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Issue FUTURE ENERGY HARVESTING

Internet of things New applications for EnOcean

ZENO CONTROLS 5-Star hotel embraces energy efficiency

Telefunken smart building Smartly transmitted

Thermokon Energy harvesting meets display – 8, 2013 Paris, November 4 2013

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Dear Reader,

This Perpetuum issue takes a look at the latest and Besides the technical aspects, innovation is always built future innovations around energy harvesting wireless on close cooperation. The success of energy harvesting solutions. But what’s behind this common term “innova- wireless technology is inseparably linked to great part- tion”? nerships enabled by the EnOcean Alliance, one of the world’s fastest growing technical alliances. This organi- Generally speaking, it’s a process in which, by definition, zation is a vital marketplace and a fundamental collabo- an idea develops into a technology which then ends up ration framework for innovation. It offers a unique plat- being pervasive in the market. usually, such an innova- form for established market players and young start-ups tion process takes time. EnOcean has successfully to exchange experiences, build relationships, and join achieved this for energy harvesting wireless solutions forces to develop new products, applications and sys- within only a few years. tems.

In 2013, we have reached a peak of our success story You’ll gain a fair knowledge of the innovation strength in to date. Only in the past few months, EnOcean had tri- the EnOcean ecosystem when reading this magazine. pled its revenue by quarter. This significant business You might even be inspired, who knows. So, what’s your growth particularly confirms: batteries are outdated; the idea of the next energy harvesting breakthrough innova- market demands for energy harvesting to power wireless tion? solutions.

We have achieved this because innovation is part of Yours, EnOcean’s company philosophy. This is a theme that drives us from our early days: “Innovation never stops, never stop innovation”. It’s important to continue in research and development. This does not mean reinvent- ing the wheel every second year but to constantly reas- sess your technology advantage and keep it a strength. Laurent Giai-Miniet That’s exactly what our R&D team currently deals with CEO of EnOcean when developing improved and new energy harvesters as well as a platform for a long-range wireless communi- cation powered by energy out of air.

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INTERNET of ZENo CoNTRoLS THINGS New applications for EnOcean radio 285-Star hotel embraces energy efficiency

Editorial 03 Table of contents I Masthead 04 The ABC of EnOcean 06 EnOcean Alliance stands for energy efficiency 07

TECHNoLoGY On the batteryless road to the 08 EnOcean Pi: Raspberry Pi meets energy harvesting 12 Test EnOcean Link free of charge 12 Easier, faster – EDK 350 developer kit 13 EnOcean-Products – 868 MHz, 315 MHz, 902 MHz and 928 MHz 14 Age-appropriate 17 MaSTHead

Energy for smart cities 18 perpetuum – the innovative magazine for Interview – energy harvesting in new spheres 19 customers and partners of EnOcean GmbH EnOcean GmbH, Kolpingring 18a, EnOcean Certification – seal of quality for interoperability 20 82041 Oberhaching, Germany, Tel: +49.89.67 34 689-0, Fax: +49.89.67 34 689-50, [email protected], www.enocean.com ENoCEAN ALLIANCE Publisher EnOcean GmbH, Munich, Laurent Giai-Miniet, CEO Overview of EnOcean Alliance members 22 Editorial EnOcean GmbH, Angelika Dester, PR Manager, EnOcean: Batteryless pieces of a perfect 23 [email protected]

YTL Technologies: A luxury dream 24 Concept and design artcollin Kommunikationsdesign, Murata: Smart hospital lighting system 26 www.artcollin.de ZENO Controls: 5-Star hotel embraces energy efficiency 28 Photo credits www.fotolia.com: p21 (technician) VOLKSEN: China Europe International Business School benefits from www.istockphoto.com: title (millenium-bridge London), EnOcean technology 30 p8 (people-future), p12 (chain) www.photocase.com: p23 (mosaic) JÄGER DIREKT: Glue-on intelligence 32 www.thinkstock.com: p4 (Hooverdamm), p5+p48 (sunflower), alphaEOS: alpha.one – proactive temperature control for reduced p6 (dolphin), p7 (monitors), p26-27 (all), p30 (student at car), p31 (students), p43 (background picture) heating costs 34 www.veer.com: p9 (trafficlights, firemen), p10 (bridge), p11 (pipeline working man, fishes), p17 (seniors) TELEFuNKEN Smart Building: Smartly transmitted 36 WohnIdee Bauer Verlag: p32-33 Distech Controls: Personalized comfort and increased ROI 38

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Smartly transmitted THERMoKoN TELEfUNKEN Energy harvesting meets display SMART36 BUILDING 48 SAuTER: EY-modulo 5 – intelligent room with wireless communication 39 Hubbell: wiSTAR™ at 902 MHz 40 Intesis: EnOcean into KNX – perfect fit 41 SECO: Energy and building in batteryless control 42 Helvar: One gateway for twenty switches 43 Somfy: Smart metering in smart home 44 Zodianet: ZiBASE PRO talks EnOcean 45 Mitsubishi Materials: New antennas certified for EnOcean modules 45 Eltako: Web for radio telegrams 46 ID-RF: Soft to switch 46 CNS: Driving EnOcean for Niagara networks 47 Thermokon: Energy harvesting meets display – no batteries or wires 48 Copyright Reproduction permitted stating source “perpetuum 2 I 13, EnOcean GmbH” and with PEHA: Bidirectional wireless age 49 voucher copy BAB Technologie: Visualization in no time 50 International circulation 5,000 Appearance semi-annual Reader service [email protected], NEWS & SERVICES phone +49.89.67 34 689-0 New people 51 EnOcean®, easyfit® und perpetuum® are registered Debflex: A new player for smart home 52 trademarks of EnOcean GmbH EnOcean Alliance welcomes Pressac as a new Promoter 53 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek has archived the electronic Events 54 publication “perpetuum international edition,” which is now permanently available on the archive server of Deutsche In brief... EnOcean websites 54 Nationalbibliothek

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The ABC of EnOcean

EnOcean GmbH is the originator of energy harvesting wireless technology. The company offers its custom- ers a complete plug&play system of energy converters, energy management, wireless transmitters, soft- ware and development tools. In March 2012, the EnOcean wireless protocol was ratified as international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10. With this platform, OEM partners can quickly and easily implement custom- ized wireless switching solutions based on energy harvesting wireless technology.

By Andreas Schneider, Chief Marketing Officer, EnOcean GmbH

ENERGY HARVESTING WIRELESS EnOcean modules use energy from the surrounding environ- ment, from linear motion, light or differences in temperature, to detect and transmit data. Thus the devices operate without batteries and are completely maintenance-free. This is enabled by the three core elements of the EnOcean technology: miniaturized energy converters, ultra-low-power electronic circuitry and reliable wireless.

ENERGY CONVERTERS Wireless modules are powered by energy convert- ers: an electrodynamic energy converter, which uses mechanical motion, a miniaturized solar module which generates energy from light, as well as a DC/DC converter, which, when combined with a thermoelectric converter and an energy harvesting wireless module, taps heat as an energy source.

FIELDS OF APPLICATION There are several areas of application for energy harvesting solu- tions ranging from applications for home and , the smart home, - ing and the to solutions for industry, logistics and transportation. All EnOcean enabled products by different manufacturers are interoperable, meaning that they can communicate with one another in one and the same system.

WIRELESS STANDARD EnOcean wireless standard WIRELESS MODULES The Dolphin platform is the core of ISO/IEC 14543-3-10 uses the 868 MHz or 315 MHz the EnOcean product portfolio. It consists of uni- and bi-direc- frequency band. Telegrams are just one millisecond in tional wireless modules in 315 MHz, 868 MHz, 902 MHz and duration, and are transmitted at a rate of 125 kilobits 928 MHz, that can be combined with several energy convert- per second. To exclude transmission errors a telegram ers. The ESK 300 starter kit and the EDK 350 developer kit is repeated a number of times in the space of 30 mil- complete the offer for developers and OEMs. liseconds. The range is 300 meters in the open and up to 30 meters inside buildings. As an open protocol, EnOcean wireless communicates with TCP/IP, WiFi, GSM, KNX, Dali, BACnet or LON.

SOFTWARE EnOcean Link is the first middleware for energy harvesting wireless technology. It provides a universal interface for wireless commu- nication and directly converts EnOcean telegrams into data values. This enables OEMs to integrate energy harvesting wireless technology more easily and rapidly into a wide range of applications and systems. In addi- tion, all EnOcean wireless modules come with firmware, a suitable API as well as software tools. So they can be implemented as plug&play with plenty of scope for application-specific programming.

