MFTurbo
MFTurbo Wired Sensors to Satellite Node
MFTurbo Wired Sensors to Satellite Node
Satellite backhaul
Satellite backhaul
The MFTurbo Wired Sensor to Satellite provides Global connectivity via the Inmarsat IsatData Pro satellite service on land, sea and in mobile environments. The Inmarsat service is a 24/7 globally available data connection with hundreds of thousands of active users. The MFTurbo Wired Sensors to Satellite Node provides satellite data acceleration to dramatically reduce the payload size and management traffic of sensor uplinks transmitted over the satellite link. This means in practice that OpEX between 1 - 5 USD per sensor per month with 24 uplinks a day can be achieved depending on which sensor combination is used.
Wired Sensor Interfaces
Wired Sensor Interfaces
4x Analog Inputs – Individually SW configurable as voltage (0-10 VDC) or current (4-20 mA)
2x Digital Inputs – Dry-contact / 0-30 VDC
2x Digital Outputs – Open drain, 0-30 VDC, 0.5A maximum current for a resistive load
1x SPI – 3.3V logic, two individual SPI select lines
1x I2C – 3.3V logic, 100/400 kbps supported
1x UART – 3.3V logic, 1.2 – 1000 kbps, full-duplex with flow control support (RTS, CTS)
1x Sensor Power source, SW selectable 3.3V/5V. 20 mA output, 50 mA peak current (<100 msec)
Components
Components
Components
IP67 enclosure
Enclosure Pole Mount
Solar Panel Pole Mount
5W Solar Panel
Solar Panel to Enclosure Cable (5m)
3x Analog Sensor Inputs
2x Digital Sensor Inputs
1x Sensor Power source
ST 2100 IsatData Pro Global satellite terminal (Full-duplex)
ST 2100 Data and Power cable
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The MFTurbo Wired Sensor to Satellite IoT Node is a solar powered IP67 satellite connectivity option for connecting any industrial sensor to IoT cloud resources via the Inmarsat global satellite network on land, sea and in mobile environments. The MFTurbo Satellite IoT Node allows up to 5 external sensors with a wide range of interface options to appear as virtual sensors on IoT management platforms such as AWS IoT, Azure and the Things Network. The MFTurbo Satellite IoT Node is an extremely low power and energy efficient device, running off a single 5W solar panel with a 30 day UPS battery
Sensor interface options include Analog inputs and Digital input/output with a wide range of sensor cable assembly options available.
Customer stories
Syngenta remote IoT use case: soil moisture monitoring via Inmarsat
Products: Sensoterra LoRaWAN soil moisture sensor and MF400 - LoRaWAN Satellite Gateway with solar power
Use case: Reducing yield losses by
under watering on a typical crop
Customer: Syngenta
Customer stories
Mconnected remote IoT use case: Restoration of Peatland
Peatlands are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth. Learn how MinFarm is working with an amazing team of partners to deliver a remote IoT solution that is helping perserve and restore them in Northern Scotland off grid and far from cellular coverage.
Remote well head monitoring via satellite
A Remote Monitoring Solution for Explosive Environments. Track your equipment in explosive areas thanks to SRETT's ATEX certified pressure/temperature LoRaWAN sensors with satellite backhaul provided by the MinFarm MF 470 low powered satellite LoRaWAN Gateways.
Remote soil moisture monitoring via Inmarsat
Products: Sensoterra LoRaWAN soil moisture sensor and MF400 - LoRaWAN Satellite Gateway with solar power
• Reducing yield losses by
underwatering: On a typical field of
soybeans in the USA this system
could help prevent losses of up
to $50,000 in a single season.
Maritime
Carry-on Kit For Monitoring Goods On Bulk Cargo Vessels
This use case involves monitoring the health of goods during a voyage on a bulk cargo vessel. The requirements include:
- A small and light kit that can be carried on a backpack by one installer
- An easy to install kit that attaches securely to a railing of the vessel
- 60 day autonomous operation from a small and light battery
- Satellite backhaul that is independent of the ship's communications systems
- Omni-directional satellite antenna that allows the kit to be installed anywhere on the vessel and can be used while the vessel is at sea without having to know the route in advance
- The LoRaWAN sensors report once per hour, but the sampling rate required by the application is one uplink every 6 hours (4 uplinks per day)
- 20 LoRaWAN sensors are deployed in the holds
Inmarsat BGAN satellite airtime cost per LoRaWAN sensor per month
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Inmarsat IsatData pro satellite airtime cost per LoRaWAN sensor per month
Read airtime report
Feature: Manage your satellite billing online
The MF470 Low power LoRaWAN Satellite Gateway comes with an easy to use web portal for monitoring and limiting satellite airtime costs in real time. An extremely useful tool during the testing phase and OpEx modelling for large deployments, and essential during production phase deployments