and control, agriculture and foodsafety, healthcare, transportation as well as unmanned remotebuilding /facility control and management solutions.

Challenges

SUPERMICRO | ARCHIMEDESWith the complexity of today’s cloud and IT infrastructure, including
facilities, power systems and distributions, environmental control, IT andcomputing equipment, which are usually located in many different locations
globally, a reliable and cost-effective physical security and environmental
monitoring and management system is a critical part of the entire network
infrastructure operating in five 9s up-time.
Common Challenges

SYS-E100-12T

A150 Controller & A150 Sensor

Supermicro’s SYS-E100-12T Edge Server andArchimedes Controls’ A150 Wireless IoT Sensors
and Controller

When it comes to selecting and deciding on an infrastructure monitoring
system, IT and FM professionals are usually facing the following obstacles:• An integrated monitoring solution that provides all physicalsecurity monitoring must protect the operational environment
and valuable IT assets in many locations globally.
• A physical security monitoring system does not require altering
the existing infrastructure and interrupting networking
operations when installed and provisioned.
• The monitoring system must provide flexibility to protect
investment for the long term for upgrades and expansion.
• A system solution that supports multi-site and global operations
for the entire organization operating in different time zones.
• A secured system that operates alone and does not connect
anything to any portion of the customer’s network.
• A one-stop shop that offers hardware sensors, gateways, cloudservers, and connectivity.
• Last but not least, a reliable, easy to manage, and cost-effective
solution with the latest technology from a trusted partner thatcan be relied on for many years.

Solution•••••Supermicro-Archimedes’ cloud and wireless sensor based A150 system solution consist of two main hardware bases –a wireless sensors network and a dedicated IoT cloud server for each customer with an option for a backup server.
Each wireless sensor includes a built-in temperature and humidity sensor and two external ports accepting thefollowing sensing probes:
Extended Range Temperature and Humidity Probe: for applications beyond normal environmental monitoring, suchas industrial temperature/humidity oven automation, manufacturing process data recording, greenhousemonitoring, etc.
Access Probe: for monitoring door open/close status such as rack/cabinet access door, closet door, building windowand entrance door, etc.
Tamper probe: for monitoring unauthorized vibration and tempering (vibration, shake, tilt, move, etc.) of valued
assets.
AC or DC Current Probe: for monitoring AC or DC electrical current for real time power consumption, power wire
overheating without breaking the line and inserting a current meter.

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Co-Lo or Private
Data CenterSMS/Emailhttps://IoT ServerARCOS®

SENSING PROBE EXAMPLES
Visitor Signin Kiosk with
NFC & Fever
Det

4G/5G
WiFi/ETH

Temp &Humid Mon
PowerCurrent
Access/ Door
Det

WiFi,Eth(SSL),
4G/5G

LEO
SATELLITES

A150 CONTROLLER
Built-in Wireless Sensors:- Temperature/Humidity- Vibration/Move/Tilt/Shake- Rock, Tree, Object Fall
- Mud/landslide/Disaster- Water Leak
- Per Request (Brightness, CO2, etc.)

Built-in Sensors:-Temp/Humidity-Airborne Particles-Air Quality-Smoke-Nearby fires-Explosive Gasses-CO2-HCOC-Panic button

Disaster Detector

Water
Leak Det
Tamper/Move/Tilt/
Shake Det
Vibration@xxxxHz

s ofUp to hundred
milesensors to 0.5

4 IO Ports forSensing Probes and 3rdParty Control Devices

Wireless Sensor
with 2AA Batteries
and 2 IO Ports

Power Consumption/
Wire Overheating

Airflow Speed

Under Ground/Above
Ground Water
Level/Fuel Level

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Water Leak Detection: For a path of 10 ft to 100 ft., if there is any water or specific liquid greater than 1” diameter along anyportion of the sensing rope, a warning message will be generated to alert the user. The Water Leak sensing probe can beplaced and fixed on the floor (either wood or concrete), around a water pipe joint, a window or a door, underneath arack/cabinet, etc., where a water leak is a concern.
Others: Custom sensing probes are available upon request.
Each Controller includes an optional built-in air pressure detector and an optional airborne particle monitor. It also serves as agateway for the wireless sensors and external probes. Each controller supports up to hundreds of wireless sensors. Multiplecontrollers also form a wireless mesh network with sensors to provide redundancy. All sensing probes above support both thewireless sensor and the controller.
Each controller also provides three (3) general purpose IO ports and one analog input port. These general-purpose IO ports
can be remotely programmed via ARCOS for digital input or digital output, active high or active low, or analog input forinterfacing with 3rd party sensing and controlling devices. Dry relays are available for controlling 3rd party devices (such asalarms, flashlights, auto-dialers, etc.) when IO ports are configured as digital output and connected to one or more of thealarm triggering conditions.
In addition, a wireless AC sensor is available for the controller. The wireless sensor monitors and sends current and wire
temperature data to the controller directly. It operates using energy harvesting technology, so a battery is not needed.
A150 system also supports IP based security cameras as part of the total security solution. Any camera captured videos orpictures are sent and saved in ARCOS for email/SMS warning notification, remote reviewing, archiving, and reporting.
Cloud software ARCOS offers a wide variety of functions and capabilities, including monitoring in dashboards and 3D
heatmaps, histograms, data tables, warning recording and reports, CRAC performance, and data center PUE monitoring.
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Main Applications

KEY BENEFITS• High fidelity high granularity environment security
monitoring. Highly accurate monitoring of ambient
air temperature, humidity, airflow speed, airpressure and air-quality plus all physical security
measures via wireless sensors. These sensors canbe deployed at any and multiple locations for racklevel, sub-rack level, even specific blade/server
level granularities.
•Remote management and IT asset tracking via
cloud software. Highly robust cloud-based softwarethat allows operators to access real-time and pasttime physical and environmental monitoring data.
Data available in variety of formats including 3D
visualizations, graphs, tables, etc.

•Multi-facility management. If desired, data center
operators with multiple deployments, can manage
all of their deployments on the same A150 accountor software platform. These deployments can besubdivided in any way the operator sees fit (e.g.,individual racks in a co-lo or racks across multipleco-los).

•Advanced reporting on energy/environmentalmetrics. In addition to automated alerts for hazards
and faults, the A150 software can also generate
tailored advanced energy/environmental reports.
These include analyses on Power Use Effectiveness(PUE), HVAC performance parameters including
airflow indices, cooling indices, rack power andusage, etc. Data from other devices or the operator
may be needed and integrated for some of thesereports.

ConclusionSupermicro’s IoT focused servers are the ideal workhorses forany smart building infrastructure. Archimedes Controls 100%
wireless sensors and cloud software perfectly complimentand build on-top of Supermicro computing hardware toprovide a turn-key security, energy, environment, and asset
management system that is a plug-n-play, efficient userexperience.

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