Discover how simple it is to turn your facility into a smart, connected factory with Wirepas Mesh technology.
Wirepas Mesh is a revolutionary technology that enables the creation of highly scaleable, self-healing networks, perfect for industrial environments that need robust, reliable asset tracking and connectivity solutions. This cutting-edge mesh technology is particularly effective for smart factories, warehouses, and logistics centers, offering efficient tracking of non-powered assets and the ability to manage hundreds or even thousands of devices seamlessly. Here’s how deploying Wirepas Mesh can rapidly transform your operations.
Wirepas Mesh is a decentralized wireless network where each device communicates directly with others in the network, allowing data to be shared across a vast area. The network doesn't rely on a single point of failure, such as a central hub. Instead, every device (or node) acts as both a transmitter and receiver, relaying data to its neighbors and forming a resilient web of connectivity. This structure is self-healing—if one node fails or goes offline, the network automatically reroutes the data through alternative paths, ensuring continuous operation.
This decentralized approach provides numerous advantages, including lower operational costs, improved scalability, and high fault tolerance. Wirepas Mesh also uses very little energy, which means devices like asset-tracking tags can operate for several years without needing maintenance or battery replacement, making it ideal for non-powered industrial assets.
Deploying Wirepas Mesh technology is a straightforward process that can be completed quickly, providing immediate value to your operations. This guide outlines the steps involved, from setting up the gateway to configuring tags and anchors, ensuring seamless tracking and management of your assets.
The first step in deploying Wirepas Mesh is setting up the gateway, which acts as the central hub that connects your local mesh network to the cloud. This gateway collects data from your Wirepas tags and anchors and transmits it via LTE using a SIM card, providing continuous connectivity and real-time data transmission.
To install the gateway, place it in a central location within your facility, ensuring that it has reliable LTE signal strength. Once powered on and connected, the gateway automatically communicates with nearby Wirepas devices, establishing the foundation for your mesh network. The gateway’s simple setup process ensures that you can quickly begin collecting data from your asset tracking devices.
After the gateway is installed, the next step is to deploy Wirepas anchors. These anchors create the infrastructure that supports the mesh network. Anchors are typically installed on walls, ceilings, or other strategic points around your facility to ensure full coverage.
Anchors communicate with each other and the gateway to form a self-healing, self-routing network. This means that if one anchor fails or is obstructed, the network will automatically reroute data through other available paths, ensuring reliable performance. With the anchors in place, your facility will be ready to support a robust and scalable mesh network.
Once the anchors are installed, the next step is to configure them along with any asset-tracking EverTags using the CB Admin app. The CB Admin app simplifies the configuration process, allowing you to set up both anchors and tags using NFC or BLE technology.
To configure an anchor or tag, simply tap the device with an NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet, and the app will allow you to assign roles (such as designating a device as an anchor or tag) and customize settings. This process is fast and efficient, enabling you to configure large numbers of devices in a short amount of time. The app also allows for easy modifications to the device settings, making it ideal for dynamic environments where operational needs may change.
With the network infrastructure in place, you can begin attaching EverTags to your assets. These Wirepas-enabled tags are essential for tracking non-powered assets, such as equipment, containers, and materials.
EverTags are highly energy-efficient, with a battery life of up to five years, making them ideal for long-term, maintenance-free tracking. Once attached to an asset, the EverTag automatically reports its position within the mesh network at regular intervals, with an accuracy of about five meters. If the asset moves outside the mesh network’s range, the tag seamlessly switches to BLE mode for proximity-based tracking, ensuring continuous coverage.
After setting up the gateway, anchors, and tags, you can begin tracking and managing your assets using the CB Track platform. This platform is accessible through a web interface as well as mobile apps for iOS and Android, offering you complete control over your asset data from anywhere.
CB Track provides real-time visibility into asset locations, movement, and status, displaying all assets on a comprehensive map. You can monitor specific assets, set up alerts for events such as asset movement or entering specific zones, and analyze usage patterns to optimize your operations. The platform integrates seamlessly with other tracking technologies, such as GPS, RFID, and barcode labels, allowing you to manage a wide range of assets in a single system.
Wirepas Mesh is highly scalable, allowing you to easily expand your network by adding more anchors and tags as your operational needs grow. The self-healing nature of the network ensures that new devices integrate seamlessly without the need for complex reconfigurations.
Additionally, CB Track supports integration with external systems and technologies, such as GPS trackers, RFID readers, and barcode labels. This flexibility allows you to enhance your tracking capabilities, covering a wide range of asset types and providing a unified view of all operations, from indoor asset tracking to outdoor logistics management.
Fast Deployment: The deployment process, from setting up gateways to configuring tags, can be completed within a few hours. This minimizes downtime and enables immediate asset tracking.
Scalability: Wirepas Mesh can scale to match the size and complexity of any facility. It supports small operations and large industrial complexes alike, growing with your needs and integrating new devices seamlessly.
Low Maintenance: Wirepas Mesh requires minimal maintenance. Its self-healing network and long-lasting devices like our EverTags diminish the need for frequent manual intervention.
Tracking: CB Track provides asset tracking data access, offering insights into asset movement, utilization, and condition, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and asset management.
Energy Efficiency: Wirepas Mesh's energy-efficient design is ideal for non-powered assets. Devices such as EverTags can function for up to ten years on 2 coin cell batteries, ensuring dependable long-term service with little maintenance.
Sensor Integration: Wirepas Mesh supports a variety of sensors for asset monitoring. These include temperature, humidity, light, sound levels, and I/O inputs, providing valuable data on asset conditions. This ensures enhanced operational control, allowing you to track environmental factors, detect anomalies, and optimize performance, all while making informed, data-driven decisions.
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