Battery powered end point device for IoT applications
View Patent ↗Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility including a plurality of end point devices. One system includes an end point device including an electronic processor, the electronic processor powered by an energy source local to the end point device. The electronic processor is configured to receive data from at least one electro-mechanical element of a fixture associated with the facility, the data related to an operation of the fixture. The electronic processor is also configured to convert the data pursuant to a networking protocol. The electronic processor is also configured to enable, over a network associated with the networking protocol, transmission of the converted data for virtual processing.
1. An end point device associated with a facility, the end point device comprising:
a first energy source; and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the first energy source and powered by the first energy source, the electronic processor configured to
detecting an operation of a fixture associated with the facility, and
in response to detecting the operation of the fixture,
receive data from at least one electro-mechanical element of the fixture associated with the facility, the data related to the operation of the fixture,
convert the data pursuant to a networking protocol, and
enable, over a network associated with the networking protocol,
transmission of the converted data to a remote device for virtual processing.
2. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the networking protocol is a LoRa networking protocol.
3. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the fixture is a water management solution.
4. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to transmit the data for virtual processing via a gateway device of the facility.
5. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the end point device is associated with the fixture.
6. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the end point device includes a second energy source, the second energy source configured to power the electronic processor.
7. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the end point device includes an energy source holder for receiving the first energy source.
8. The end point device of claim 7 , wherein the energy source holder and the first energy source are positioned within a housing having a lid portion.
9. The end point device of claim 8 , wherein the lid portion is configured to enable access to the energy source holder and the first energy source.
10. The end point device of claim 1 , wherein the first energy source is a replaceable battery.
11. A system for monitoring and managing a facility including a plurality of end point devices, the system including:
an end point device including an electronic processor, the electronic processor powered by an energy source local to the end point device, wherein the electronic processor is configured to
detect an operation of a fixture associated with the facility, and
in response to detecting the operation of the fixture,
receive data from at least one electro-mechanical element of the fixture associated with the facility, the data related to the operation of the fixture,
convert the data pursuant to a networking protocol, and
enable, over a network associated with the networking protocol,
transmission of the converted data for virtual processing.
12. The system of claim 11 ,
wherein the end point device is configured to wake up from a sleep mode in response to detecting the operation of the fixture.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to transmit the converted data to a facility device associated with the facility, the facility device configured to forward the converted data to a remote device for virtual processing.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the remote device is a central cloud-based database.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the networking protocol is a LoRa networking protocol.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the virtual processing includes monitoring an energy level of the energy source local to the end point device and, in response to detecting a predetermined energy level, generating a low energy level alert.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the virtual processing includes monitoring an energy level of the energy source local to the end point device and generating a graphical indicator of the energy level.
18. A method for monitoring and managing a facility, the method comprising:
providing an end point device powered by an energy source, the energy source local to the end point device;
powering, with the energy source, one or more components of the end point device;
detecting an operation of a fixture associated with the facility; and
in response to detecting the operation of the fixture,
receiving, with an electronic processor of the end point device, data from at least one electro-mechanical elements of the fixture associated with the facility, wherein the data is associated with the operation of the fixture; and
in response to receiving the data,
converting, with the electronic processor, the data pursuant to a networking protocol, and
transmitting, over a network associated with the networking protocol with the electronic processor, the converted data for virtual processing.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
mounting the end point device to the fixture; and
communicatively coupling the end point device to the fixture,
wherein the fixture is a pre-existing fixture of the facility.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein transmitting the converted data for virtual processing includes transmitting the converted data to a facility device, the facility device configured to collect data associated with a facility and forward the data associated with the facility to a remote device for virtual processing.