Beacons are special transmitters that emit short wireless telegrams in the briefest possible time intervals – much like a lighthouse. The use of these transmitters has been growing rapidly for a number of years now. As the number of beacons in the Internet of Things (IoT) increases, so does the demand for self-powered, maintenance-free solutions. […]
Easy and cost-effective The EnOcean Switch Design Kit (ESDK) is aimed primarily at the maker community. Makers need attractive prototypes that can be produced as quickly as possible with the least amount of effort. While the implementation of a housing used to require a design expert and an outlay of several tens of thousands of […]
Hinter dem Begriff „Smart Home“ stecken viele Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Dabei muss es nicht immer gleich die Steuerung via Smartphone sein. Als Einstieg kann bereits ein frei positionierbarer Schalter, ohne Kabel und Batterien, eine angenehme Hilfe im Alltag sein. Hier mal ein paar Anregungen: Einfacher Start mit nur zwei Produkten Für einzelne intelligente Lösungen reichen bereits ein […]
Energy harvesting wireless technology allows various switches and sensors to work without wires or batteries. They can be installed in less than ten minutes, as opposed to traditional switches, which can take 3 hours and 20 minutes (since you have to open up walls, run wires, install the switch, fix the hole, repaint, etc). What […]