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ENoCEAN ALLIANCE STANDS foR ENERGY EffICIENCY

By Graham Martin, Chairman, EnOcean Alliance

In the spring of 2008, leading companies in the building EnOcean-based products and systems. Only recently, sector across the globe formed the EnOcean Alliance to the Alliance could welcome the uK-based company establish innovative automation solutions for sustain- Pressac as a new Promoter. able buildings. From the very beginning, the organiza- tion’s main target was to make buildings more energy- Another aspect of the Alliance’s attractiveness is that efficient, more flexible and less expensive to operate. members have the possibility of accessing new busi- Today energy efficiency is a worldwide trend. Due to ness areas with energy harvesting wireless technology. limited energy resources and increased use of renew- Furthermore, they can work together proactively within able energies, building automation and control is man- the Alliance Technical Working Group to implement datory for reducing energy consumption noticeably. interoperable products based on standardized applica- tion specifications, and benefit from the international When evaluating strategies for increased energy-effi- networking and Alliance marketing activities – such as ciency, the sustainable, resource-saving character of joint trade shows, public relations support, advertising the selected technology is a key point. As batteries con- and lobbying. tradict the sustainability and “green” aspect that intelli- gent control systems offer buildings when making them The Alliance offers three membership classes: more energy efficient, energy harvesting wireless is the Promoters, Participants and Associate Members. The technology of choice. following nine companies are Promoters of the EnOcean Alliance: BSC Computer, EnOcean, MK Electric by EnOcean-based building automation sensors work with- Honeywell, Jäger Direkt, Pressac, ROHM, out cables and batteries, bringing the sustainable and Instruments, Thermokon und Verve Living Systems. maintenance-free aspect to each single sensor. Due to these additional benefits, energy harvesting wireless We invite you to join us as a member of the Alliance to technology becomes attractive for more and more solu- enable you to benefit from this fast growing innovative tions that contribute to a building’s efficient energy man- ecosystem and the ever increasing success of the tech- agement. This development also results in a constant nology: growth of the EnOcean Alliance that today counts over 300 members who offer more than 1000 interoperable www.enocean-alliance.org/joinus

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oN THE BATTERYLESS RoAD To THE INTERNET of THINGS

Energy harvesting wireless is just starting to unfold its potential. The rapid improvement of components and system design setup will open up new applications in every aspect of life. In this article, we take a look at some of the exciting prospects of this technology.

By Frank Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, EnOcean GmbH

We are getting more and more connected in our daily In the process, it soon became clear that powering radio life. This trend is often called “The Internet of Things” sensors with all kinds of ambient energy brings technical (IoT), and current expectations range from over 300 challenges, as many crucial building blocks did not exist million by 20171 to 50 billion devices connected to the at all. Many parts had to be developed from scratch. Internet by 20202. In addition, the market had no experience in how to use Deploying millions of distributed devices introduces a those components to create reliable systems. number of questions: how should they be powered, Consequently, EnOcean had to develop subsystems that how will they communicate? Batteries are not an included all the innovative parts in order to use battery- answer to this problem. Not only would they burden less modules easily. The result is a complete platform of the environment, but in fact, pose a serious economi- energy converters, wireless transmitters, energy man- cal hurdle, because of low application reliability and agement, software-, and development tools as well as a high maintenance cost. an energy-saving, very reliable radio protocol. In addition, as of the spring of 2012, the EnOcean radio is standard- At a first glance, the IoT based on energy harvesting ized as ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, which is the only wireless sensors just seems to be another buzz word or even a standard optimized for ultra-low power energy harvesting kind of science-fiction scenario. But considering tech- applications. nological advancements, several scenarios are becoming apparent where the IoT is much closer to oPEN foR INNoVATIoN realization than expected. In establishing this comprehensive platform and due to close collaboration with product developers and manu- BUILT oN AN ENERGY HARVESTING facturers (OEMs), EnOcean has managed to keep inte- PLATfoRM gration barriers extremely low. This allows for a simple EnOcean founders started to innovate in energy harvest- integration process in existing or new products without ing about 15 years ago. At that time, the term “energy having to deal with the complexity of batteryless tech- harvesting” was not even born and only very few scien- nology. tists were thinking along these lines worldwide. So, the technology, as well as all needed components for a prac- In addition, EnOcean and its partners have adopted an tical integration into applications, had to start from the approach of open innovation and initiated the EnOcean very beginning. Alliance. This organization builds a unique platform for

