Fujitsu Component America, Inc. has released a series of battery-powered Wirepas Mesh technology mesh units and mesh-sensor units, allowing the simplification of large-scale decentralised networks for IoT solutions for position tracking and sensor data collection.
The company said in a press release that in addition to deploying large-scale networks, the mesh units and mesh-sensor units also enable power saving, high-density networks with interference tolerance channel selection, transmitting power control and autonomous network rerouting capability.
If the network environment changes, adds and/or removes the end device, or if a device failure occurs, the mesh topology and protocols will automatically reconfigure the mesh network. Furthermore, a security key ensures a secure communication environment throughout the network.
While the mesh unit is well-suited for wide-area asset tracking, the multi-function mesh-sensor unit incorporates a combination of temperature, humidity, air pressure, illuminance, 3-axis acceleration, and sound-level sensors. This makes it adaptable for a variety of massive, sensor data collection systems with scalable mesh topology. Since the sensor data paths through the mesh network topology, the end-node’s placement is not limited by the gateway’s location, claimed the company.
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