Are Mesh Networks Right For You? | Embetech's Lukasz Krzak

How do you know if mesh networks are a fit for your IoT solution? Lukasz Krzak, COO at Embetech, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to provide the answer. They explore what mesh networks are, the evolution of mesh networks, mesh networks vs LPWAN networks, and implementing a mesh network.

Lukasz Krzak is the Chief Operating Officer at Embetech and an assistant professor at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. His interests are in embedded systems and wireless communication networks. For nearly 20 years, he has worked in cooperation with many companies, delivering hardware and software solutions, targeting mainly industrial and professional applications. He received his PhD in electronics in 2018 and has authored 30+ scientific papers. He’s currently responsible for Embetech's main product - the embeNET wireless communication network.

Embetech designs wireless communication hardware and software for highly dependable industrial and professional applications, such as heavy duty systems in underground coal mines, railway crossings, factories, etc. We are an official partner of Cisco and STMicroelectronics.

Their main offering is targeting electronic device and system manufacturers that need reliable large-scale wireless mesh networking. Their product is called embeNET, and it is an embedded software that can run on multiple popular and cost-effective radio transceivers including chips from STMicroelectronics, Nordic Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, and others. It allows a highly scalable and reliable wireless mesh network, reaching thousands of nodes, with a superb range of communication. The network uses industry standard IPv6 and UDP protocols and is a viable alternative to popular consumer standards such as ZigBee, Bluetooth Mesh, or LoRa. Their software is backed up by a powerful network simulator that is used to validate user requirements concerning performance, timing, and energy consumption prior to any pilot installation. They also deliver additional R&D services such as radio hardware design, application software development, integration, testing, and helping with radio certification.

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Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:
(00:00) Welcome to the IoT For All Podcast
(00:29) Sponsor
(01:06) Introduction to Lukasz and Embetech
(02:39) What are mesh networks?
(03:57) Evolution of mesh networks
(09:16) Mesh networks vs LPWAN networks
(14:02) Determining if a mesh network fits your solution
(15:56) Implementing a mesh network
(20:12) Learn more and follow up

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