8 perpetuum 2 I 2013 TecHnology I leadIng aRTIcle its members on which they can exchange experience EnOcean is further improving the energy harvesting and build up partnerships. In this context, the EnOcean wireless technology. This includes improvements in Alliance defines standardized application profiles, which components as well as in system design, software and ensure the interoperability of all EnOcean-enabled radio protocols. devices. These key principles form the basis for a strong ecosystem, allowing more than 300 partners to LoNGER RANGE RADIo CoNNECTIoN bring in technical innovation and new applications. While state of the art 802.15.4 radio transmission range is up to 100 meters line of sight, current EnOcean tech- ESTABLISHED IN BUILDING AUToMATIoN nology bridges up to 300 meters today – which is fine for Based on its specific characteristics and the idea of building applications and keeps the component count low. open innovation, energy harvesting wireless technology The next generation of radio technology, which EnOcean is already very well established in the building automa- is currently developing, will enable over ten times longer

tion sector, bridging the control of light, HVAC and other radio ranges – to wirelessly transmit data via a distance fields of building technology to smart home, smart of more than three kilometers – and enabling new applica- metering and energy management systems. tions with high range requirements outside of the building. Can we supply the increased energy need of such long The wireless devices are highly flexible to install, so that distance communication with energy harvesting at all? The individual components such as wall switches, sensors answer is yes – however only by realizing significant prog- and relay receivers can be networked easily to form an ress in the other building blocks at the same time. intelligent system without complex cabling. In addition, dispensing with batteries eliminates the burdensome HIGHER EffICIENCY HARVESTERS need to maintain the devices’ energy supply in a regular The kinetic energy source is almost inexhaustible, as time period, which can be up to once each year. motion can be found anywhere, for example in the move- ment of doors, windows or machine components, the vi- TECHNoLoGY foR THE fUTURE bration of motors, the pressing of door handles or swit- But building automation applications is not where energy ches etc. EnOcean’s electro-mechanical converter oper- harvesting wireless stops, rather it is a first starting ates very robustly and is therefore extremely versatile. point. The unique approach of a platform technology and open innovation can be transferred to many other appli- In near future, EnOcean will provide new types of cations where data capturing and processing are com- mechanical energy harvesters that make use of the bined with wireless communication. In the long term, we energy of flowing gases and liquids in particular. These will see some revolutionary developments to actuate harvesters will be used to power metering applications further applications that lead to solutions where battery- and help keep batteries out of millions of these devices. less sensors are consequently set to play an increas- Light will remain one of the most frequently used energy ingly important role in solving everyday problems. sources. Next product generations will combine better efficiency solar cells with improved performance under NEXT GENERATIoN TECHNoLoGY PLATfoRM low light conditions, in particular. While the limit of - For upcoming or even already existing requirements, tion is light intensities of about 100 lux at 5 % efficiency

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today, next generation solar cells based on organic mate- Structural monitoring rial or dye-sensitized technology will operate down to Built fabric of large structures such as bridges, tunnels, 10 lux light intensity with more than 10 % efficiency. dams or drilling platforms have to resist extreme forces like weather, earthquakes or traffic. Today, in the US Combined with lower leakage and higher capacity energy storage, solar-powered devices will run in com- plete darkness for several months in a year. This feature is most desired in indoor applications, where we have longer phases of low light in the winter time.

