We made
cellular connectivity
work for AirSuite.
Wireless environment monitoring system for the education sector.
AirSuite, a trusted provider for New Zealand’s Ministry of Education was commissioned to develop a system that would help them monitor and improve the learning environment for New Zealand’s children. They were asked to create battery-operated environment sensors with screens, with a data management system and dashboard to allow the Ministry to monitor results easily.
These next-gen monitors needed to feature:
- An improved device, including a display panel
- Quick and easy installation by non-technical staff
- An increased scale of production for schools nationwide
- A lightweight design
- Both cellular & battery operations
- Minimum three-year battery life
- Done within budget, scope and timeframe
Virscient's solution
Virscient built the AirSuite solution with its proprietary system called Ubiquios, which supports a range of wireless and network technologies via a low-memory/low-energy software stack. This made it possible to add significantly more capability into a small device and most importantly, meet the client’s requirement for battery longevity.
Virscient designed what the circuit board would look like, how it would work, and the placement of the various electrical components and sensors. AirSuite’s software experts regularly met with Virscient’s hardware division and third-party industrial designers to collaborate, making sure the circuit board was compatible with the brief.
Following the implementation of AirSuite into New Zealand classrooms, Virscient has continued to expand the data analytics capabilities of the system to provide even clearer information to its management.
Results
Through this partnership, Virscient has boosted AirSuite’s ability to reach even more customers. Though the original brief was for New Zealand’s education sector, this new device (called AirSuite Glance) is now marketed offshore to improve the conditions of other indoor environments.
“[Virscient]… has given us the confidence to go to a customer with a concept [knowing] that we can design it, test it, make it, and then sell it to that customer in a condensed period of time.”
– Peter, AirSuite CEO
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