IoT solutions company Atomation has launched a series of remote equipment monitoring devices designed for use in industrial manufacturing, mining, utility and agriculture sectors. The rugged ‘Atoms’ include a variety of sensors, allowing users to monitor variables such as temperature, vibration, moisture, pressure, distance, tilt, and impact. These Atoms require no customer infrastructure or integration, and are designed to reduce outages and downtime for most types of machinery and equipment.
The Atoms employ the computational power of the nRF52840 SoC’s 64 MHz, 32-bit Arm Cortex M4 processor with floating point unit (FPU) to determine whether the sensors are detecting abnormal values before transmitting the data. By requiring the radio to transmit less frequently, battery life is extended, allowing Atoms to function for up to three years using a 3.6 V Li-ion battery. To further extend battery life, the nRF52840 SoC has been engineered to minimize power consumption with a fully-automatic power management system.
