California-based Semtech is supporting IoT products and services for cloud-managed asset and facility monitoring developed by Cisco leveraging the LoRaWan protocol.

LoRaWan is providing applications of IoT connectivity for smart industrial control operations. Using the protocol for its IoT connectivity, Cisco developed IoT sensors to enhance visibility into physical spaces for IT and OT environments.

Cisco Industrial Asset Vision is a simple and secure method for remote asset management, equipped with a cloud-based dashboard to monitor and manage the condition of assets and facilities. The all-in-one product deploys in minutes using a QR code to onboard sensors and devices, requiring little technical expertise, reducing the burden on IT or the need for expensive service contracts.

Designed to connect battery-operated things wirelessly to the internet, the LoRaWan protocol is a widely adopted low power, wide area networking (LPWAN) protocol for IoT applications. Gateways leveraging the protocol enable geolocation capabilities to track and monitor assets and their locations to improve logistics, prevent theft and enhance operational efficiency.

Common uses include indoor and outdoor asset tracking, monitoring temperature and humidity, freezer and cold room, ingress and egress and occupancy, water leak detection, lighting conditions, and equipment vibration and movement.

“Designed to wirelessly connect battery operated things to the internet, LoRaWan is the LPWAN protocol of choice for IoT applications across the globe,” said Marc Pegulu, vice president at Semtech. “Cisco’s enterprise customers can now benefit from IoT connectivity to quickly connect with and easily monitor high-value assets and environmental conditions in their facilities and warehouses so they can become safer and more efficient.”