embeNET Wireless Mesh Network

What is IT?

IPv6 networking stack

embeNET Node, our 6TiSCH-compatible software, is an embeddable wireless communication stack that provides support for front-end hardware (sensors and RF radio transceivers) and makes all the difference. It is core to reliable mesh networking for large-scale installations (1000+ nodes) with advanced routing and scalability features. Supports IPv6 and UDP with built-in security.

Out-of-the-box services

embeNET comes packed with additional services such as built-in telemetry and diagnostics, automated large-scale firmware update, precise clock synchronization across the whole network, as well as support for application-level protocols such as MQTT, CoAP, and more. The stack can also support fast asynchronous peer-to-peer messages and coexist with Bluetooth LE in a single chip. And all of that works on various ranges of low-cost microcontrollers.

Ultimate networking platform

embeNET Border Router software supports Linux, Windows, and RTOS-enabled hardware platforms as gateways to the wireless network. It’s easy to set up and integrate. In addition, we provide an optional embeNET Portal web application for remote management, diagnostics, and maintenance of the deployed embeNET devices. This gives a highly integrated set of tools that brings the networking experience to the next level.

What are the common applications?

Lighting

Indoor and outdoor lighting applications feature hundreds or thousands devices that have to work together in a highly synchronous manner. It’s challenging for most wireless communication protocols. But not for embeNET.

Industrial automation

Industry 4.0 applications require reliability, security and compliance to standards. Industrial environments are known to be particularly harsh for wireless communication. This is where embeNET comes to play.

Smart buildings

Applications such as HVAC, access control, emergency lighting, condition monitoring and more require flexibility, scalability and ease of integration. These are all core features of embeNET.

Smart city

From smart parkings and traffic control to waste management and garbage collection - smart cities require smart communication platforms, covering large areas while reaching deep into the city structure and far into remote locations. With embeNET it’s easy.

Exploration and mining

Operations in underground mining and large scale exploration processes require an extra level of reliability and scalability, as downtime costs are very high. embeNET can help mitigate these risks.

ENERGY AND UTILITIES

The ongoing transformation of the energy and utilities sector requires next level tools of large-scale networking to overcome the last-mile communication problem. With embeNET it is possible.

Large scalability

Connect thousands of devices within one network without getting into congestion problems. We use Time Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) mode of IEEE 802.15.4 to deliver a self-organizing mesh network with greatly reduced collisions. This allows us to build networks spanning from dozens to 1000+ nodes and plan for the future growth.

Long range and coverage

Connect remote locations and hard to reach places covering large terrain with a single network. Our solution can work in sub-GHz bands allowing better signal propagation, obstacle avoidance and material penetration. Combined with multi-hop networking it leads to large effective coverage.

Lightweight and hardware agnostic

No vendor lock-in and possibility to use various, cost-effective hardware platforms. Our networking stack has already been ported to various hardware chips from many vendors. If your products already feature an LPWAN radio transceiver chances are that your hardware platform is also already covered. The ability to work on various chips combined with low memory footprint allows for cost optimisation and reduces vendor lock-in and supply chain disruption risks.

Standard networking protocols

IPv6 and UDP - a solid combination of proven networking protocols Each device in the embeNET network has a unique IPv6 address and provides familiar, socket based data transport services based on UDP. Plain, simple, and easy to build upon. We also support multicast addressing for even better large-scale data transport experience.

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What others say?

Tomasz Trześniowski

Co-CEO of WIDMO Spectral Technologies Sp. z o.o.

The embeNET platform is a great choice for seismic applications, particularly for distributed mesh networks consisting of thousands of battery powered geophones. Such devices require superb reliability and energy efficiency, as well as good networking performance. This is a major step ahead for professional wireless networks.

Marcin Szczurkowski, PhD

CEO of Elsta Elektronika Sp. z o.o.

We have successfully used the embeNET framework in the applications of large distributed networks of sensors for underground coal mines. The system has been working flawlessly for many years and exceeded our expectations even though it has to operate in harsh underground conditions. It has been deployed in a number of locations around the world. The support team proved to be highly skilled and helped us to solve all the challenges on the way in a fully professional manner. We can surely recommend embeNET for demanding industrial applications.

Maciej Sroka

Managing Director in AWEX Sp. z o.o.

Constantly developing our building automation products, we reviewed wireless mesh technologies available on the market. The tools offered to us only worked for small scale networks and degraded significantly for an increased number of nodes (hundreds of devices). embeNET turned out to be the solution to that problem, delivering reliable wireless mesh networking with a number of additional features. This gives us a lot of comfort when offering embeNET-based products to our clients.

Wiesław Żmuda

Chief Sales Officer, Masters Sp. z o.o.

In my opinion embeNET is a network protocol which clearly fills a gap in the wireless communication market, especially for professional and industrial applications. In the last months we've spent a plenty of time with the Embetech team delivering workshops in various locations which were very well received. We see growing interest in the technology, as it solves practical problems our customers are facing.

Dominik Kowal, PhD

CEO of Krakowskie Centrum Innowacyjnych Technologii INNOAGH Sp. z o.o.

The Embetech team is a set of highly motivated professionals, with extensive knowledge and skills in the field of wireless technologies. INNOAGH (AGH University SPV) took part in the initial stage company development as co-founder (academic spin-off) and have observed the ongoing growth of the business offering cutting edge expertise and technology, so key to the expansion of IoT applications.

Antonio Di Paola

Co-Founder and CEO at RadioControlli S.r.l.

The embeNET platform delivers reliable mesh networking which fills a gap for many industrial and professional applications seeking scalability. It’s a great protocol option for the radio modules we produce.

How to start?

Step 1

Program the nodes

Get a couple of evaluation boards and program them using one of our demo packages

Supported evaluation boards

Step 2

Setup a border router

Connect one of the boards to your PC (Windows/Linux). It will act as a network card and make your PC the border router.

Step 3

Start the network

Run the embeNET Border Router software to bring up a virtual network interface and start your wireless network:

Windows

Linux

Windows (PowerShell):
# Run embeNET Border Router
> embenet_br.exe
# Check that the networking interface is up
> ipconfig
# Wait for the devices to connect. Once connected you can ping each one or use them as any other IPv6-enabled device
> ping aaaa::0080:115:500:db30

Linux (sh):
# Run embeNET Border Router
$ ./embenet_br
# Check that the networking interface is up
$ ifconfig
# Wait for the devices to connect. Once connected you can ping each one or use them as any other IPv6-enabled device
$ ping aaaa::0080:115:500:db30