Know whether it works and what it costs before you invest
You have an idea for a smart or connected product, and customers or investors are interested. But can the measuring principle work, which technology fits, and what does it cost per device? We find that out before you put months into development.
Each module answers a concrete question. The kickoff is always the starting point; you choose the other modules yourself, so the study fits your question and your budget.
A workshop with your team: what exactly should the system do, under which conditions, and which rules and constraints apply?
Outcome: a shared, written definition of what the system must be able to do.
A longlist of possible sensor technologies and alternative data sources, rated on coverage, power consumption, robustness, false alarms and maturity. Summarized in a trade-off matrix.
Outcome: a shortlist of promising technologies.
Literature and prior-art research, and an assessment of whether the measuring principle can work in practice. Plus a test plan: which measurement proves it, and what does it cost?
Outcome: knowing whether the idea is plausible, and how to demonstrate that.
Options for communication (such as 4G, NB-IoT or LoRa) and power (battery, solar, mains), matched to the environment your devices will be installed in.
Outcome: what a device and network realistically look like, and where the risks are.
Hardware, installation, connectivity and maintenance, per device or per site, for each architecture option.
Outcome: the number for your conversations with investors and customers.
All modules brought together in one report, with a go/no-go recommendation, a development roadmap and a concrete proposal for the next step.
Outcome: a document you can put in front of investors and customers.
A feasibility study is research and calculation. We don't build hardware yet. Measurements and a pilot come later, as a separate next step, once you get there.
You choose which modules you need. The kickoff is the fixed starting point.
Indicative and excluding VAT. You receive a tailored proposal in advance with a fixed price per module.
We have been developing connected equipment ourselves for years, from Frogwatch to BTB Energy's solar water heater. So our advice isn't theoretical: we know how much power a 4G modem uses, what an installation in the field costs and where things go wrong in practice. And if you decide to build afterwards, the foundation is already in place with our sensor-link building blocks.
Tell us what you want to measure or build. We'll propose a study that fits your question.
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