29 August 2018
EkkoSense has launched what it says is the world’s first IoT-enabled wireless temperature and humidity sensor for data centres.
The wireless EkkoSensor features a local display of the measured temperature and relative humidity values, with additional screens that can be cycled through to show temperature profiles over the last hour, 24 hours and seven days for quick thermal assessment on site.
All temperature and humidity data is encrypted with 128-bit AES encryption before transmission to an EkkoHub wireless data receiver for forwarding to EkkoSense’s cloud-based EkkoSoft 3D visualisation and analysis software.
The company says the battery-powered sensors are entirely self-contained, providea direct sensor-to-hub link to keep the radio network simple, and deliver predictable levels of battery life and performance.
EkkoSense says its EkkoSensor technology enables the creation of a much more granular mesh of networked sensors that accurately capture not just temperatures, but also energy usage, heat outputs and airflows.
According to the firm, the introduction of its ultra-low cost wireless IoT sensors removes the barriers to high spatial resolution, enabling rack-level sensing and making “true data centre thermal optimisation a reality for operations of all sizes”.