The types of IoT sensors used in facilities management, building automation and smart building applications are limited only by your imagination. Prevalent use cases include:
- Climate control, including temperature, humidity, vibration, etc.
- CO monitoring
- Electrical usage
- Fire detection
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC)
- Lighting control
- Occupancy
- Predictive maintenance
- Security and access control
- Structural health
- Water monitoring
Sensors are essential to making this possible, enabling collection and analysis of real-time data that can be used to:
- Improve building energy efficiency and sustainability
- Reduce maintenance costs with predictive maintenance
- Optimize space utilization
- Enhance tenant security, comfort and safety
The long range, low power ability for Semtech's LoRa® wireless radio frequency technology to penetrate dense building materials, and long battery life make it the preferred technology for IoT-connected smart buildings. Operating in the unlicensed spectrum, the LoRaWAN® protocol delivers efficient, flexible and cost-effective connectivity for indoor and outdoor IoT applications, operating seamlessly over public, private or hybrid networks. LoRaWAN is complementary to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Cellular.
Semtech’s portfolio also includes electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection solutions, touchscreen controllers and isolated power systems to automate lighting, heating, ventilation and more in connected smart buildings.
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