Wi-Fi Enabled TDK Invensense ToF Sensor to Cloud
Presence detection plays a crucial role by transitioning efficiently between active and sleep states, activating only when human presence is detected, thus significantly extending battery life while maintaining responsiveness. In battery-operated security cameras and smart home devices, reliable presence detection is particularly vital as it enables event-triggered recording and notifications, eliminating unnecessary power consumption from continuous operation or false triggers.
The challenge lies in implementing presence detection technology that balances power efficiency with detection accuracy – ability to work in diverse surroundings and minimizing false positives. Success in this balance directly impacts device reliability, user satisfaction, and maintenance costs, making it a critical consideration in battery-powered device design. TDK InvenSense’s Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors offers better power and detection efficiency compared to passive infrared (PIR) and mmWave radar sensors.
InnoPhase IoT has added support for TDK InvenSense’s ICU-30201 Ultrasonic ToF sensor. The combined solution offers a turn-key always-on, always-connected solution that can be used in battery-powered applications that require a secure and reliable connectivity to interact with local devices and remote accessibility. The solution can be used as a standalone or with an external host depending on the application requirements.
Target Applications
Home Video Camera
Video doorbell, door lock, indoor/outdoor camera
Commercial Building
Access control systems, parking meters
Dashboard Camera
Dashboard camera, in-vehicle monitoring
Event Monitoring Camera
Greenhouse monitoring, warehouse monitoring, retail-shelf monitoring
Appliances & Home Automation
Presence detection in smart lights & thermostat, water purifiers
Why should you consider Talaria TWO & ICU-30201 based solution?
Extended Battery-life
Talaria TWO has the industry’s lowest active Wi-Fi power consumption, and together with ULP Ultrasonic ToF sensor enables feature rich capabilities in battery-powered devices.
Always-ON & Always-Connected
Talaria TWO offloads the cloud connectivity functions & interaction with ToF sensors from power hungry Linux host processors, enabling a truly always-on & always-connected presence detection sub-system.
Works in Any Lighting Conditions
TDK InvenSense’s ICU-30201 works in any lighting condition improving the detection efficiency and simplifying the installation
and maintenance of the smart home devices. Reducing false alerts also improves the battery-life of the device.
Matter Certified
Matter certified Talaria TWO module makes it easy for devices to work with popular Smart Home ecosystems (Apple, Amazon, Google
Home, Samsung) and interact with other home automation devices.
Cloud Connectivity
Talaria TWO SDK includes fully tested networking protocols to communicate with IoT cloud platforms (AWS IoT, MS Azure),
enabling remote monitoring of sensors and device management.
Application Processor
The Cortex-M3 MCU & internal flash memory in Talaria TWO can be used to run custom application without an external MCU – lowering cost & simplifying your IoT design.
System Block Diagram
Resources
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Products:
Talaria TWO Wi-Fi & BLE Module
TDK InvenSense ICU-30201 Ultrasonic ToF Sensor
Developer Tools:
Talaria TWO Evaluation Board
Talaria TWO SDK (please login or register to access)
ICU-30201 Development Kit