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IoT Long Range Wireless Acceleration and Impact Detection Sensor
Our long range wireless enterprise series sensors are an easy to use and reliable start to any data aggregation application. This video will demonstrate how they work, what they do, and how to use them.
IoT Long Range Wireless Acceleration and Impact Detection Sensor
Introducing NCD’s Long Range IoT Wireless Impact Detection Sensor, boasting up to a 28 Mile range using a wireless mesh networking architecture. It incorporates a STMicro LIS3DH acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration changes. Utilizing the interrupt feature of this sensor, it is able to minimize power consumption by making most of the components go to sleep while waiting for the interrupt from the sensor.
User can configure the Impact Detection condition (interrupt settings) using the configuration mode as well as configure acceleration range, data rate, interrupt duration and interrupt threshold. Interrupt duration is dependent upon data rate. It is the duration for which an interrupt condition has to hold to generate a system interrupt and initiate data transmission to a nearby receiver. Interrupt threshold is dependent upon acceleration range and it is the acceleration in g which if exceeded causes interrupt to fire. Note that the absolute value of actual g reading is compared with it therefore it works for both positive and negative acceleration exceeding threshold.
Interrupts are fired only when the acceleration (absolute value) read form the sensor exceeds the threshold in the positive direction. All interrupts are combined with an OR gate. This allows impact detection (system interrupt) if an interrupt occurs for any axis (OR condition). User can also configure a delay time in seconds which disables the interrupt for that amount of time after a successful interrupt. This enables the user to make sure that the sensor does not drain its battery (with continuous transmissions) if an interrupt condition persists or a wrong condition is accidently programmed. This time is also used to send a periodic packet to a receiver with latest available data.
The device also sends two extra samples with the sample which caused interrupt. This enables the user to have a history of acceleration data prior and after the interrupt. In normal scenario, it will send 1 sample (n-1) prior to the interrupt sample (n) and 1 sample after the interrupt (n+1). However, if the data rate is too slow, the sensor does not wait for n+1 packet to arrive so as to save battery and instead sends 2 old samples (n-2, n-1) along with the third sample (n) which fired interrupt. It may happen that the duration and sleep delay combination is such that no old sample was saved after the last interrupt and at the time of interrupt the device may contain only 1 sample. In that case it sends 2 old samples from the last transmission along with third sample (n) being the interrupt sample. In case it has 1 old sample (n-1) and 1 interrupt sample (n), it will send the first sample (n-2) from the previously transmitted data.
Powered by just 2 AA batteries and an operational lifetime of 300,000 wireless transmissions, a 10 years battery life can be expected depending on environmental conditions and the data transmission interval. Optionally, this sensor may be externally powered.
With an open communication protocol this sensor can be integrated with just about any control system or gateway. Data can be transmitted to a PC, a Raspberry Pi, to Microsoft Azure® IoT, or Arduino. Sensor parameters and wireless transmission settings can be changed on the go using the open communication protocol providing maximum configurability depending on the intended application.
The long range, price, accuracy, battery life and security features of Wireless Impact Detection Sensor makes it an affordable choice which exceeds the requirements for most of the industrial as well as consumer market applications.
NOTE: The current version of this sensor does not support the inbuilt temperature sensor.
Receiving Data From Long Range IoT Wireless Acceleration and Impact Detection Sensor
This Long Range IoT Wireless Acceleration Impact Detection Sensor device sends data periodically, based on user-preset timing intervals. Data transmissions include battery level, signal strength, payload, firmware version, sensor type, and device serial number. Please see the Resources section to see detailed information on the data structure of this device. This Long Range IoT Wireless Vibration Temperature Sensor is a wireless transmitter needs a receiver. There are many options available for receiving data from NCD transmitters. We highly recommend using our USB Modem (available during purchase) so you can monitor this device and use our LabVIEW software for changing device settings. Using our long-range USB wireless modem, users can expect easy operation over a virtual COM port at 115.2K baud. Optionally, we offer a Wireless receiver that operates over Ethernet. Data from NCD sensors will appear over TCP/IP on port 2101. Simply open a TCP/IP socket, port 2101, to the IP address of the Ethernet modem and see your data stream in to your local area network.
Now Supporting Microsoft Azure® IoT
We’ve been working with Microsoft engineers to post data from our sensors to Azure®. If you need help integrating this sensor into Azure®, please let us know and we will work with you to get you connected!
We take software samples seriously! Be sure to to check out the resources section of our web site to see code samples for Raspberry Pi, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, Arduino, Python, and more. We can help you post data to your Azure IoT account with some of our tutorials!
