STid offers multi-tech reader for car park access control; Newave Sensor Solutions, Smart Label Solutions extend partnership; Thingy IOT, Senet partner on LoRaWAN solutions for wildfires, air quality; Wind River supports Intel processors for IoT applications; Essence Group launches IoT-based intruder-prevention system; InnovationLab unveils software package for printed sensors.
Nov 04, 2021Presented here are recent news announcements regarding the following organizations: STid, Newave Sensor Solutions, Smart Label Solutions, Thingy IOT, Senet, Wind River, Intel, Essence Group and InnovationLab.
STid Offers Multi-Tech Reader for Car Park Access Control
STid, a provider of access-control readers, has announced its SPECTRE nano reader. The multi-technology device is designed to recognize employees, visitors, vendors and vehicles simultaneously, allowing hands-free access control. According to the company, the reader increases speed of entry and can read windshield tags, key fobs, cards, smartphones or wearables via UHF and Bluetooth, leveraging end-user preferences. The product is part of STid’s Mobile ID ecosystem for turning smartphones into virtual cards for vehicle and pedestrian access control.
The SPECTRE nano is built to be compatible with access-control systems worldwide, the company explains. The packaging is rugged and durable, STid reports, ensuring the reader can withstand harsh environments ranging from shock, heavy rain and dust to salt, frost and fire. The device offers branding options for use at a bus station or corporate office, or in a private community, as well as for high-security industries, with no maintenance or batteries required.
“We’ve all experienced the long wait time to get in and out of parking garages, trying to pay tolls or scan access badges, tolls or gates,” said Frederick Trujillo, STid’s U.S. operations manager, in a prepared statement. “Our new SPECTRE nano reader solution offers a faster entry/exit process and simple, hands-free use with top end-to-end security for hospitals, government agencies, universities and more. Parking areas are especially vulnerable to theft, damage, vandalism and even acts of terrorism, making improved access control critical.”
Designed for global customers, the SPECTRE nano uses OSDP and SSCP protocols and comes with EAL5+-certified storage. Data authenticity and confidentiality are protected by encryption, signed credentials provide anti-cloning and anti-replay protection, and managers can quickly erase security keys when necessary.
Newave Sensor Solutions, Smart Label Solutions Extend Partnership
Newave Sensor Solutions has announced an agreement with Smart Label Solutions (SLS) that will extend SLS’s exclusivity through the end of 2024. The agreement has been expanded geographically to cover North America, the European Union and Latin America regarding SLS’s D-Series portals, which are powered by newave’s patented wave antennas. The arrangement covers all portals, doors, conveyors and mobile applications sold by SLS and using wave antennas.
Smart Label Solutions combines various manufacturers’ hardware with its suite of RFID and barcode software products, and it offers solutions designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of existing business processes. Newave provides RFID solutions based on the wave antenna, which was designed specifically for item-level applications. The antenna was developed under newave’s direction by The Ohio State University’s ElectroScience Laboratory.
“SLS is extremely excited about the extension and expansion of our relationship with newave,” said Jeff Hudson, Smart Label Solutions’s CEO, in a prepared statement. “SLS and newave have combined efforts over the years to build best-in-class RFID solutions. These solutions are purpose-built to focus on use cases that create invaluable visibility to our customers’ supply chain. With the current global state of supply chains, we are poised for explosive growth.”
“Newave is excited to announce the extension and expansion of our exclusive agreement for portal solutions with Smart Label Solutions,” added Barry Burnside, newave’s COO and cofounder, in the statement. “We have worked exclusively in North America with SLS for six years and over 15,000 installations. SLS has recently significantly expanded their resources for NoAm and internationally and we look forward to leveraging that success to the EU and LATAM. We believe this expansion will generate significant growth for both companies domestically and internationally, and we look forward to making that a reality.”
Thingy IOT, Senet Partner on LoRaWAN Solutions for Wildfires, Air Quality
Senet, a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms for global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Thingy IOT, a supplier of environmental sensors, applications and low-power connectivity in remote locations, have announced a partnership. The two companies will deliver carrier-grade LoRaWAN network services and Thingy IOT’s AQ Wildfire and Air Quality Monitoring Systems throughout the Western United States to monitor for wildfires.
Through this collaboration, Senet will verify interoperability of the AQ sensor with its cloud-based network-management platform, enabling public agencies, firefighting organizations, farmers and researchers to deploy and manage remote air-quality sensors to detect wildfires and monitor wildfire smoke. Thingy IOT will become a Senet Radio Access Network operator partner, utilizing Senet’s RAN provider services to deliver LoRaWAN network connectivity in areas without coverage, and making air quality monitoring solutions more accessible in remote locations. Thingy will operate private networks and applications for agriculture, research and government agencies through coverage delivered by Senet’s Low-Power Wide-Area Virtual Network.
“The combination of Thingy’s award-winning AQ Sensors and Senet’s unique network deployment models help deliver solutions where they are needed most, including remote locations where wildfires start, rural areas where smoke affects agriculture crop quality, and where workers or the public are being exposed to toxic smoke from wildfires,” said Scott Waller, Thingy IoT’s CEO and cofounder, in a prepared statement. “Over the past few years, we have been implementing one-off networks everywhere we place sensors. Now, as a Senet RAN and LVN partner, we have significantly better network and device deployment and management tools, allowing us to scale our sensor deployments and improve the reliability of the data used to track wildfires.”
