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AIRcable Industrial units are used for a wide-range of applications—from soil moisture and weather monitoring for agricultural environments such as vineyards to GPS truck tracking with temperature monitoring. Other applications for these intelligent and versatile devices include power line or pipeline monitoring, medical device monitoring, autonomous robot swarms, and machine control.
Distributed Agricultural Monitoring System
Vintners and commercial growers of agricultural crops who are banking on a successful and abundant harvest know that it's crucial to keep an eye on temperature and moisture levels. A sudden drought or frost can spell disaster. Farmers and vintners use mesh networks of AIRcable Industrial units to monitor growing conditions. This helps them maximize crop yields, maintain high quality standards, and ensure profitability.
In this scenario, AIRcable Industrial devices are linked up to form a distributed network with temperature and humidity sensors, leaf moisture sensors, and soil moisture sensors to monitor growing conditions in agriculture settings such as vineyards, orchards, and irrigated farm fields. Each module is a self-contained system performing sensing and communication functions. The units are typically mounted along trellises or in arrays with underground cable. Though the normal range of a single AIRcable Industrial unit is half a mile, several units can be arranged in a grid configuration for extended coverage of nearly 2 square miles. The devices create a redundant wireless network that doesn't skip a beat. If one unit happens to fail, data is automatically routed to other units, so there's never any data loss.
This type of agricultural monitoring system features the following capabilities:
Temperature Logger for Refrigerated Transport
Temperature logging for refrigerated transport vehicles is critical for loss prevention, quality control, and regulatory compliance, especially for routing perishable products from point A to point B. Trucks carrying frozen foods with a limited shelf life can’t afford breakdowns or malfunctions in their refrigeration systems, especially if they are making their way across a scorching desert terrain. Sudden temperature variances may result in spoilage.
AIRcable Industrial devices are the solution. Small and easy to mount, these self-contained units have built-in data logging and wireless data communication capabilities. They can be placed in a convenient place on a vehicle, trailer, or refrigerated shipping container. AIRcable Industrial loggers can be used independently or as part of an extensive vehicle-monitoring system.
When used as a self-contained device, the logger is a permanent fixture on the vehicle. It can store several weeks' worth of data, which can be downloaded any time. Typically, data is downloaded automatically—whenever the vehicle comes within range of an access point. Or, it can be downloaded manually with any Bluetooth enabled devices—a computer, a handheld, or a smartphone. (Platforms include Microsoft® Windows®, Pocket PC®, Palm OS®, and Symbian OS.) This way, up-to-the-minute data is readily available.
AIRcable loggers can also be integrated into a complex vehicle monitoring and communication system. The loggers can communicate wirelessly with on-board computers, which display the temperature data and transmit it to a central monitoring system. The advantage of this is that drivers can view temperatures and alarms. This way, they can repair system malfunctions or make adjustments to the temperature settings on the spot. If the onboard computer is in communication to a central monitoring system, data can be analyzed and processed in real-time, so possible solutions for potentially harmful or dangerous situations can be addressed. 
This temperature logging system features the following capabilities: