CES 2020, Las Vegas, Jan. 9, 2020: Japanese company TDK Corporation has announced the availability of the InvenSense SmartSense, a compact, wireless multi-sensor solution designed for a plethora of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
The company said in a press release that the new, out-of-the-box sensor solution enables accurate and remote monitoring, data collection and specific IoT sensor application outputs via BLE and Wi-Fi.
IoT applications covered by the new sensor module include smart doors, robotic vacuums, asset monitoring, patient activity monitoring, HVAC filtering and air mouse monitoring. The list of algorithms will be expanded in the coming months, based on emerging market requirements, said TDK. The module also provides autonomous SD Card data logging for applications deriving value from large data volumes.
SmartSense integrates TDK’s IMU, magnetometer, pressure, temperature, and ultrasonic sensors with high-precision algorithms in a one-size-fits-all solution.
Main applications
SmartSense addresses a wide range of IoT applications, including but not limited to:
- Smart Door Lock Detection
- Asset Monitoring
- HVAC Filter Monitoring and Alerting
- Air Motion Library
- Robo-Vacuum Movement Detection
- Patient Activity Monitoring (e.g., cervical analysis, balance control and gait analysis)
Features
- Out-of-the-box, one-size-fits-all solution
- Sensors: IMU, magnetometer, pressure, temperature, humidity and ultrasonic
- Arm Cortex M4 MCU
- Wireless connectivity: BLE and WIFI
- Rechargeable battery (290 mAh)
- USB interface
- Wireless multi-sensor data streamingto a Win 10 GUI
- Autonomous data logging from multiple sensors on an SD card
- Embedded motion sensor events such as Tap, Tilt, Raise to Wake, Pedometer, Wake on Motion
- Dedicated sensor algorithm outputs showcasing multiple IoT applications.
Image Credit: TDK