Planning - How many devices do I need? How many sensors can I use?
Let’s talk about a few things regarding the typical range of sensors and antennas. This will help you estimate how many EnoDisc® units you’ll need for your project. We’ll also address the question of how many sensors the system supports.
EnoDisc® - Antenna planning
Conservative planning - approx. 12 m radius
As with all antennas, the number of EnoDisc® units required depends on the building’s structure. In the scenario outlined here, we would plan for 5 EnoDisc units to reliably cover the office spaces without detailed knowledge of the future layout.
Our system delivers data in JSON format to the MQTT broker of your choice.
Each VL-700 BASE supports up to 32 EnoDisc® and 500 sensors (profiles with 4 bytes each).
All of our sensors are based on the EnOcean wireless standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-10:2020. However, this does not mean that all of our sensors operate without batteries. In some cases, this is neither technically feasible nor possible due to energy requirements:
You can’t always do without batteries. What is more important to us in these cases is responsible handling with regard to their use in our products.
Gerät | Solarzelle Solar cell | Batterie Battery | Netzteil Power supply |
EnoSense Temp/RH | - | Yes, CR1632 | - |
EnoSense Desk | - | Yes, CR1632 | - |
EnoSense Desk VIB | - | Yes, CR2032 | - |
EnoSense Wall + Desk | Yes | Yes, CR2032 | - |
EnoSense LUX | - | Yes, CR1632 | - |
EnoSense PIR DOT | - | Yes, CR3032 | - |
EnoSense PIR Ceiling | Yes | Yes, CR2032 | - |
EnoSense People Counter | - | Yes, 2x AAA | - |
EnoSense Presence Count | - | - | Yes, 12-60 V DC PoE, USB-C |
EnoPuck CO2 | - | - | Yes, 12 V DC |
EnoPuck CO2 WALL | - | - | Yes, 12 V DC |
EnoPuck CO2 NOISE | - | - | Yes, 12 V DC |
EnoSense CO2 | Yes | Yes, 2x AAA | - |
EnoSense NOISE | Yes | Yes, 2x AAA | - |
EnoSense PM VOC | - | - | Yes, 12 V DC |
EnoSense RADON | Yes, 12 V DC PoE |
EnOcean - who is who and who does what?
DEUTA Controls GmbH is a manufacturer, developer and supplier of IoT components and systems.
Many of these products use EnOcean technology and bear the associated EnOcean logo.
In addition to the products developed in-house, the company also sells some white label products from the manufacturer EnOcean GmbH.
Both companies are members of the EnOcean Alliance, which currently includes over 400 other companies.
“The EnOcean Alliance is an international association of leading companies in the building and IT industry that was founded in 2008. The open, non-profit organization is committed to enabling and promoting interoperable ecosystems for smart homes, smart buildings and smart spaces based on the maintenance-free wireless standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11).”
Source: enocean-alliance.com
The radio protocol of all products is specified in the ISO/IEC 14543-3-10:2020 standard.
This clearly defines the communication of devices that are distributed by the companies in the EnOcean Alliance with the EnOcean radio protocol.
All products that meet a set of specified requirements may also display the EnOcean Technology logo.
EnOcean GmbH develops, produces and supplies white label products such as sensors to members of the EnOcean Alliance.
The portfolio also includes licensed technologies and technology products in the form of radio transceivers (TCMxxx), which member companies use in their products.
These always focus on energy harvesting.
Like DEUTA Controls GmbH (participant), EnOcean GmbH is part of the EnOcean Alliance (promoter).