Motes and Sensors
ThingWave offers nowadays two different mote products depending on the requirements of the application:
- 6LoWPAN Mesh Network
- 5G NB-IoT
Both solutions deliver high performance, security, robust networking, and unlimited sensing capabilities. They can be adapted to meet our customers’ requirements in terms of sensing, signal processing, encapsulation, etc.
The battery lifetime depends on the specific application, reaching up to 10 years for real-time monitoring applications.
The Installation and integration are simple, just turn on the power and the motes will connect to the network immediately. The motes perform an automatic registration procedure and start to deliver sensor data to the TW-Cloud.
TW-Mote with 6LoWPAN
The TW-Mote with 6LoWPAN communication is the perfect mote for environments where a mesh network makes the difference, it increases the robustness as more TW-Motes are added to the network. It requires the use of TW-Gateways to enable connectivity to the TW-Cloud.
Characteristics
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| System lifetime | Up to 10 years, without interruptions on the communication |
| Security | State of the art encryption |
| Network size | Currently up to 100 motes per gateway |
| Network topology | Mesh or chain networks (up to 30 hops) |
| Configuration | Can be set at run time |
| Mote firmware | Can be updated at run time, wirelessly |
TW-Mote with 5G NB-IoT
The TW-Mote with 5G NB-IoT communication is the best solution for applications without the use of Gateways, due to the fact that this communication enables direct secure communication between the TW-Motes and the TW-Cloud.
Characteristics
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| System lifetime | Up to 10 years, with interrupted communication |
| Security | State of the art encryption |
| Network size | Unlimited |
| Network topology | Individual Internet connection |
| Configuration | Can be set at run time |
| Mote firmware | Can be updated at run time remotely |
Gateways
Galaxy is Thingwave’s gateway software. Our gateway comes with WiFi, Ethernet or WiFi, and Ethernet connectivity. The gateway manages all Motes and can visualize sensor data, configure the motes and forward data to our cloud system, Universe.
Benefits
Galaxy gives full control over a local sensor- and actuator network. Galaxy manages security (users, encryption keys, …), data storage, alarm generation, data visualization, and many other features.
Characteristics
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | WiFi only, Ethernet only, WiFi plus Ethernet |
| Encapsulation | Can be changed upon request |
| Storage | Can store more than one year of data from all Motes |
| Alarms | Can generate alarms by email, SMS, and HTTP |
| Security | Supports encrypted communication, firewalls, intrusion detection, and several VPN solutions |
Cloud
Universe is ThingWave’s Cloud solution. Universe can manage multiple gateways and an unlimited number of sensors. Incoming sensor data can be processed and analyzed in order to generate statistics, alarms and decision support.
Benefits
Universe gives control over all motes and gateways in one place. Data can be analyzed and alarms can be generated automatically. Universe can also forward data to Big Data systems and export data into a number of different formats.
Characteristics
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Data storage | Virtually unlimited |
| Security | Supports VPN solutions. All communication is encrypted with HTTPS |
| Number of motes | Unlimited |
| Alarms | Can generate alarms by email, SMS and HTTP |