EnOcean showing new series of sensor modules at electronica 2010

EnOcean is a pacesetter in the fascinating field of energy-harvesting technology. The company has been developing wireless modules that work by this principle since 2001. EnOcean wireless modules draw their energy from motion, light or changes in temperature, enabling completely energy-autonomous and service-free automation solutions. These have already been implemented in more than 100,000 buildings worldwide, addressing demands for increased flexibility and energy efficiency.

The latest products to emerge from EnOcean are the STM 310 series of sensor modules. Based on the Dolphin chip, the sensor modules feature an energy converter interface and are obtainable with a solar cell or a thermal converter. This makes the new modules fully functional and suitable for immediate integration in a wide selection of products.

The plug&play devices incorporate a wireless transmitter plus antenna, internal sensors or an external sensor port, and an integrated charging circuit with its energy storage mechanism. This internal energy storage powers the modules when no ambient energy can be harvested.

Versions for both 868 MHz and 315 MHz permit worldwide application. Flexible programming enables a variety of self-powered applications with the new modules – window contacts, temperature and humidity sensors, or light, pressure and gas sensors to name a few.

In this new series we're offering our OEM partners a versatile platform on which they can create a huge selection of batteryless sensor applications. The solar cell or the internal temperature sensor means a substantial reduction in the cost of producing room sensor devices for instance, says Armin Anders, Marketing Vice-President and Co-founder of EnOcean. So you can implement energy-efficient solutions for building automation much faster.

More development options

Extra flexibility comes with EnOcean's expanded EDK 300 developer kit, which is also being presented at the show. Development and configuration tools for the new STM 310 series have been added, plus EnOcean's new Dolphin View software. Developers can now take a more in-depth look at details of EnOcean wireless telegrams, visualising them and logging them over a long period.

In the expanded developer kit, EnOcean is providing OEMs with a broad-based platform for speedier development of a wide variety of energy-harvesting solutions for building automation and other purposes – and with unidirectional or bidirectional batteryless wireless modules.