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Malleus Maleficarum
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Mesh Fleet Tracking with Blockchain & Custom Cryptocurrency

This project wants to work in a decentralized way storing each event or alert in an Ethereum blockchain.

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Mesh Fleet Tracking with Blockchain & Custom Cryptocurrency

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Helium Element Access Point (Cellular)
Helium Element Access Point (Cellular)
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Helium Atom Xbee Module
Helium Atom Xbee Module
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Helium Atom Raspberry PI Adapter
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
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OLED Display I2C
This component is optional and would be used only to validate the OBD connection data such as OBD protocol.
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Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout
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Software apps and online services

Go ethereum client

Hand tools and fabrication machines

CNC
Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Cable

Story

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Schematics

Custom circuit

This schematics show the required wiring to allow work with GPS and Atom

Code

ATToken Contract

C/C++
AT Token minimum contract
pragma solidity ^0.4.18;

contract MYToken {

	struct LocationData {
        int speed;
        string longitude;
        string latitude;
    }

	mapping (address => uint256) public balanceOf;
	mapping (address => mapping (address => uint256)) public allowance;
	mapping (address => LocationData[]) locationData;
	
	// balanceOf[address] = 5;
	string public standard = "MYToken v1.0";
	string public name;
	string public symbol;
	uint8 public decimals; 
	uint256 public totalSupply;
	event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 value);
	event NewLocation(address indexed from, int speed, string longitude, string latitude);


	function MYToken(uint256 initialSupply, string tokenName, string tokenSymbol, uint8 decimalUnits) public {
		balanceOf[msg.sender] = initialSupply;
		totalSupply = initialSupply;
		decimals = decimalUnits;
		symbol = tokenSymbol;
		name = tokenName;
	}

	function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) public {
		require(balanceOf[msg.sender] > _value);
		require(balanceOf[_to] + _value > balanceOf[_to]);

		balanceOf[msg.sender] -= _value;
		balanceOf[_to] += _value;
		emit Transfer(msg.sender, _to, _value);
	}

	function addLocation(address _address, int _speed, string _latitude, string _longitude) public {
        locationData[_address].push(LocationData(_speed, _longitude, _latitude));
		emit NewLocation(_address, _speed, _longitude, _latitude);
    }

}

Google IoT Core script

SH
This script allows you to add or remove the device registry in Google IoT Core.
#!/bin/bash

ACTION=$1
REGISTRY="my-registry"
PROJECT="google-project-id"
REGION="us-central1"

echo "$REGISTRY $PROJECT $ACTION"

if [ "$ACTION" = "delete" ]
then
    echo "Deleting registry $REGISTRY"

    gcloud iot devices list --registry=$REGISTRY --region="$REGION" | grep -v NUM_ID | while read id num
    do 
        gcloud iot devices delete --quiet "$id" --region="$REGION" --registry="$REGISTRY"
    done

    gcloud iot registries delete --quiet "$REGISTRY" --region="$REGION"
else
    echo "Creating registry $REGISTRY for project $PROJECT"
    gcloud iot registries create $REGISTRY --project=$PROJECT --region="$REGION" --event-notification-config=topic=projects/$PROJECT/topics/atom
fi

Python OBD scanner

Python
The scanner script
import obd

import Adafruit_GPIO.SPI as SPI
import Adafruit_SSD1306
from PIL import Image
from PIL import ImageDraw
from PIL import ImageFont
from helium_client import Helium

RST = None

disp = Adafruit_SSD1306.SSD1306_128_32(rst=RST)
width = disp.width
height = disp.height
image = Image.new('1', (width, height))
font = ImageFont.load_default()

draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)


helium = Helium("/dev/serial0")
helium.connect()

channel = helium.create_channel("tracker")

disp.begin()
disp.clear()
disp.display()

draw.rectangle((0,0,width,height), outline=0, fill=0)

connection = obd.OBD() # auto-connects to USB or RF port

print "Available connections %s" % obd.scan_serial()

print "System connected : %s" % connection.status()

print "Procotol name %s" % connection.protocol_name();

draw.text((0, 0),"- %s" % connection.status(),  font=font, fill=255)
draw.text((0, 10),"- %s" % connection.protocol_name()[:12],  font=font, fill=255)
draw.text((0, 20),"- %s" % connection.protocol_name()[12:],  font=font, fill=255)

disp.image(image)
disp.display()

channel.send("System connected : %s" % connection.status())
channel.send("Procotol name %s" % connection.protocol_name())

print connection.query(obd.commands.RPM)