Applications:
- Wireless Impact Detection
- Machine Health Monitoring
- Ideal Component for Predicative Maintenance
- Abnormal Vibration Detection
- Acceleration and Imapct Monitoring For AWS/Azure
Full Node-RED Support
Use the power of Node-RED to quickly create complex logic flows and temperature alerts without a single line of code!
Where do I send my Sensor Data?
Sensor Data can be sent anywhere you need it. Whether you need sensor data on a desktop computer, an IoT cloud platform, or an embedded platform, we have you covered. NCD sensors broadcast data, so data handling is very easy, expandable, and versatile. Send sensor data to Gateways when you want to talk directly to a IoT cloud platform. Send data to Modems when you want to talk to local computers. Of course you can always send data to both gateways and modems simultaneously, so you always have access to your sensor data locally and remotely. Use multiple Gateways when you need data redundancy or if you need to send sensor data to multiple IoT cloud platforms.
Sensor Clusters are also possible. You can build a cluster of sensors on every floor of a high-rise building, sending data to gateways and modems on each floor. Clustering makes it possible to keep your sensor data separated for easier management. Each Gateway and Modem can be configured to listen to a different cluster of sensors. Because NCD devices support thousands of clusters, expanding your sensor network is virtually limitless.
Send Sensor Data to Microsoft® Azure®
Collect Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to Microsoft® Azure® using the NCD Micro Gateway.
The Micro Gateway reports all incoming telemetry, as real-world values, to Microsoft® Azure® through the connected Device Twin, and/or Device to Cloud Messages.
Setup could not be easier. The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration. Simply connect your WiFi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear. All you need is an Azure® Device Connection String to register this device to your Azure® account.
Send Sensor Data to Losant
Collect Sensor Data up to Two Miles Away and send your data to Losant using the NCD Micro Gateway. Leverage the power of the Losant Flow Builder to build a stunning dashboard that displays graphs of sensor telemetry over time.
The NCD Micro Gateway automatically provisions the gateway on the Losant Cloud and registers all sensors as children of the gateway. Watch data arrive on the Losant cloud with minimal setup time.
Setup could not be easier. The NCD Micro Gateway uses SoftAP and includes embedded web pages for configuration. Simply connect your WiFi capable computer to the NCD Micro Gateway Access Point and the Configuration Pages will appear. All you need is an Azure® Device Connection String to register this device to your Azure® account.
Learn More about the NCD Micro Gateway Losant Here
Losant is an Official Partner of National Control Devices, Learn More about Losant Here.
Send Sensor Data to Visual Studio
We Developed Alpha Station using Visual Studio to demonstrate how sensor data can be received and converted to real-world values. Alpha Station allows you to view and set basic configuration settings of remote sensors up to 2 miles away. Alpha Station supports our Wireless USB Modem and our Wireless Ethernet Modem. The source code and run-time application is available for download on our web site at https://ncd.io/alpha.
Send Sensor Data to Node-RED
We Developed a complete set of Drivers for Node-RED, so you can build your own flows and dashboards to help get you connected. The Node-RED Flow Builder is powerful, allowing you to build complex graphs and dashboards in minutes. Node-RED may also be used for advanced Gateway applications, so you easily send data to your favorite IoT Cloud service such as Losant, Azure, or Amazon AWS. Since Node-RED runs on a local computer, you should use one of the Modems below for communication to NCD sensors up to 2 Miles away.
NCD Node-RED Libraries are always expanding, you can read about how to integrate our sensor into Node-RED Here.
Send Sensor Data to LabVIEW®
We Developed a complete set of tutorials for working with NCD Sensors using LabVIEW®. Use LabVIEW® to configure advanced sensor settings or to graph incoming sensor data. Monitor the battery level of remote sensors and watch sensor data flow over time. We will be adding source code for LabVIEW® in the future, please contact us if you have a urgent need for LabVIEW® source code. Since LabVIEW® runs on a local computer, a USB Modem or Ethernet Modem is required.
Please check the “Resources” tab above for resources relevant to this product or Click Here to see all of our LabVIEW® resources.
900HP-S3B Industrial Wireless Mesh
Long-Range Wireless Mesh networking is our favorite of all wireless communication technologies. This is the ONLY communications technology NCD recommends on the factory floor, operating at a safe 900MHz. Mesh technology will hop data from one location to another to reach its intended destination, users do not need to do anything other than make sure wireless modules stay within hopping range of each other. We use the Digi 900HP-S3B module in our products, as this is the best the industry has to offer. With a 2 mile range between modules and up to 8 hops, it is possible to cover 16 miles of wireless territory using this technology. Using high-gain antennas, this module is capable of communicating to a remote module up to 28 miles away.
