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Sentilo Platform

Sentilo Platform is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sentilo Platform rather than just read about it. In short: Sentilo (“Sensor” in Esperanto) is an open-source software sensor and actuator project. Description Sentilo is designed to be cross-platform with the objective of sharing information between heterogeneous systems and to easily integrate legacy applications.

Key takeaways

Sentilo Platform belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sentilo Platform to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sentilo Platform from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Sentilo (“Sensor” in Esperanto) is an open-source software sensor and actuator project.

Description Sentilo is designed to be cross-platform with the objective of sharing information between heterogeneous systems and to easily integrate legacy applications. Sentilo was started in November 2012 by the Barcelona City Council, through the Municipal Institute of Informatics (IMI), for its smart city project called City OS. Since then, the city of Terrassa joined the project, as well as the Cellnex Telecom. Sentilo could be used for other Internet of things applications. Cisco Systems promoted the CityOS project and Sentilo in 2014. Also in 2014, Spanish company Libelium announced they would use it with their sensors. In 2016, some initial tests were discussed. It can be on-premises software or a platform as a service using cloud computing from OpenTrends called Thingtia, announced in January 2017. Sentilo can be downloaded direct from the web or viewed in GitHub. Data such as the number of sensors and transaction rate are available at a web site.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sentilo Platform

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sentilo Platform claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sentilo Platform before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sentilo Platform ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sentilo Platform

In research: Sentilo Platform appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sentilo Platform in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sentilo Platform is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Internet of things, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sentilo Platform outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sentilo Platform in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sentilo Platform means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sentilo Platform out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sentilo Platform in simple terms?

Sentilo (“Sensor” in Esperanto) is an open-source software sensor and actuator project. Description Sentilo is designed to be cross-platform with the objective of sharing information between heterogeneous systems and to easily integrate legacy applications.

Why does Sentilo Platform matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sentilo Platform?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sentilo Platform.