Custom wireless sensor development

    Environmental and industrial sensor platforms that run unattended for years — solar-powered where needed, connected over LoRaWAN, NB-IoT or cellular, with the data platform included.

    Useful sensor data is harder than it looks: sensing elements drift, enclosures fog up, batteries die in winter and connectivity fails exactly where you need measurements most. A sensor network only pays off when every node keeps reporting trustworthy numbers without somebody driving out to reset it.

    We've solved those problems in real products. MedeMeter combines air-quality and noise sensing with solar power, cellular connectivity, and on-device analysis; Spark monitors off-grid solar installations in the field. Across sensor projects, our team can cover the chain from sensing element and calibration through power, connectivity, and the data platform.

    What we build

    Environmental & industrial sensing

    Air quality, noise, climate, energy, and condition monitoring; sensor selection, calibration strategy, and signal conditioning matched to the accuracy you actually need.

    Long-range wireless

    LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, LTE-M, or BLE chosen per site and payload, with RF design and antenna integration validated in the field, not just simulated.

    Energy-autonomous design

    Solar harvesting and battery systems engineered around the required maintenance interval, with the energy budget checked against the conditions that matter most, including dark winter periods for solar-powered deployments.

    Data platform & edge AI

    Cloud ingestion, dashboards and on-device intelligence: from anomaly detection at the edge to fleet-wide analytics, built on Azure.

    How a sensor project runs

    1

    Sensing requirements & feasibility

    Which quantities, what accuracy, which environment. We validate the critical sensing question early, before committing to a platform.

    2

    Prototype & calibration

    First nodes measured against reference instruments, with drift and cross-sensitivity considered in the calibration strategy from the start.

    3

    Field pilot

    A small fleet in the real environment: enclosure behaviour, energy balance, connectivity, and data quality tested under representative deployment conditions. Where seasonality matters, the pilot needs to account for it.

    4

    Certification

    Applicable CE/RED requirements for the chosen radio, plus environmental testing or ratings where the deployment requires them.

    5

    Fleet production & monitoring

    DFM, test fixtures, provisioning and yield tracking via Insyght Console. The same platform then monitors your fleet in the field.

    Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of sensors can you develop?

    Environmental and industrial monitoring platforms: air quality, noise, climate, energy, and condition monitoring, among others. MedeMeter, our solar-powered air-quality and noise platform, is one example of the full chain: sensing, energy autonomy, cellular connectivity, and on-device analytics in one product.

    How do you make sensors run unattended for years?

    We start with the required maintenance interval and engineer the energy budget around it: solar harvesting sized for the worst part of the year, battery chemistry chosen for the temperature range, firmware that reduces activity when power runs low, and connectivity that avoids unnecessary retries. Multi-year operation is possible in the right duty cycle, but it has to come out of the power model rather than the headline.

    How do you handle calibration and accuracy?

    We define the required accuracy up front, select sensing elements accordingly, and validate against reference instruments during prototypes and field pilots. We account for drift and cross-sensitivity in the calibration strategy rather than letting them show up as surprises in the field.

    Which connectivity should a sensor network use?

    LoRaWAN can be a good fit when you control the site or gateway infrastructure, and payloads are small. NB-IoT or LTE-M make sense when you need public cellular coverage without operating your own gateways, while BLE works well for local communication or readout. We choose per site, payload, power budget, and deployment model. We've shipped cellular, LoRa, and BLE designs.

    Can you go from a pilot to a full fleet?

    Yes. We plan the pilot with production in mind: DFM review, test fixtures, provisioning, and yield tracking through Insyght Console, with manufacturing managed from pilot to volume. The same device-management infrastructure can then continue into field operation.

    We needed a way to get data from solar systems in off grid villages into our cloud. Not exactly a friendly environment to design for. Power is unreliable, conditions are tough, connectivity is limited at best. Insyght moved fast and delivered a solution that just works, with solid Bluetooth connectivity and no unnecessary complexity.

    Evan Mertens
    Evan MertensCTO at Spark Energy
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