There are a number of traditional wireless sensor protocols that enable connectivity between the sensors and these to gateway: –Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Z-Wave are some examples of this. In recent years, with the development of LPWANs, standards have started to shift to better accommodate the ever-growing number of connected devices being used in commercial settings.
LoRaWAN® is benefitted by its long range, deep penetration, and extended battery life. LoRaWAN standards are maintained by the LoRa Alliance, an open, non-profit association dedicated to promoting and supporting their global adoption.
The ability for these sensors to provide ultra long range communications to industry standard gateways is one of their biggest benefits. For example, MultiTech offers LoRaWAN IoT sensors as part of their Radio Bridge family of products including:, which includes:
- Wireless temperature sensors designed to accurately detect ambient air temperatures both indoors and out
- Wireless proximity sensors that provide high accuracy proximity detection with open architecture for flexible integration
- Wireless push button sensors that can be used as wearables, remote controls, or for emergency response and other button-push applications
- Wireless movement sensors that use ultra-sensitive internal accelerometers to detect movement or utilization of critical assets and react accordingly
- Wireless leak detection sensors that use probes to detect the presence of water and alert the network to divert potential catastrophe
- Wireless industrial sensors designed for industrial standards such as 4-20mA current loops, digital inputs, vibration and beyond