“It is an unfortunate fact that wildfires, the resulting damage to property and crops, and the associated recovery costs require an urgent response,” added Bruce Chatterley, Senet’s CEO, in the statement. “Our partnership with Thingy IOT is a great example of how low-power sensing technology and easy LoRaWAN network deployment in rural areas can have an immediate and meaningful impact on society and the environment. We look forward to collaborating with Thingy IOT to reduce the dangers and impact of high-risk fire and air quality events.”
Wind River Supports Intel Processors for IoT Applications
Software provider Wind River has announced support for Intel’s Atom x6000 Series and Pentium and Celeron N and J Series processors, as well as its 11th-generation Core processors and Celeron processors. This development is part of a multi-year effort to optimize Wind River software for Intel industrial system-on-a-chip (SoCs) offerings.
The VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS), part of Wind River Studio, supports the IoT-optimized Intel processors for industrial platforms regarding AI and real-time computing for mission-critical applications, such as functional safety and related continuous certification needs. VxWorks employs the edge IP capabilities embedded in Intel’s industrial SoCs, including Intel Time Coordinated Computing (Intel TCC), Time-Sensitive Networking and Functional Safety.
“We are moving toward a more automated intelligent systems world, with IoT devices generating vast amounts of data at the edge,” said Avijit Sinha, Wind River’s chief product officer, in a prepared statement. “The right software is needed to securely capture and process real-time machine data with digital feedback from countless intelligent edge systems.”
Sinha added, “We now offer an end-to-end solution spanning the needs of dynamic and compute-heavy IoT applications, from development to deployment. Working closely with Intel, Wind River is providing an RTOS made for the demanding operational needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Additionally, based on the success of this partnership, Wind River is working on supporting Tiger Lake and Ice Lake for our avionics safety-certified Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform.”
“Next-generation applications, such as those for Industry 4.0, will require greater AI and real-time capabilities for critical applications for demand high-speed processing, computer vision, functional safety, and low-latency deterministic computing,” said Christine Boles, the VP of Intel’s Internet of Things Group and the general manager of its Industrial Solutions Division, in the statement. “Together with Wind River’s support for VxWorks and ACRN on Intel’s IoT-optimized platforms, it allows customers to quickly add new features, get new products to market, and deliver world class performance with virtualized, real-time compute.”
Essence Group Launches IoT-based Intruder-Prevention System
Essence Group, a technology group that supplies wireless security solutions for homes, families and businesses, has announced the launch of MyShield, a 5G-connected intruder-prevention system. The device can be used as a standalone solution connected to 5G CAT-M networks, or it can be integrated with existing security technologies. The system allows for preemptive intruder prevention, the company explains, by forcing intruders out of premises before they can do harm. Its design makes it suitable for use in both residential and commercial settings, according to Essence Group.
The integrated system includes a passive infrared motion detector, a high-definition video camera with recording capabilities for video verification, two-way voice communication, and a proprietary smoke diffuser that fills a room within seconds with a veil of harmless yet disorienting smoke. The solution incorporates a cloud-based services platform, including reporting and analytical tools, enabling security services providers to tailor offerings to meet customer requirements.
“Unlike standard alarm systems, which afford intruders a window of time to cause damage before a security dispatch arrives, MyShield enables home and business owners to effectively and directly remove them from the premises,” said Haim Amir, Essence Group’s CEO and founder, in a prepared statement. “We are providing property owners with the unique ability to be more proactive and control the situation, by denying intruders the time and opportunity to cause harm. This is intervention at its most effective.”
MyShield is battery-powered and includes its own communications channels, enabling simple installation and ease-of-use, the company reports. The integrated HD camera and two-way voice capabilities allow users to detect intruders and force them out by activating the smoke shield. “Essence Group has been driving the market shift from security solutions that merely monitor and detect intruders to those that actively intervene to prevent crime from even being committed,” said Ohad Amir, Essence Group’s CTO, in the prepared statement. “With MyShield we are introducing a new concept, designed to provide people with greater peace of mind—intervention as the next wave of security innovation.”
InnovationLab Unveils Software Package for Printed Sensors
InnovationLab, a provider of printed electronics, has announced the availability of a downloadable software package known as SensorMatrixLAB, designed to simplify the use of its printable sensors. Free of charge for existing customers, SensorMatrixLAB enables users to utilize InnovationLab’s printed sensors and to visualize and process sensor-generated data. The company provide a solution consisting of sensors and software.
“At InnovationLab, we offer a complete support environment, from the actual sensors to this new software package, all coupled together with a knowledgeable advice and consultancy service,” said Luat Nguyen, InnovationLab’s managing director, in a prepared statement. “Together, this all adds up to fully-fledged solution that helps our customers to develop sensor solutions from concept, to prototype, to high volume fabrication.”
SensorMatrixLAB includes data-visualization and high-speed data-recording capabilities with replay. Built-in application programming interface access enables live data integration into other programs on the same PC. The software supports multiple communication interfaces—USB serial, Wi-Fi and Ethernet—and enables hardware configuration, readout electronics fine-tuning and standalone operation via CAN.
The software provides support for InnovationLab’s printed pressure sensors, including customized sensor matrixes, the company reports, and support for its sensor matrixes is now in the works. For proper functionality, the software requires hardware from InnovationLab and a PC running Microsoft Windows 10 or higher. SensorMatrixLAB can be downloaded here.