Truvami has launched an organic PV-powered asset tracker equipped with localization and sensor technology for battery-free indoor and outdoor use, targeting logistics and manufacturing applications.
Truvami, a tracking solutions developer based in Switzerland, has launched a sleek, wireless asset tracker powered by organic PV (OPV).
The electronic tag is created to autonomously transmit location data and other useful information, such as temperature changes or unexpected movements, via wireless data to cloud computing applications.
The Truvami Smart Label is suitable for use in logistics and manufacturing applications and is described as a flat, flexible, reusable, battery-free tracking device with wireless capabilities and onboard sensors.
“We showed off a demo version of our smart asset tracking label, powered by ambient light, at the Things Conference in Amsterdam,” says founder and CEO Chiara Koopmans. pv magazinereferring to a recent industry event focused on low-power wireless technologies, wide-area network (LoRaWAN) and internet of things (IoT). “We will ship evaluation kits to customers in November. Our alpha customers are mainly in the logistics and production industry.”
Truvami’s Smart Label weighs 20 grams and measures 135 mm x 100 mm x 2 mm. It is encased in a 3M dual-lock thin SJ-4570 housing and equipped with a 3.8V lithium-ion capacitor. The OPV technology is supplied by France-based Dracula Technologies and, according to Truvami, offers a “highly reliable energy source with a long lifespan”.
Localization within meters is made possible by filtering and proximity algorithms developed in collaboration with the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), while the component that provides the ultra-low-power Wi-Fi, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and the long-range wireless protocols comes from the American Semtech,
“Our product integrates Semtech’s cutting-edge chip technology, using the LoRaWAN wireless protocol along with GNSS and Wi-Fi sniffing to deliver seamless indoor and outdoor location tracking. In addition, we have partnered with Dracula Technologies to integrate their innovative organic photovoltaic cells, making the smart label self-sufficient and maintenance-free,” said Koopmans.
Founded in 2023, Truvami develops tracking solutions, software and small IoT devices for a variety of applications in transportation, construction, animal tracking and fleet management.
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