What Devices is MXProtocol Compatible With?

By Moey Arman | Moey's Special Articles | 27 Jun 2019

MXProtocol is creating a future where accurate data is highly accessible. Access to reliable information is an essential part of the progress of humanity. Business, governments, and other institutions require accurate data for better planning and provision of products and services.

Through the MXProtocol, institutions can access all types of data they require. However, these entities need to register their devices to the protocol to experience these services. The devices must be LPWAN enabled for them to be MXProtocol compatible.

There are myths and misconceptions about the type of devices that are LPWAN compatible. This article demystifies these misconceptions while also giving practical, real-world examples of MXProtocol compatible device use.

Device Compatibility

MXProtocol is powered by Low Power Wide Area Networks which provide long-range communication between devices and gateways ideal for data collection within localized areas. A complete network contains sensors, gateways, and servers to collect and interpret data. The inclusion of sensors and gateways in the definition of a complete LPWAN complicates the understanding of LPWAN compatible devices.

Now, LPWAN compatible devices include sensors, gateways, and any other device that can be fitted with LPWAN chips and AI chips(based on the partnership between MXProtocol and ASE). These chips are small and can be equipped on any IoT device.

Therefore, LPWAN implementation is possible in any industry that features IoT devices.

Practical Everyday Usage

Having established LPWAN compatible devices, its practical use case via MXProtocol is the next issue to be tackled.

Retail Analytics

Because of intense competition in the retail market, brick and mortar stores require data-based innovation that can keep shoppers returning to their stores. Retail analytics helps these stores curate their stores based on the shopping patterns of their customers.

By placing MXProtocol compatible traffic sensors at store entrances, store owners can determine the average customers they expect in a day. The average time spent per shopper can also be calculated by placing the same sensors at store exits. Sophisticated mathematical algorithms on MXProtocol can be used to make sense out of the data collected via these sensors.

Furthermore, pressure sensitive sensors and motion sensors all MXProtocol compatible can be placed on shelves. When mixed with video and audio data, complex algorithms can be applied, resulting in meaningful data that can help improve store operations. The data may include average restocking time for different shelves, customer response to adverts in the store, and other unique sets of data.

Plant Monitoring

Humidity, temperature, and air pressure sensors can also be applied in brick and mortar stores. Data interpretation from these sensors will depend on the nature of the business. For example, in stores selling meat products, the sensors can be used to relay information to owners or machines managing the specific room conditions where these products are stored.

Similarly, humidity and temperature sensors can be used in flower shops or greenhouses to inform machines or owners when to water plants or when to let excess heat out to reduce temperatures. These measures result in better services and products.

Healthcare Systems

Another critical area where MXProtocol compatible devices can aid is healthcare. Imagine going to the hospital for a routine checkup only to find out that you have cancer; then after two chemotherapy sessions, it is discovered that the result was a false positive, disheartening right? Many have gone through this. With LPWAN devices, such experiences may soon cease to exist.

A recent study by Stanford Medicine came up with an AI that could help reduce the number of false negatives while testing for breast cancer. Such research can be further strengthened by IoT devices sharing data over a shared network such as the MXC network. Mammography and other medical equipment can be made MXProtocol compatible with increasing the accuracy of the results they obtain and interpretations made.

Ever since the advent of the internet, human beings have achieved much more. The connections created played a vital role in the advancement of the human race. The same can also be applied with devices.

More meaningful device connection can result in better data collection and interpretation as described in different scenarios in this article. Machine learning and AI are getting better by the day. Their implementation in such a system could see seamless future operations. The future is going to be exciting.