Also in 2016, the technology and innovation sector will receive the first beacon – a device that transmits identification information via Bluetooth – with national 100% technology and some innovative features, not available in products already on the market. It will be developed by the EMBRAPII CPqD Unit, in Campinas (SP), in partnership with the company Taggen, specialized in projects and solutions based on radio frequency identification technology (RFID).
“It will be a great achievement for the country. The advantages are enormous, such as the more affordable cost, up to 50% less than the imported product, and communication via an open protocol, Bluetooth standard”, says Mário Prado, director of technology at Taggen. The goal, according to him, is to develop a service platform using beacon technology.
The beacons will leave the factory with Anatel approval. Initially, they will issue data that will allow the creation of traceability applications, focusing mainly on the areas of logistics and marketing. In the next stage, the devices will already be integrated with sensors, so that, along with the identification, they can transmit some more information, for example, temperature, speed, pressure, altitude and luminosity – which will expand the range of applications .
The beacons use Bluetooth Low Energy technology to detect the proximity of other devices (also Bluetooth) and transmit a unique identification number. “Communication with smartphones, for example, opens up the possibility of countless applications for this technology, which is one of the enablers of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept”, explains Alberto Pacifico, from the Devices and Sensors Development Management of the CPqD Unit. .
In addition to the production of beacons, which already have an enormous repressed demand in the country, the EMBRAPII CPqD Unit and Taggen will offer technical and technological support to Brazilian companies, both in software and services, for the most diverse goods and products. “The information technology area is one of the segments that is benefiting a lot from innovation projects. And public-private partnerships are essential for these projects to get off the ground. It is at this moment that EMBRAPII arrives to help through non-refundable resources and full technical support”, declares the organization's CEO, Jorge Guimarães.
EMBRAPII maintains a management contract with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (ME) and operates through cooperation with scientific and technological research institutions, public or private, focusing on business demands and how target risk sharing in the pre-competitive phase of innovation. The institution's funding obeys the following general rule: EMBRAPII can invest up to 1/3 of the Units' expenses with RD&I projects with companies, while the remainder is divided between the partner company and the Unit. By sharing project risks with companies (through division of project costs), the industrial sector is encouraged to innovate more and with greater technological intensity, thus enhancing the competitive strength of companies both in the domestic market and in the international market. International.
“It will be a great achievement for the country. The advantages are enormous, such as the more affordable cost, up to 50% less than the imported product, and communication via an open protocol, Bluetooth standard”, says Mário Prado, director of technology at Taggen. The goal, according to him, is to develop a service platform using beacon technology.
The beacons will leave the factory with Anatel approval. Initially, they will issue data that will allow the creation of traceability applications, focusing mainly on the areas of logistics and marketing. In the next stage, the devices will already be integrated with sensors, so that, along with the identification, they can transmit some more information, for example, temperature, speed, pressure, altitude and luminosity – which will expand the range of applications .
The beacons use Bluetooth Low Energy technology to detect the proximity of other devices (also Bluetooth) and transmit a unique identification number. “Communication with smartphones, for example, opens up the possibility of countless applications for this technology, which is one of the enablers of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept”, explains Alberto Pacifico, from the Devices and Sensors Development Management of the CPqD Unit. .
In addition to the production of beacons, which already have an enormous repressed demand in the country, the EMBRAPII CPqD Unit and Taggen will offer technical and technological support to Brazilian companies, both in software and services, for the most diverse goods and products. “The information technology area is one of the segments that is benefiting a lot from innovation projects. And public-private partnerships are essential for these projects to get off the ground. It is at this moment that EMBRAPII arrives to help through non-refundable resources and full technical support”, declares the organization's CEO, Jorge Guimarães.
EMBRAPII maintains a management contract with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (ME) and operates through cooperation with scientific and technological research institutions, public or private, focusing on business demands and how target risk sharing in the pre-competitive phase of innovation. The institution's funding obeys the following general rule: EMBRAPII can invest up to 1/3 of the Units' expenses with RD&I projects with companies, while the remainder is divided between the partner company and the Unit. By sharing project risks with companies (through division of project costs), the industrial sector is encouraged to innovate more and with greater technological intensity, thus enhancing the competitive strength of companies both in the domestic market and in the international market. International.
EN 
PT 
