Bridgeware

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Connect Physical Assets to the Network and Extract Value

There are any number of instances where connecting physical assets to the information network is needed but where such connections do not fit within the framework of utility consumption.  Such instances might require transmitting data that are different from consumption such as pressure, location, tension, temperature, and others.  Miltel's products and solutions can be adapted to fit these disparate and heterogeneous needs.

 
Examples of Bridgeware Applications

  • A parking space that knows it's available
  • "Last Mile" physical assets that can now be connected to SCADA systems
  • A railroad car that knows to which train it is attached
  • A grapevine that can relay information on moisture, temperature, acidity, etc.
 

 
Challenges

Any system attempting to achieve all this must:

  • Be battery powered-Too many assets like parking spaces, train cars, manhole covers, etc simply do not have access to AC power
  • Long service life-A battery that will last for only a year or less is essentially useless. To provide useful service, each transmitter should have a ten-year lifespan or longer
  • Wireless-The very idea of network physical assets with cables is overwhelming.
 

 
Benefits of Bridgeware

  • Simplest, most effective way to network physical assets into management systems.
  • There is no cable to run, no electricity to install.
  • A single transmitter can be connected to up to four sensors.
  • Effective service life exceeds ten years.