Machine Monitoring Whitepaper
If you want to monitor e.g. chairs or cars or coffee machines, you have several possibilities.
The mode you choose depends on what you want to achieve and measure and how fast you need to receive the information.
Time intervals given here are an example and can be modified via downlink.
Some modes can be combined together!
One time event
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Repeated movement alerts
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Limited
Limited
Limited
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Average report time
45 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
Instant
Instant
When movement ends
1 second
"Running hours" count accuracy
1 second
10 minutes
1 minute
n/a
n/a
n/a
Count of reed switches reported in a time interval or when count is reached
Can be combined with WiFi tracking
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Battery consumption
High (2-3 years)
Low (10 years)
Low (10 years)
Low (10 years)
Low (10 years)
Low (10 years)
Low (10 years)
Redundancy of messages
None
None
Very high
Alert can be repeated
Alert can be repeated
None
Alert can be repeated
Typical use case
Running hours, office chair usage, lifts
Meeting room occupancy, pallets in movement, monitoring of working/not working
Car travel time monitoring with 1 minute accuracy
Monitor objects from being stolen, impacted or interacted with
Pole tilts, defibrillators, monitoring the correct orientation of things
Emptying of dust bins and if they end up in the original position
Door openings, soap dispensers
If you're unsure what the best solution for your use case would be, please contact support and we will get back to you with the best settings!
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