ConnectedCar

Python
The connected car python script that sends data to Helium
NOTE : This script is not fully tested yet.
import obd
import time
import json
from helium_client import Helium
from neo6 import GpsNeo6
import RPi.GPIO as gpio
import os

ATOM_CTRL_GPIO = 23
GPS_CTRL_GPIO = 24

helium = None
gps = None
channel = None
connection = obd.OBD()
file = None

alreadySync = False

gpio.setmode(gpio.BCM)# or gpio.setmode(gpio.BOARD)
gpio.setup(ATOM_CTRL_GPIO, gpio.OUT)
gpio.setup(GPS_CTRL_GPIO, gpio.OUT)

print "Available connections %s" % obd.scan_serial()
print "System connected : %s" % connection.status()
print "Procotol name %s" % connection.protocol_name();

while True:
    rpms = connection.query(obd.commands.RPM)
    coolantTemp = connection.query(obd.commands.COOLANT_TEMP)
    speed = connection.query(obd.commands.SPEED)
    runtime = connection.query(obd.commands.RUN_TIME)
    fuelLevel = connection.query(obd.commands.FUEL_LEVEL)
    
    data = {}
    data["s"] = speed
    data["v"] = "01"#The current device Id

    if(rpms > 0):
        alreadySync = False
        #If the car is turned on ... dump the data to the file, send HIGH to the GPS GPIO port, read the GPS data; also release the serial port
        if(helium.connected()):
            helium.close()
            del channel
            del helium
        
        if(file is None):
            file = open("/tmp/obd.json","a") 
        
        gpio.output(GPS_CTRL_GPIO, GPIO.HIGH)
        gpio.output(ATOM_CTRL_GPIO, GPIO.LOW)

        if gps is None:
            gps = GpsNeo6(port="/dev/serial0", debit=9600, diff=2)

        gps.traite()      

        data["la"] = gps.latitude
        data["lo"] = gps.longitude

        file.write(json.dumps(data) + "\n");
    else:
        del gps

        gpio.output(GPS_CTRL_GPIO, GPIO.LOW)
        gpio.output(ATOM_CTRL_GPIO, GPIO.HIGH)

        if(helium is None):
            helium = Helium("/dev/serial0")

        if(!helium.connected()):
            helium.connect()
            channel = helium.create_channel("Google IoT Core")

        #If is not synced ... read the file and send it to Helium
        if(!alreadySync):
            alreadySync = True

            line = file.readline()
            while line:
                channel.send(line)

                line = file.readline()
            
            file.close()
            del file

            os.remove("/tmp/obd.json")

    #lets sleep for 10 seconds after asking again for the data
    time.sleep(10)

gpio.cleanup()

webapp/lib/http.js

JavaScript
The http server
"use strict";

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const bunyan = require('bunyan');
const exphbs  = require('express-handlebars');
const expressWs = require('express-ws')(app);
const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
const path = require('path');

var wsEndpoint = expressWs.getWss('/ws');
var config;
var log;
var ethereum;
var routesCache = [];
var contract;

//TODO This has to be get when login
const vehicleAddress = "0xc0d69b9c0cb475c01c94f924946149a644e593db";

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

var modules = module.exports = {
  configure: (_config_, _eth_) => {
    config = _config_;
    ethereum = _eth_;

    log = modules.createLogger("webserver");

    app.engine('handlebars', exphbs({
      defaultLayout: 'main',
      layoutsDir: path.join(__dirname, 'views/layouts')
    }));

    app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');
    app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
    app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
    app.use('/dh7', express.static(__dirname + '/public'));



    ethereum.startWatching((event) => {
      console.log("Trying to push to websockets ", event);

      wsEndpoint.clients.forEach(function(client, idx) {
        client.send(JSON.stringify({"event":event}));
      });
    });