Temperature differences contain a lot of energy and are therefore ideally suited as an energy source to power devices. Just the cooling of a drop of by 1 degree Celsius releases energy for about 25000 EnOcean wire- less telegrams. This energy harvesting technology is only at the beginning of its possibilities. One new option is to harvest energy from temperature differences alone, nearly 25 % of all bridges are deemed structurally between day and night for outdoor applications. These deficient or functionally obsolete. In numbers, these are harvesters, which already work in the laboratory, will more than 150000 bridges3. Radio sensors, powered by allow the building of very robust sensor nodes, indepen- light, temperature changes, or vibrations that perma- dent of light and therefore not sensitive to dirt. nently monitor critical parameters, can warn against non-conformance and prevent break downs. These sen- Lower energy consumption sors would monitor parameters related to structural The lower the energy consumption a device has, the bet- health, such as integrity, position, and vibrations and act ter the chances of applying energy harvesting strategies as an early warning system. successfully. So, for new applications, especially for the most critical functions such as sleep mode of the sensor Healthcare nodes and receiver current, it is an absolute requirement Another wide field of application is making our life easier, that energy demand is reduced significantly. EnOcean more secure and comfortable. This includes new solu- works with a special focus on these topics – and has for tions for monitoring vital functions as well as an autono- example shown a factor of 10 lower timer currents for mous and healthy lifestyle. There are already bracelet the next generation of sensor modules already. prototypes that can monitor vital functions by using body- heat as a source of energy to transmit wireless signals. Higher capacity energy storage Besides the energy need, research is evaluating improved The demographic change necessitates modern technol- storage components. The target is to store harvested ogy for the elderly, when it comes to being able to live at energy from weeks to several months without new ambi- home independently for as long as possible or if sick- ent energy impulses. In future, there will be batteryless ness occurs. Ambient assisted living systems can pro- sensors which can “sleep” for a much longer period of vide data on a tenant’s activities and send a notification time, keeping their energy until an incident wakes them to a care-giver or relative if there is a remarkable change up to measure and send signals. This is particularly inter- in daily routines or not enough activity. Alarm systems esting for alarm systems in dark environments, for exam- such as portable emergency buttons complement the ple in a forest or in dimly lit areas. system. In regards to flexibility and low maintenance effort, the common requirement for all components is to Future applications for energy be wireless and batteryless. harvesting wireless As the technology advances, new application fields Transportation and Traffic become feasible. In almost any field of industry, energy By 2030, 60 % of people will live in a city. 20 years harvesting wireless can contribute its specific benefits later, it is predicted to increase to 70 % – almost 6.5 to improve existing systems or develop new ones. Let’s billion people4.This development will present a major have a look at the most interesting of them. challenge and will determine humans’ future life.

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est fire station and/or via SMS to the smartphone of a person in charge. Such an early warning system could prevent the spread of forest fires, allowing them to be extinguished promptly. In agriculture, similar sensors could measure the degree of humidity or soil nutrients for an optimal supply of water and care for plants.

Resources Closely related to the future challenges of feeding a constantly growing world population is the sustainable usage of resources. Whether it’s water, gas or oil – all resources on earth are limited and therefore need to be protected and used carefully. Intelligent control will be needed to coordinate peo- ple’s daily life and prevent a city from collapsing. This Batteryless sensor networks can support this by provid- is especially true for logistics and traffic and needs ing the needed data to monitor water in terms of quan- solutions already starting today. In this context, the tity and quality or the movement of schools of fish. In term “smart cities” is frequently used. The concept of addition, detectors can use miniaturized solar cells or a intends to provide automated control of motion energy converters to power wireless signals traffic, street lights, energy supply or transportation that report water, oil or gas leaks to a gateway control- of needed goods as well as waste disposal. ler or directly to a valve. The energy harvesting technol- ogy prevents system malfunctions that otherwise could This can only be realized with millions of sensor nodes be caused by battery failures. collecting and delivering the data needed. Malfunctions of battery-powered sensors could cause chaos in such a Standard for future communication deeply connected system. But cables are no alternative As energy harvesting wireless technology advances, either, as they are too complex and too costly to install. possibilities are emerging for using energy-autonomous, In contrast, energy harvesting-powered devices can maintenance-free wireless modules for numerous appli- overcome both issues. Solar-powered occupancy sen- cations. In all these scenarios above, wired or battery- sors, for example, notify when someone is walking in the powered systems would be too elaborate in their tech- street and send a signal to activate the street light. The nology and by no means cost-effective. In the future, same can function with motion-powered sensors in the each end node, that is, each sensor device, should at streets’ surface when a vehicle passes. Other fields of least have a virtual IP address in the network creating application are cold chain monitoring for food transpor- the IoT. Due to its special features, energy harvesting tation or the notification and automated repeat order wireless technology has the potential to become estab- when goods in a store run out. lished as the standard for the first communication level. This would enables billions of sensors, reporting rele- Agriculture and environment vant data into the internet – for improved processes, In 2050, the human population on earth is expected to security, health and convenience. grow to almost 9 billion people5. To avoid collapse, food and agricultural production needs to change as well as www.enocean.com the protection of the environment to preserve the earth’s ecosystem. Sources: 1 Berg Insight, The Global Wireless M2M Market – 4th Edition, April 2012 Long range energy-autonomous wireless sensors could 2 Cisco Systems, 2013 be placed over large areas to provide early warnings or 3 The American Road & Transportation Builders Association based on Federal Highway Administration data, 2012 to monitor farm animals and plants in order to react very 4 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO), quickly to changing conditions. Temperature sensors, “Urban population growth”, http://www.who.int/gho/urban_ for instance, could send position data and an alarm sig- health/situation_trends/urban_population_growth_text/en/ 5 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, nal when they measure the heat of a fire. Via a central “World Population to 2300”, New York 2004, www.un.org/esa/ gateway, a notification is immediately sent to the near- population/publications/longrange2/WorldPop2300final.pdf

