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!

Mode/functionality	Monitor me	Trace/Track me	Travel time	Guard me	Tilt events	Put me back	Reed switch-based modes
One time event	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Repeated movement alerts	✔️	✔️	✔️	Limited	Limited	Limited	✔️
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	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
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!