Sensor

A kit usually simplifies a proof of concept, as the time-consuming assembly of individual components is no longer necessary. Here, three Agriculture LoRaWAN kits based on the compact UG85 LoRaWAN Gateway are now extending the portfolio of ICP Germany.

Supporting the trend towards miniaturisation, HARTING’s new HCME current sensor series can be directly mounted on busbars. This contributes to shorter installation and an easy pre-assembling of power electronics.

Sixgill®, LLC, a sensor data services provider for governing Internet of Everything (IoE) assets, reports that the company has joined the PTC Partner Network as a Technology Partner making its Sense™ Universal Sensor Data Services platform available on the PTC Marketplace.

The new EIT Digital Innovation Activity, Approxim@ction, will create a digital platform solution for approximated embedded computing, that tackles the challenge of short battery lives of smart wireless devices found in many Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems – such as industry and smart cities.

On demand version The IoT is expected to explode as standards for wireless technologies rev-up specifications and capabilities to address the intense densification expected to happen at the edge of IoT to support large sensor and device swarm networks.  Analysts forecast the largest growth in IoT connections will come from wireless technologies that can scale

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of wireless IoT devices in agricultural production worldwide reached 17.0 million connections in 2016. The number of wireless connections is forecasted to grow at compound annual growth rate of 10.0% to reach 27.4 million in 2021.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a global provider in the consumer lawn and garden category for almost 150 years, announced its “Connected Yard” platform at the 2016 SXSW Interactive festival.

Event date: 21-22 June 2016 IET London: Savoy place Future of Wireless International Conference

For many years, Embedded Office has been a partner of elobau sensor technology, a provider of non-contact sensor technology and operator controls. During the development of a new electronic safety switch (ESS) for the protection of employees in industrial environments, the Wangen-based specialist for safety-critical embedded applications supported Elobau in developing IEC61508-SIL3-compliant software.

Monnit Corporation has announced the release of new International M2M cellular gateways for wireless sensors. In order to meet the needs of International customers, Monnit is introducing new, low-cost International cellular gateways. The gateways feature 3G (GSM/UMTS) or 2G (GSM/GPRS) cellular technologies allowing for operation on a majority of the cellular networks.

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. has announced the availability of its LightHouse® Medium Voltage (MV) Power Sensor for Europe. Today, European grid operators are under increasing pressure to meet low carbon and efficiency mandates. As renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are brought into the aging grid, they have the ability to disrupt grid operations,

Monnit Corporation, has announced a new low-power wireless carbon monoxide sensor. Monnit’s new wireless carbon monoxide (CO) sensors are the only sensors available in the industry that can be powered by a single coin cell battery while maintaining premium performance specifications and long life.

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA – A new family of Wi-Fi sensors, known as MoWi™, has been launched by Monnit Corporation. These sensors use an integrated, 2.4GHz – 802.11b/g, FCC/CE certified radio transmitter, which allows them to work with new and existing Wi-Fi networks globally.

Zaragoza, Spain – A new multiprotocol router launched by Libelium allows the connection of any sensor or actuator to the Cloud via high speed 3G networks. This, says the company, opens up a wide range of possibilities for development of the Internet of Things.

Event date: 20-21st September, 2012 Villach, Austria The SAW Sensor Symposium is the exchange platform for research and industry to discuss the latest trends in the surface acoustic wave sensor technology. The symposium is held biennially and will take place for the second time in 2012.