  },
  start:() => {
    app.listen(config.port, function () {
      log.info('Listening on port ' , config.port);
    });
  },
  createLogger: (module) => {
    return bunyan.createLogger({
      name: module,
      src: false,
      streams: [
        {
          level:'debug',
          stream: process.stdout
        }
      ]
    });
  }
};


app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.render('index', {layout:false, account: {"address":vehicleAddress, "balance": ethereum.getAccountBalance(vehicleAddress)}});
});

app.post('/events', (req, res) => {
  console.log(req.body);
  const body = new Buffer(req.body.base64, 'base64').toString();
  const json = JSON.parse(body);

  ethereum.addLocation(config.ethereum.defaultAddress, json.s, json.la, json.lo, (error, value) => {
    const tx = ethereum.getWeb3().eth.getTransaction(value);
    log.info("Transaction received from blockchain ", tx);
  });

  res.status(200).json({"message":"Event processed"});
});

app.ws('/ws', function(ws, req) {
  ws.send(JSON.stringify({"contest":"helium"}));
});

webapp/lib/ethereum.js

JavaScript
The ethereum client
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3();

var config;
var contract;
var log = console;

const self = module.exports = {
    configure: (c) => {
        config = c;

        web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider(config.ethereum.provider));
        web3.eth.defaultAccount= config.ethereum.defaultAddress;

        contract = web3.eth.contract(config.ethereum.abi).at(config.ethereum.contractAddress);

        log.info("Accounts ", web3.eth.accounts);

        web3.eth.accounts.forEach(address => {
            const balance = web3.eth.getBalance(address);
            log.info(address + " balance " + balance.c[0]);
        });

    },
    transfer: (to, amount, callback) => {
        contract.transfer.sendTransaction(to, amount, callback(error, value));
    },
    addLocation: (src, speed, lat, lon, callback) => {
        contract.addLocation.sendTransaction(src, speed, lat, lon, function(error, value) {
            callback(error, value);
        });
    },
    getAccountBalance: (address) => {
        return web3.eth.getBalance(address);
    },
    getWeb3: () => {
        return web3;
    },
    startWatching: (callback) => {
        contract.NewLocation().watch(function(error, result){
            if (!error) {
                log.debug("New location ", result);
                callback(result);
            } else {
                log.error("Error processing tranction ", error);
            }
        });

        contract.Transfer().watch(function(error, result){
            if (!error) {
                log.debug("Transfer ", result);
                callback(result);
            } else {
                log.error("Error processing tranction ", error);
            }
        });
    }
};

webapp/index.js

JavaScript
The entry point of the server
const ethereum = require('./lib/ethereum.js');
const http = require('./lib/http.js');
const config = require('./config/config.json');

ethereum.configure(config);
http.configure(config, ethereum);

http.start();

webapp/config/config.json

JSON
The config file for the server
{
    "ethereum": {
        "provider":"http://localhost:8545",
        "defaultAddress":"0x34b35496E9654B510A0B4d4760A541546a08062C",
        "contractAddress":"0xf792956A36c7448f3F2D7AfEa2f33EA312f2B333",
        "abi":[ { "constant": true, "inputs": [], "name": "name", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "string", "value": "MYT" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [], "name": "totalSupply", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "uint256", "value": "1000" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [], "name": "decimals", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "uint8", "value": "2" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [], "name": "standard", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "string", "value": "MYToken v1.0" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "address" } ], "name": "balanceOf", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "uint256", "value": "0" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": false, "inputs": [ { "name": "_address", "type": "address" }, { "name": "_speed", "type": "int256" }, { "name": "_latitude", "type": "string" }, { "name": "_longitude", "type": "string" } ], "name": "addLocation", "outputs": [], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "nonpayable", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [], "name": "symbol", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "string", "value": "MYT" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "constant": false, "inputs": [ { "name": "_to", "type": "address" }, { "name": "_value", "type": "uint256" } ], "name": "transfer", "outputs": [], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "nonpayable", "type": "function" }, { "constant": true, "inputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "address" }, { "name": "", "type": "address" } ], "name": "allowance", "outputs": [ { "name": "", "type": "uint256", "value": "0" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "view", "type": "function" }, { "inputs": [ { "name": "initialSupply", "type": "uint256", "index": 0, "typeShort": "uint", "bits": "256", "displayName": "initial Supply", "template": "elements_input_uint", "value": "1000" }, { "name": "tokenName", "type": "string", "index": 1, "typeShort": "string", "bits": "", "displayName": "token Name", "template": "elements_input_string", "value": "MYT" }, { "name": "tokenSymbol", "type": "string", "index": 2, "typeShort": "string", "bits": "", "displayName": "token Symbol", "template": "elements_input_string", "value": "MYT" }, { "name": "decimalUnits", "type": "uint8", "index": 3, "typeShort": "uint", "bits": "8", "displayName": "decimal Units", "template": "elements_input_uint", "value": "2" } ], "payable": false, "stateMutability": "nonpayable", "type": "constructor" }, { "anonymous": false, "inputs": [ { "indexed": true, "name": "from", "type": "address" }, { "indexed": true, "name": "to", "type": "address" }, { "indexed": false, "name": "value", "type": "uint256" } ], "name": "Transfer", "type": "event" }, { "anonymous": false, "inputs": [ { "indexed": true, "name": "from", "type": "address" }, { "indexed": false, "name": "speed", "type": "int256" }, { "indexed": false, "name": "longitude", "type": "string" }, { "indexed": false, "name": "latitude", "type": "string" } ], "name": "NewLocation", "type": "event" } ]
    },
    "port":3001
}

