In many buildings there are shell protection and burglary protection that you do not notice, but always have to work. For example, it can be motorized roller shutters, roller grilles and fire shutters. Faults or problems that lead to downtime or disruption of operation can be extremely costly but can also be harmful to the building or to everyone who lives in the building.

At Högevall, work was done to enable monitoring and reporting of events that could occur on the roller shutters that sit in the reception. With a sensor in the shutter motor, it is possible to monitor that the motor is working properly and keep track of when it is open and closed (whether the shutter is up or down).

It is also possible to connect additional functions such as lock, clamping strip, photocell or alarm. With the help of modern information technology, it is also possible to check, for example, the functions of fire shutters remotely. In this way, you can analyze and troubleshoot even before a repair and then have the right tools and the right spare parts with you at the first visit. This saves both time, environment and money. Proactive service and maintenance can also be done.

At Högevall, the shutters will be monitored with a sensor from Sistemi Dimon which uses a 3G/LTE/NBIOT modem to connect to its own network connection (i.e. not on the same network as the building itself). Monitoring occurs in real time around the clock 365 days a year, and every event is logged to provide statistics and history. The values can be followed on a simple and user-friendly app/website to get a clear overview of each event.

The project is a sub-project of the SOM project is part of the Strategic Innovation Programme for the Internet of Things, IoT Sweden, which is funded by Vinnova. Anders Trana at Future by Lund was the project manager for the entire project. The project started on 1 September 2017 and ran until December 2020.