Laird Connectivity Sentrius MG100 Cumulocity loT Starter Kit Offers Comprehensive Coverage

Sept. 16, 2022

In this episode of the Kit Closeup we take a look at the Laird Connectivity Sentrius MG100 Cumulocity loT Starter Kit, which provides an end-to-end connectivity solution for an array of applications.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Laird Connectivity

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Leveraging Laird Connectivity's Pinnacle 100 Modem, the Sentrius MG100 Gateway connects Bluetooth 5 long range sensor data and sends it to the cloud via a global low-power cellular (LTE-M/NB-IoT) connection. Paired with Laird Connectivity’s Sentrius BT510 and Sentrius BT610 sensors, the starter kit provides a complete hardware solution for monitoring your applications status.

Combined with a 60-day free trial of Software AG's Cumulocity IoT software, the fully-featured development kit lets you configure your data points and set points from Cumulocity IoT for your application, with no software development needed. Monitor status, collect historical data, log changes, and record the alarms from your equipment, with industrial-strength security with no VPN required.

With Cumulocity IoT, you get self-service access to analytics and smart rules for the business user as well as full developer tooling for the more advanced user. You can quickly connect hybrid applications and easily configure integrations to update and synchronize data between applications using dozens of pre-built connectors and predefined recipes to get the job done fast. The MG100/BT510/BT610 Cumulocity IoT Starter Kit also includes a free two months of Cumulocity IoT service.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.