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On board PowaINFRA gateway deployment




DS has an on board version of the PowaINFRA gateway that can be deployed on a vehicle. The gateway is powered by the 12V of the vehicle and typically installed under the dash. Additionally, the gateway has an extra sensor and metric ability of using Geo-location. The on board PowaINFRA gateway has the same capabilities as the standard PowaINFRA gateway and is compatible with the sensors in the PowaINFRA range.


Other vehicle tracking systems are typically wired and thus rely on the sensors to be connected to contacts on the main unit. No only is this a more difficult installation but it limits the number of sensors installed in a vehicle as it is not cost effective. Most vehicle installation of refrigerated trucks only have one temperature probe installed, either on the output or return vents of the cooling units. This is typically located at the front of the refrigeration trailer and the cooling varies within the trailer. Thus it is likely that the load can experience freezing temperatures at the front while at the back it would be totally different. A single temperature probe does not capture these variations within a load.
The on board PowaINFRA gateway solves this problem by being able to at the same costs that a single wired probe is installed, provide more than four temperature probes with the load bay. The temperature can be determined at multiple points within the load bay and even moved between trips.
This wireless sensor temperature probes, known as Powatherm are fitted with strong magnets that make mounting the sensor a breeze. (see above)
In addition to the real time solution, DS has a buffer solution and provides automated monitoring for containers and smaller vehicles. Read about it here.
Visit the website of DS or email info@ds.co.za to discover awesome #IoT solutions and services. We are proud South African innovators!
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