BioStar 2 Device SDK & G-SDK

Possible Integration Options

YJ JUNG
29 APRIL 2020
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About this webinar

• Target Audience
Pre-sales or Beginner level

• Objective
1. Comprehension of Suprema SDK solutions
2. Differences between Device SDK and G-SDK

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 Contents

1. What is API and SDK?

2. Why should I use SDK?

3. Overview

• BioStar 2 Device SDK

• G-SDK

• Comparison

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What is API and SDK?

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What is API and SDK?

What is
API and
SDK?

So confusing!

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What is API and SDK?

What is API?

Get Device Info

FS2-D, FW version..
Server
System (Your Application)
(Device)
API

This pathway to communicate a system

is called API(Application Programming Interface)

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What is API and SDK?

Get Device Info

FS2-D, FW version..

Set Time
Success
Server
System (Your Application)
(Device) Get Log
Log1, log2, log3….

APIs

A lot of APIs are required for each purpose

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What is API and SDK?

What is SDK?

Developer Libraries
Manual
…

Sample code ETC

APIs

This package is called SDK(Software Development Kit)

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Why should I use SDK?

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Why should I use SDK?

Customer System We want to develop our

own software.

BioStar 2

All 2nd Generation devices are compatible

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Why should I use SDK?

What integration
solution should I Suprema
choose to develop
You have
MY OWN SW or
APPLICATION? 4 options
1. BioStar 2 Device SDK (C++ SDK solution)
2. G-SDK (gRPC server based solution)
3. SVP Android SDK (Android SDK solution)
4. BioStar 2 API (RESTful API solution)

Customer/Developer

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Why should I use SDK?

BioStar 2 Device SDK Target

Users who would like to use

• C++, C# or similar environment

• Most features of Suprema device

G-SDK Target
Users who would like to use
• Various types of client(C#, Java, Python etc)
• Simple basic features of Suprema device
• Cannot configure advanced features like RS485,
Wiegand, Zone

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

Device
SDK
BS2_GetDeviceInfo Library
Application
FS2-D, FW version..

Device
Server

Suprema Protocol

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

Other
C++ languages

Marshalling
All the languages
other than C++ need
Marshalling process,

C++ Library the conversion

between two different

(BS_SDK_V2)
systems.

Device User Event

… etc ...
API API API

Core Modules

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

Developer Manual Website C++ Library

Windows

C# Sample code
(with Marshalling)

Linux

BioStar 2 Device SDK is provided as libraries with C# sample code

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

SDK Download – Github link https://github.com/supremainc/BioStar2_device_SDK

Package
Official Package Contents

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Overview – BioStar 2 Device SDK

SDK Download – Github link https://github.com/supremainc/BioStar2_device_SDK

Beta Package

Official Package

Beta Package VS Official Package

• Beta
It has been distributed including the latest bug fixes or features, but has not passed QA yet
• Official
The official product with registration completed after QA process

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Overview – G-SDK

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Overview – G-SDK

Get Device Info Device gRPC

FS2-D, FW version.. Gateway Client
Libraries Application 1
Set Device Time gRPC Protocol
SUCCESS (Java, C#, (Java)
gRPC Server
Python etc)
Device
Application 2 (C#)
Suprema Protocol

Server

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Application

Go C# Java Pytho …etc

n …
gRPC Client

Device Gateway
Device User Event
… etc ...
API API API

Core Modules

gRPC Server

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Overview – G-SDK

Future Release Plan

1. Master Gateway (Q2 2020)

2. Advanced AC API (Q3 2020)
3. More language support samples – Android, iOS, Ruby etc (Q4 2020)

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Overview – G-SDK

Master Gateway

A master gateway can handle

multiple gateways.

Up to 100,000 devices

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Overview – G-SDK

Master Gateway

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Overview – Comparison

VS G-SDK

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Overview – Comparison

BioStar 2 Device SDK G-SDK

Deployment • Shared library • Client libraries
• Device Gateway
Supported OS • Windows • Windows
• X86 Linux • X86/Arm Linux
• Mac OS
Supported Language • C++ • C++, Java, Python, Go, Ruby,
• C# sample C#, Node.js, Android Java, Obj
ective-C, PHP, Web
• C#, Java, Python, GO, node sa
mples

Supported Features • Most of features including RS • Only simple features

485, Wiegand, Zone etc • Do not support RS485, Wiega
nd and Zone etc

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