D-Box – Multifunction Device for Industrial IoT Applications

What is behind the D-Box?

D_Box is a telematics control unit fully integrated with transport vehicles. Through D_Box, data from sensors placed in transport vehicles (such as milk quantity counter, milk temperature or vehicle location) are collected in real time and sent to the cloud platform. Our solution allows you to automate the entire milk collection process. Basing the system on reporting the status and location of transported goods in real time translates into better decision-making, reduced documentation and a significant reduction in errors and abuses. The provided data allows for reducing the number of errors in the recorded number of liters of milk provided by farmers, eliminating the possibility of fraud and forgery during milk collection, automatic control of the entered information and simultaneous reduction of manual data entry, as well as the possibility of dynamically changing the route depending on the needs.

Thanks to the use of a microprocessor in the ARM architecture, D_Box has an operating system that allows its operation without the need to have competences in programming microcontrollers (C language), and the configuration of the device and the creation of your own scripts is done from the operating system level. All input/output terminal elements have drivers, which facilitates their operation in a way similar to communication with a printer or keyboard. Integration with the 4G network and the use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology allowed the creation of a fully mobile device intended for transport vehicles. The project uses the latest GSM communication technology. The module works in LTE-M technology, which is dedicated to IoT solutions, including mobile ones, where it is able to maintain the appropriate quality of data transmission even in the case of poor network coverage. D_Box enables the transmission of information from sensors in real time, and thanks to the use of GPS technology, it is possible not only to monitor the parameters of the transported goods, but also their location. Thanks to an extensive communication system based on BLE and Wi-Fi, the devices can be easily configured to work as a master communication device, serving as a medium for data transmission between sensors and the system. Sensors installed in vehicles send data to D_box, and then they go to our IT system. Integration with the Hardware Security Module ensures the highest level of security of the data transmission services provided.