¶ Fizix Smart Sensors Introduction
¶ 1. What is Smart Sensors?
A smart sensor is a sensor that not only detects and measures physical parameters but also includes built-in processing capabilities such as microcontrollers or signal processors—to analyse, interpret, and communicate the data it collects.
Unlike traditional sensors that only detect and measure physical phenomena (like temperature, vibration, pressure, light, or motion), smart sensors process data locally, perform computations, and can communicate results digitally, often wirelessly, to other devices or systems.
¶ 2. Why Do We Use Smart Sensors?
Here are the key reasons why smart sensors are used, especially in industrial and IoT (Internet of Things) applications:
¶ 3. Fizix Sensors Solutions
Fizix delivers an innovative smart sensor solutions designed to optimize industrial operations and ensure peak machine health. With its OMax, OPro, OLight and OGap models, Fizix monitors critical assets like motors, pumps, fans, and other rotating systems, capturing real-time vibration, acoustic, temperature, and magnetic flux data.
Featuring easy installation, wireless connectivity, and advanced data analytics, Fizix streamlines predictive maintenance, minimizes downtime, and enhances energy efficiency. Leveraging multiple secure communication protocols for data transmission and a user-friendly interface, Fizix provides 24/7 uninterrupted monitoring and customizable alerts, elevating industrial efficiency to new heights. For more information, contact [email protected].
¶ 3.1 OPro
A semi-wired smart sensor integrating triaxial MEMS vibration, high-frequency acoustic emission, magnetic flux, and surface temperature measurement. Equipped with edge computing capabilities, it locally processes this data to calculate vibration health metrics and streams the results via Wi‑Fi/MQTT.
¶ 3.2 OMax
A battery-powered counterpart offering the same sensing stack with OPro. It employs duty cycling to maximize energy efficiency, providing up to 5 years of battery life, and supports high-frequency data capture for expert or AI diagnostics.
📢ATEX certificates for OPro and OMax sensors and also submersible option for OPro.
¶ 3.3 OLight
A compact BLE based sensor for low- to mid-criticality assets. It includes vibration, acoustic, temperature, and magnetic flux sensing. Powered by two user-replaceable CR123A batteries, it connects to OGate gateways, supporting predictive diagnostics.
¶ 3.4 OGate
OGate is a gateway to be used for different purposes listed below:
- A BLE to internet gateway for OLight sensors,
- A smart device to collect data from machine PLC and send to monitoring platforms
- A smart device to which users can connect 4-20mA sensors, 0-10V sensors, PT100/PT1000 thermocouples,
- etc. many different capabilities
¶ 3.5 OGap
OGap is an intelligent proximity monitoring system developed by Fizix, specifically designed for high-precision monitoring of shaft and rotor movements in rotating equipment such as electric motors, wind turbines, and hydroelectric power plant turbines.
Operating based on the eddy current principle, OGap not only performs proximity measurements but also conducts advanced analyses such as orbit analysis and RPM estimation.
¶ 4. Fizix Sensors Comparison
The table below provides a feature-by-feature comparison of Fizix smart sensors — OLight, OPro, and OMax. It highlights differences in sensing capabilities, communication methods, data transmission, and analytical functionalities. This comparison is intended to help users choose the most suitable sensor based on their application's monitoring needs and infrastructure constraints.
| OLight | OPro | OMax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibration | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Acoustic Emission | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Magnetic Flux | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Surface Temperature | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Always Online | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| No Cabling - Battery Powered | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Communication | BLE over Fizix Gateway | Wi-Fi over any type of Access Point | Wi-Fi over any type of Access Point |
| Raw Data to Platform | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Telemetric Data to Platform | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edge Computing | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ |
| Algorithms | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ |
| Unbalance, Misalignment, Looseness Prediction | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Bearing, Gearbox, Lubrication Prediction | Early Stage | Very Early Stage | Very Early Stage |
| Rotor, Magnet, Winding, Electrical Prediction | Early Stage | Very Early Stage | Very Early Stage |