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ENoCEAN PI: RASPBERRY PI MEETS ENERGY HARVESTING

EnOcean Pi connects energy harvesting wireless devices with the Raspberry Pi.

By John Corbett, Sales Director UK, EnOcean GmbH

Just by putting the new EnOcean Pi board on the oNE STEP To A SMART HoME BoX Raspberry board, OEMs can very easily realize a low- Developers and OEMs can easily design low-cost gate- cost gateway box that can connect to the complete ways for embedded applications, such as smart portfolio of the EnOcean ecosystem – in solutions. Instead of developing new products from fact more than 1000 interoperable products and solu- scratch, developers can use the EnOcean Pi and tions. The combination of Raspberry Pi and EnOcean Pi Raspberry Pi to create a ready-made smart home box, can be used for several wireless applications integrat- which can process and visualize data from batteryless ing batteryless automation into cloud services, multime- wireless sensors and provide central control of a wire- dia, smart home systems or other central controls. less connected house. Other applications are gateways element14 offers EnOcean Pi at www.farnell.com. The for cloud services or low-cost building automation with new Pi accessory is supplied with free to download an interface to all EnOcean-based solutions. EnOcean Link Trial version middleware that allows users to quickly develop and integrate applications. www.element14.com

TEST ENoCEAN LINK fREE of CHARGE

The EnOcean Link middleware provides a universal interface for the energy harvesting wireless technology. A trial version, free of charge, enables manufacturers (OEMs) to test the basic functions of the software according to their own specific needs.

By Marian Hönsch, Product Marketing – Software Architect, EnOcean GmbH

OEMs can use this solution in order to integrate battery- in order to interpret EnOcean telegrams. The free test less wireless technology directly into different applica- version of EnOcean Link Trial, available for download at tions and networks, regardless of the communication the EnOcean website, offers a small selection of appli- standard they use. The middleware’s complete version cation profiles as well as instructions for testing the is made up of all application profiles for batteryless basic functionality of the software. wireless technology (EnOcean Equipment Profiles, EEPs) and offers data encryption as well as remote For download: management. www.enocean.com/en/enocean-software/ using EnOcean Link, OEMs can save valuable resources enocean-link by not having to program specific software on their own

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EASIER, fASTER – EDK 350 DEVELoPER KIT

EnOcean’s new developer kit for a fast integration and configuration of batteryless wireless technology is available now in three frequencies: 902 MHz, 868 MHz and 315 MHz.

