Hardware
Sensors & peripherals
Connecting the physical environment to fleet orchestration. Sensing real-world conditions, responding in real time, and tracking moving assets.
I/O Sensing
Industrial IoT Gateway
I/O box integrates robots with the environment around them, connecting your facility's sensors, machines, and systems to Idealworks OS to collect information and trigger actions in real time. Your fleet stays in sync with what's happening on the shop floor.
Fire-alarm-triggered fleet pause
Synchronized pick and drop with connected machinery
Traffic light gating for limited-capacity zones
Station occupancy monitoring — empty or ready
Conveyor release signalling for coordinated handoff
Gate, door, and elevator communication
How it works
I/O box wired into existing facility hardware: gates, alarms, sensors, conveyor docks.
I/O box monitors connected devices and captures state changes in real time.
Events transmit to Idealworks OS over MQTT or REST. No middleware required.
OS rules evaluate the event. I/O box writes commands back to connected equipment when needed.
Technical Specifications
Form factor
DIN-rail or wall-mount industrial gateway
Peripheral capacity
Up to 6 wired devices
Industrial protocols
Modbus, OPC UA, CAN, RS-232/485
Cloud/integration protocols
MQTT, REST
Network connectivity
Ethernet, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE
Cloud subscription
Not required
Certifications
CE · UKCA
I/O Sensing
Field Devices
Sensors and call buttons connected to Idealworks OS via LoRaWAN. Centrally managed and easily installed to automate processes quickly and efficiently.
Operator call buttons for on-demand pickup
Empty/full POI monitoring for smart task routing
Threshold-based automation triggers
How it works
Field devices connect to LoRaWAN gateway.
Gateway shares the devices data with IDENTYTEC cloud.
IDENTYTEC cloud communicates with Idealworks OS through REST and MQTT.
Idealworks OS responds to the request based on the configured application.
Technical Specifications
Wireless protocol
LoRa to LoRaWAN gateway
Power
Battery-powered
Cloud relay
IDENTYTEC Cloud → Idealworks OS via REST / MQTT
Cloud subscription
IDENTYTEC Cloud subscription required
Setup profile
Plug-and-play, no on-site cabling
Certifications
FCC, ISED/RSS, CE, EMC, RED
Vehicle location tracking
Idealworks RTLS
Forklifts, tuggers, and other manual vehicles in the same fleet view as your AMRs. Vision-based SLAM. Reports over VDA 5050.
Mixed-traffic coordination with your AMR fleet
Heatmaps and utilization insight for manual vehicles
Pedestrian-crossing hotspot identification
How it works
The RTLS unit attaches to the vehicle. No floor markers, no ceiling anchors, no facility changes required.
Visual-inertial SLAM maps the environment and reports the vehicle's position. 20 cm accuracy, up to 15 Hz.
IDENTYTEC cloud communicates with Idealworks OS through REST and MQTT.
Manual and automated vehicles share the same operational map. AMRs respond to moving objects in real time.
Technical Specifications
Tracking technology
Vision-based SLAM (visual-inertial)
Pose precision
20 cm (≈8 inches) repeatability and accuracy
Pose frequency
Up to 15 Hz
Facility infrastructure
Lean — no UWB anchors, no LiDAR mesh, minimal facility changes
Fleet protocol
VDA 5050 over MQTT
API access
REST and Websocket
Environmental protection
IP65
Certifications
CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
By coordinating RTLS-tracked vehicles and mobile robots through a single orchestration system, we control complex intralogistics processes without adding operational complexity.
Niclas Zemke
Manager, Logistics Engineering · Purem by Eberspächer
Sensors & peripherals in concert
Idealworks OS turns sensor and peripheral input into action. Configure rules. Define zones. Trigger missions. Coordinate AMRs around manual traffic. All on open standards.
Talk to us about your operation
Every facility is different. Let's configure yours.
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