webapp/lib/public/js/app.js

JavaScript
app.js to handle webclient events
var APP = {
    init: (eventCallback) => {
        map = L.map('mapid').setView([37.785171, -122.397198], 16);

        L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
            attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.hackster.io/maleficarum" target="_blank"> Malleus Maleficarum </a>'
        }).addTo(map);   
            
        if(!("WebSocket" in window)){
                alert("Websockets not supported");
        } else {
            socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:3001/ws");
        
            socket.onopen = function(){
                console.log("Connected to websocket server");
            }
        
            socket.onerror = function() {
                console.error("Error connecting to websocket server");
                setTimeout(function() {
                  location.reload();
                }, 60000);
            }
        
            socket.onmessage = function(msg) {
                const json = JSON.parse(msg.data);
        
                console.log("Message received by WS ", json);
                if(json.alert) {
                    self.notifications.send(json.alert);
                } else {
                    eventCallback(JSON.parse(msg.data));
                }
            }
        }            
    }
};

webapp/lib/views/index.handlebars

JavaScript
The main page
<html>
    <head>
        <title>AssetTracking</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.3.1/dist/leaflet.css" integrity="sha512-Rksm5RenBEKSKFjgI3a41vrjkw4EVPlJ3+OiI65vTjIdo9brlAacEuKOiQ5OFh7cOI1bkDwLqdLw3Zg0cRJAAQ==" crossorigin=""/>        
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.1/examples/sticky-footer/sticky-footer.css" />
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
        <script src="/js/app.js" ></script>
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.3.1/dist/leaflet.js" integrity="sha512-/Nsx9X4HebavoBvEBuyp3I7od5tA0UzAxs+j83KgC8PU0kgB4XiK4Lfe4y4cgBtaRJQEIFCW+oC506aPT2L1zw==" crossorigin=""></script>
        <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js" ></script>
        <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
        <style>
            #mapid { height: 500px; }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>

    <!-- Begin page content -->
    <main role="main" class="container">
        <div align="center">
            <h1>Decentralized AssetTracker</h1>
            <div id="mapid"></div>

            <div class="card mb-4 box-shadow">
                <div class="card-header">
                    <h4 class="my-0 font-weight-normal">Current vehicle ( {{account.address}})</h4>
                </div>
                <div class="card-body">
                    <h1 class="card-title pricing-card-title">MT {{account.balance}} <small class="text-muted"></small></h1>
                    <ul class="list-unstyled mt-3 mb-4">

                    </ul>
                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-block btn-outline-primary">Transfer MT coins</button>
                </div>
            </div>            
        </div>
    </main>

    <footer class="footer">
      <div class="container">
        <span class="text-muted">.</span>
      </div>
    </footer>
  </body>

     <script>
        var map;
        var assets = [];

        $(document).ready(() => {
            APP.init(((message) => {
                const event = message.event;
                if(!event) {
                    return;
                }
                console.log("Message received ", event);

                if(event.event === "Transfer") {
                    location.reload();
                }
                var marker;

                //Check if the asset already is in the map
                assets.forEach(pin => {
                    if(pin) {
                        marker = pin;
                    }
                });

                if(marker) {
                    marker.marker.setLatLng([event.args.latitude, event.args.longitude]);
                } else {
                    var m = L.marker([event.args.latitude, event.args.longitude]);
                    m.addTo(map)
                        .bindPopup(event.address)
                        .openPopup();

                    const marker = {
                        "address":event.address,
                        "marker":m
                    }

                    assets.push(marker);                    
                }

                console.info(assets);
            }));
        });
    </script>
</html>

Credits

Malleus Maleficarum

Malleus Maleficarum

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I'm a maker and a sorftware architect that loves to connect the real world to the internet.

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