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TekBox Digital Solutions - Telemetry Products | |
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| Tekbox | Tekbox Digital Solutions is based in Vietnam and owned by a pair of expat Austrians. They chose Veintam because of the high calibre Vietnames hardware and firmware engineers they had encountered when the previously worked in India. Tekbox works in two main areas: firstly SDI-12 sensors, telemetry and accessories and secondly, EMC Compliance Testing equipment. The former is where we work with them. |
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| TBSL1 |
The TBSL1 is the mainstay of Tekbox's remote telemetry unit (RTU) range. The TBSL1 is unique in that the modem used for communication is mounted on a small sub-board. Changing boards allows users to switch between cellular (4G/LTE), WiFi and LoRa WAN backhaul - a HaLow module is currently under development. The RTU will automatically detect which type of modem is fitted and adjust accordingly. Readings captured by the TBSL1 are sent to the Sensori platform for display. But if you want to use an alternative platform, you can. The TBSL1 is built into a powder coated aluminium case. A breather vent is fitted to the top of the case to prevent moisture build-up. Waterproof connectors are used for the solar panel (5pin) and sensor (7pin) inputs. The antenna mounts to a TNC connector on top of the case. A bracket is fitted to the rear of the case to allow the unit to be fixed to a post or mast. View TBSL1 brochure. |
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| Inputs and Outputs | The primary purpose for the TBSL1 is as an SDI-12 RTU. But for added flexibility it also carries two analogue inputs and one pulse counter inputs (for connection to rain gauges and flow meters). The relay output on the TBSL1 can be turned on in response to an alarm condition. Alarms may be set on the value of any of the internal or external sensor channel, or on the value of a calculated channel . When an alarm is triggered the units may send an SMS to one or more recipients (3G/4G units) or send a message via the server (LoRa WAN units) . Further alarms may be generated from within n the server software once the data reaches it. |
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| Power | Power for the TBSL1 comes from an 18650 size rechargeable battery. Depending on sensor load and transmission interval, the unit may be charged via either 6V 2 watt or 6V 5 watt solar panel (12V panes must not be used). | |
| Configuration | The TBSL1 is configured using the Tekbox TBSL1 Console program. This program allows you to nominate what sensors are attached and the interval at which they will be read. You can also specify sensor warm up times. The GUI gives access to all of the communications parameters. In a 3G/4G environment, this includes details such as the server type and login credentials. On a LoRa WAN unit it includes the network join type, encryption keys and transmission interval. On the WiFI version, you enter the access point details and can then run a connectivity test. With the GUI you can send commands to the attached SDI-12 sensors, for configuration and testing and can also send commands to the modem. |
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| TBSL1-4G | The 4G version of the TBSL1 uses a world band Quectel modem which supports both NB1/2 and Cat M1.. The TBSL1-4G sends the captured readings out via the MQTT protocol, meaning it can be integrated easily with many of the emerging “IoT” (Internet of Things) packages. Transfer is also available via FTP and HTTP. Alternatively the data can be pushed to the Tekbox IoT broker so it can be accessed alongside data from the various LoRa WAN unit. View TBSL1-4G brochure. |
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| TBSL1-LW | The TBSL1-LO is the designation given to the unit when it is fitted with a LoRa WAN modem module. This module utilises a LoRa WAN modem manufactured by Rising HF. The TBSL1-LO is normally supplied with a 900 MHz radio module allowing it to be used on the Australian, US and Asian channel plans: AS915, US915 and AS923. An 868 MHz module for use in Europe may also be supplied on request. View TBSL1-LW brochure. |
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| TBSL1-WiFi | You can deploy the TBSL1-WIFI anywhere you have WiFi signal. The standard antenna will give a range of 30 to 50 metres. Switch it to a directional Yagi antenna and you can achieve up to 1km range. View TBSL1-WiFi brochure. |
