Actility - Pepperl+Fuchs - akenza Smart Level Monitoring

Multiple industries are already using the level monitoring solution and acknowledge IoT technology for better growth. Beverage, dairy, petroleum, water, and pharmaceuticals are a few sectors that are tremendously following this approach. Actility level monitoring solution enables better and accurate results along with collective data storage for easy access from anywhere. It works to reduce the workload and operation costs, which further leads to an increasing business profit.

The WILSEN.sonic.level wireless LoRaWAN ultrasonic sensor is at the hearth of the smart level monitoring and management solution. It is used to remotely monitor fill levels in containers, tanks, and silos. As well as monitor water levels of rivers, lakes, and flood basins.

The sensor transmits more than just filling levels. GPS data from the sensor allows assets such as containers to be tracked, while other information such as temperature readings and battery charge status enable to benefit from predictive maintenance capabilities.

This solution is deployed with a local LoRaWAN private network operated by Actility and an application operated by the akenza IoT platform.

For detailed documentation and step-by-step setup instructions for this kit, refer to the Product Information/Technical documents section below.

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Key benefits

Innovative ultrasonic sensor solution to ensure industrial flexibility

What are the challenges?

Industry environment experts are worried about challenging environmental and natural disasters such as rivers and lakes overflowing their banks and flood basin levels, as they do manual observations instead of using technologically stress-free environments.
Waste Management executives are frustrated when it comes to relying on the non-interconnected waste management system. Managing waste management crews is a challenging job. They need a remote monitoring system so that the containers are only collected once filled to a set amount.
Logistics experts are annoyed as they cannot share tanks or silos fill levels data in an automatic manner with their suppliers, because they don’t have the data on their existing supply logistics system and it is not tailored to their needs.

Applications Examples

Smart Farming: Modern agriculture supplies both food and energy. The WILSEN.sonic.level helps farmers to remotely monitor the fill level of distributed feed silos or the pit of a biogas plant. Using such an IoT system relieves the farmer of inspection rounds and creates space for essential tasks in his efficient operation.
Smart Environment: The wireless sensor WILSEN.sonic.level monitors fill levels of rivers, lakes, and flood basins. It transmits additional information such as temperature, geolocation, and battery status even across many kilometers helping to better protect against flooding.
Smart Cities: The demands placed on cities and municipalities to provide citizens with convenient, environmentally friendly living arrangements are increasing. The WILSEN.sonic.level enables intelligent disposal management, in which the filling levels of used glass, old clothes, and recyclables containers are monitored remotely so that the containers are only collected once filled to a set amount.
Smart Logistics: Efficient supply chains in a globalized world must not run out of raw materials and supplies. The WILSEN.sonic.level helps to determine the fill level in tanks or silos. It gives the supplier the opportunity to offer their customers a supply logistics system that is tailored to their needs.

Our starter kit includes:

1 x Pepperl+Fuchs WILSEN.sonic.level UCC2500 sensor or UCC4000 sensor

1 x Browan Pico NEXT LTE Gateway pre-installed and configured

3 x Months subscription to the akenza.io platform, including up to 2 devices

3 x Months subscription to ThingPark Enterprise SaaS service

Options

1 hr. of application onboarding assistance service by akenza

WILSEN.sonic.level UCC2500 and WILSEN.sonic.level UCC4000 sensor comparison

	WS-UCC2500-F406-B15-B41-01-02	WS-UCC4000-F406-B15-B41-01-02
Sensing range (ultrasonic)	150 ... 2500 mm	250 ... 4000 mm
Dead band	0 ... 150 mm	0 ... 250 mm
Resolution	10 mm	16mm

Description

Wireless IoT solution to make containers, tanks, and silos smart

Pepperl+Fuchs - IoT Sensor for Intelligent Fill Level Management

The WILSEN.sonic.level battery-operated wireless level sensor is used primarily in smart city, logistics, farming, and environment sectors. The sensor parameters allow it to be adjusted for a diverse range of installation conditions and for detecting different materials.

Multisensor

WILSEN.sonic.level UCC2500 sensor for distances up to 2,5m Wireless ultrasonic sensor

WILSEN.sonic.level UCC4000 sensor for distances up to 4m Wireless ultrasonic sensor

Industrial Use

Its suitability for industrial use sets the WILSEN.sonic.level apart from other IoT sensors—it has a rugged housing with IP66/67 protection and can also be used outdoors at temperatures of -25 °C … +70 °C.

Comprehensive measurement data acquisition

Ultrasonic sensor for level measurement
Geolocation via GPS
Temperature values and
battery status
Robust housing with IP66/67 protection

Low-Power Wide-Area Networks for the Internet of Things Leader

ThingPark Enterprise is the leading LoRaWAN private networking solution that streamlines the digitalization of your business processes by connecting your most valuable assets with efficiency.

Deploying ThingPark Enterprise, you will benefit from a dependable, secure, and scalable private LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to enable various IoT use cases.

ThingPark Enterprise streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to quickly build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications. ThingPark Enterprise dashboards provide key operational insights & alarm management.

Your LPWAN gateways and devices are managed by a fully geo-redundant platform with 24/7 supervision.

Akenza: A Horizontal IoT Platform That Can Be Used in Different Verticals and for Many Use Cases.

Data Flows: Define your data processing chain in minutes

Data Flows allow you to create your data path instantly and without coding. Save valuable time by defining a generic data processing flow from the devices to the connectivity, through the data normalization, and towards your desired output application.

Device Connectors: Benefit from a wide range of data input sources and connectivity technologies

Profit from a vast offer of device connectors to support your project's different protocols and connectivity technologies. Thanks to the centralized connectivity management of akenza, you can manage your connectivity portfolio with minimal effort. The variety of available input sources ensures your solution stays adaptable and resilient to technological change.

Device Management: Supporting you in every phase of the device life cycle

Keep total control over all your assets at any time. A comprehensive set of features supports you in managing your device fleet at any scale.
Bulk Actions
Device Lifecycle Notifications
Asset Tags
Custom Fields

Technical description

Specifications :
Vendor	Actility

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Actility

Actility is an innovator and industry leader in LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) large-scale infrastructure.

Actility’s ThingPark™ is a next-generation standards-based IoT platform. The ThingPark Wireless LPWA network provides long-range coverage for low-power consumption sensors. ThingPark Mash-up offers ample data storage for sensor data and exposes sensor capabilities through an open API, enabling developers to create vertical applications using the installed base of sensors.

The ThingPark platform offers embedded software and cloud solutions to connect devices with innovative applications. With its dedicated online marketplace for IoT sensors, applications, and network solutions, ThingPark simplifies and accelerates the roll-out of innovative IoT services.

Actility is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance: the most significant, most powerful open standards-based enabler of the Internet of Things.

To find out more, visit www.thingpark.com.