By Markus Kreitmair, Innovation Manager, EnOcean GmbH

The EDK 350 de- PRINT YoUR PRoDUCT veloper kit covers Part of EnOcean’s concept for developers is to combine the entire prod- individual configuration and programming with ready- uct range, from made products for fast end product integration. With the energy harvest- kit, and combined with the latest 3D printing services, ing and wire- manufacturers can easily develop new prototype product less modules enclosures at low cost, integrating EnOcean in various to ready-made form factors. For this, they can use 3D data of the product solu- EnOcean kit’s ready-made components, which are avail- tions. using the able in the product information at the EnOcean website, kit, developers to include in a digital 3D model of a product enclosure. can create a Based on this data, modern 3D printing services, using comprehensive the latest printing and CAD solutions, can print a function- range of ener- ing prototype which can incorporate the energy harvest- gy harvesting ing wireless components. This is particularly interesting wireless appli- for manufacturers who plan to replace batteries in an cations, including switches, temperature sensors, reliable existing wireless device with energy harvesting. relay receivers as well as efficient RF repeaters and trans- ceivers. For worldwide use, the developer kit is now avail- www.enocean.com able in the frequencies 902 MHz (EDK 350u), 868 MHz (EDK 350) and 315 MHz (EDK 350C).

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ENoCEAN SofTWARE

EnOcean Link EnOcean Decoding Gateway DolphinAPI Linux-based library for EnOcean radio TCM 300-compatible firmware for For fast and simple development of stack (e.g. ESP3, EEP) decoding of EnOcean telegram with custom specific applications (in “C”) rolling code

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DolphinStudio DolphinSuite (for 928 MHz modules)* DolphinView For simple configuration and flash pro- For simple configuration and flash pro- EnOcean DolphinView visualizes wireless gramming of Dolphin modules gramming of Dolphin modules communication for starters in EnOcean technology. Variants: DolphinView Basic, DolphinView Advanced

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EDK 352 Thermo Developer Kit EDK 350/EDK 400J* (928 MHz) Developer Kit Extension of Developer Kit EDK 350 with a thermo harvester for Developer kit for energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions STM 312 sensor module

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fINISHED WHITE LABEL PRoDUCTS foR oEM CUSToMERS

ENERGY HARVESTING WIRELESS SWITCHES AND SENSoRS**

868 MHz 868 MHz 902 MHz

PTM 250 STM 250 EDRP universal switch insert – Window contact Wireless switch EnOcean easyfit

868 MHz 902 MHz 868 MHz 868 MHz 902 MHz 902 MHz 902 MHz

EOSW EOSC EKCS EDWS Wall mounted wireless Ceiling mounted wireless Key card switch Door and window contact occupancy sensor occupancy sensor TRANSCEIVER PRoDUCTS

868 MHz 868 MHz 902 MHz 315 MHz 902 MHz

Q4/13: 928 MHz RCM 250 universal single-channel switch actuator – USB 300/USB 400J* (928 MHz) EPSM 230 V uSB gateway Plug-in switch module

902 MHz 902 MHz

EISM EHSM In-line switch module HVAC setback module

ACCESSoRIES

868 MHz 315 MHz

EPM 300 Field-intensity meter

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AGE-APPRoPRIATE

Scientists and companies have come together for the research project AMENAMIN – Ambient Energy for Ambient Intelligence, to develop new technological assistance for self-determined living for the elderly. Energy harvesting is a common theme for the whole project.

By Frank Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, EnOcean GmbH

These days, 16 million Germans are already 65 years or the ECS 310 solar cell and a 3-axis acceleration sensor older. In thirty years, this amount is expected to rise to into a robust casing with a belt clip. A charging capacitor 24 million. But also diseases such as Dementia or secures the continued function of the sensor, even dur- Alzheimer are a new challenge for society and medicine. ing several days in darkness. If the person wearing the sensor on the belt falls, it will send the fall message via Modern technology will play a significant role in future for EnOcean wireless directly to a central, IT-based system. the elderly, when it comes to being able to live indepen- This system will then record and evaluate the message dently for as long as possible or if sickness occurs. It will as well as data concerning place and time and alarm the help those affected by being able to live in an accus- nursing staff. tomed environment, by retaining their dignity and increasing their security. Simultaneously, alarm systems PRoJECT WITH PARTNERSHIP are made more effective, and costs and effort for nurs- Furthermore, EnOcean is responsible for directing the ing will be reduced. technical concept, aids project partners for other solu- tions – for example a self-sufficient interaction ball, a PRoGRESS WITHoUT BATTERIES nappy sensor, or sensor-based scales – or during the The research project AMENAMIN has the aim to develop development of a system concept for wireless data an innovative total system, which aids senior citizens or broadcast, use of a wireless sensor platform and with the sufferers of dementia in clinics, homes and assisted liv-