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Wireless Standards
Tentacles Innovation makes use of the newest standardized transmission technologies. Our products are technically engineered to make the best use of any wireless protocol. The most useful wireless technology, such as 3G, 4G, LoRA, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, SigFox, NB-IoT,  WiFi and even Seismic transmission will be implemented in the product.

Tailormade Products
Within our company we have a multidisciplinary team. This team exists of several specialists, they contribute to the development sprints of a product. Once the required tests passed and certifications have been granted, our project managers take over. They assist your company by the introduction and implementation of the product into your operational processes.

Production Facilities
Tentacles Development, our Research - Development & Production facility is located in the heart of the silicon valley of Central Europe; in JIC, the South Moravian Innovation Centre. This provides a hub to the source of intellectual power of Brno Technical University, which creates new sources of intellectual capabilities inside our team. Our production facilities are located inhouse and outsourced to suppliers near the Brno region.

My Tentacles & API
https://login.mytentacles.com is our own SaaS Dashboard and API tool. This Platform provides you with the required tools to make your Tentacles works autonomously. Our platform provides custom built business logic, a sensor notification mechanism, big data analyse tools and more Artifical Intelligence algorithms.

A selection of Tentacles in our current product range

Soil 3XT

Wirelessly sense soil moisture capacity, temperature and light spectrum to indicate growth levels, all in both indoor and outdoor environments in just about any conditions. Easy to install and simple to access real-time data on your own MyTentacles cloud portal or on our API which seamlessly integrates with your own agricultural management system.

We worked closely with Wageningen University over the course of 2 years to produce this advanced technology with multiple applications including agricultural crop health monitoring, water leak detection and lawn water management in for example horticulture or golf course management.

Features:
•3 built-in sensors
•SigFOX wireless communication
•battery life exceeding 3 years
•no energy consumption in open air
•durable coating

Overview:
•power: 4.5v/3600mAh
•temperature sensitivity: < 0.5 degrees
•moisture sensitivity: > 1% over whole range
•light spectrum sensitivity: > 20 LUX
•operating temperature: 0°C -> 60°C / 32°F-> 140°F
•measurement interval: 60 or 120 minutes

Measurement Depth:
•soil temperature to 30cm
•soil moisture to 15cm
•environmental light near surface

Dimensions:
•width: 42mm / 1.65 inch
•length: 165mm / 6.4 inch
•depth: 22mm / 0.87 inch
•weight: 99g / 3.5 oz

Signal specifications:
•radio standard SigFox
•approved range 868 MHz - 868.6 MHz
•actual range 868.130 – 869.525
•actual output power (EIRP) 13dBm

Ordering information:

Location	Operating Frequency	Measurement Interval	Order code
Europe	868MHz	60 minutes	Soil3-ES-60
Europe	868MHz	120 minutes	Soil3-ES-120
America	902MHz	60 minutes	Soil3-AS-60
America	902MHz	120 minutes	Soil3-AS-120

Backflow Inspector

Product description

Every 6 to 24 months, an inspection of all the backflow valves in a government or commercial building will take place. On each backflow valve is a wireless sensor attached. The arrow shows the direction of the water flow. It has two connections for measuring the water pressure. The pressure sensor is attached on the valve’s input, so we measure pressure “before” the valve.
The Backflow Inspector© uses a wireless technology SigFOX to securely send the measurement data to the inspection company.

The backflow inspector© can be conveniently installed on a wall by its wall mounting holes or connected to the water pipe by a tie-wrap. The sensor is screwed into a 1/4” nozzle of the backflow valve. The external antenna delivers wireless connectivity in elevator shafts and hard to reach places.
The backflow inspector© will report every 24-hours that it is alive and will submit its battery level. The 4 AAA-Batteries can be user-replaced and last up to 5 years. This enables inspection companies to seal long-term inspection contracts.

Features & Benefits

Water Pressure : 0 – 10Bar
Sensor material: Stainless steel Sensor accuracy: < 1%
Sensor thread: G1/4” male (G1/4-19)
Dimensions: - Length: 110mm - Width : 575mm - Hight : 40mm
Weight: 165 grams
Working temperature: 0 - 60 degrees Celsius
Storage temperature: 0 – 105 degrees Celsius
Supply voltage : 4xAAA 3volts
Pressure lifecycle: 500.000
Certificates: RoHS, CE

Future Release(s)

Connection to My Tentacles Dashboard

Example Applications

HOW WILL INSPECTIONS EXECUTED WITH THE “BACKFLOW INSPECTOR©”
1. Inspector plans a building inspection with building operator
2. Building operator closes water supply to the building
3. Inspector goes through the building to drain any water from the installation before the valves.
4. Backflow Inspector© checks every valve automatically in 1 minute
5. Inspector opens the water supply to the building
6. End of inspection
7. Inspector sends inspection report to customer created by the Backflow Inspector© system.
8. Installation company will be changing all valves that are marked as defective.

Advantages:
• Inspections are completed within one hour.
• Lower costs for inspections
• Inspection company can manage more Inspection contracts with the same amount of personnel.
• Building is without water for only a short amount of time, therefore less impact to the people working in it.
• Less time with writing reports

Some projects we currently have in development.

We are ready for your project

                        Founder - Technology
                    
Marnix Janse
Inventing solutions in the energy and telecommunications is my expertise. Since I was a teenager, my passion was building connected products for end-users. I had a sweet spot for radio signals (communication) and connecting everything in my house and garden to the internet, making it 'Smart'. I hope to meet you in one of our meetings in the near future!

                        Founder - Operations
                    
Jeff van den Berg
My focus is on operational solutions. 'The daily challenges of directing a startup to a sound and proven local player have a lot of similarities to learn a child how to walk'. The challenging phase of a fresh startup to the sound daily operational processes of established companies is my sweet spot.

                        Founder - Sales
                    
Cees Verwijs
'Being focused on the human individual makes Cees a big asset to take care of our Business Development'. I gained an impressive trackrecord in various Healthcare companies. This makes me the perfect match dealing with conventional businesses and be part of our advisory board.