Smart sensor tracks assets for next-generation IoT-based applications
Hungarian smart sensor designer, General Mechatronics, has created a smart sensor for use in asset-tracking systems and applications.
NaBi Solo is designed to operate for years, without external power or charging. The battery-powered, long-life tracker enables the collection of GPS location with any kind of sensor data, for example, based on the location of a piece of machinery or a gas bottle to the internal temperature of a food transport container. The use of low-power transmission technology and configurability allows the NaBi to monitor any assets without electricity.
The NaBi configurable smart sensor device employs NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) and leverages the 5G mobile network to enable the transmission of relatively small amounts data while using “extremely low levels” of power consumption.
The sensor enables data to be sent to cloud-based data analytics processing software which can then be used to optimise processes to reduce operating costs. The collected data can be read via a web interface, mobile app or a REST API.
EBV worked closely with the NaBi design team at General Mechatronics, helping with the selection and sourcing of many components, especially those devices that provided the compute power and wireless connectivity for the NaBi Solo, including the powerful STM32 family of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics and antennae from Taoglas.
“The EBV support team delivered a really high level of technical support, together with strong and responsive customer care,” said Géza Szayer, owner and founder of General Mechatronics. “EBV also has strong relationships with manufacturer’s engineering teams, thus giving us a great overview about preliminary state products and the future of semiconductor trends.”
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