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By 2010, the second cap lamp evolution occurred, with the transformation from illumination only devices to wireless digital devices. This is in correlation with modern mines going digital and implementing IoT solutions to reduce costs, optimise productivity and increase safety. When deciding how to integrate miners into the digital mine, do you keep adding new devices to the associated infrastructure or do you embed all digital functions you require into the cordless Cap Lamp the miner already wears? Essentially, an IoT Cap Lamp is a regular Cap Lamp with wireless functionalities. This wireless technology is not for high-speed communications. It is purposely designed for monitor and control using low power. It is best described as IoT cap lamp, as it is more than just a wireless cap lamp. ### [![IoT Cap Lamps](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/7159350/97bdee86-17e6-4e17-96d4-c6f4ac7577e8.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/7159350/97bdee86-17e6-4e17-96d4-c6f4ac7577e8) ### Role of Caps Lamps in Digital Mines #### The Cap Lamp is the ONLY device 1\. powered by battery and 2\. carried by every miner 3\. all the time #### The Cap Lamp is becoming - A "Personal Data Centre" - A critical PPE Safety Communications Devices ### What is an IoT Cap Lamp #### An IoT Cap Lamp is a general Cap Lamp with embedded Wireless module(s) in - low bandwidth - low power - for monitoring, control, alerts and signalling #### Wireless Cap Lamp - is for monitoring and control - is NOT for high-speed two-way communication **This is why we call it IoT, instead of Wireless** ### Advantages of Cordless Cap Lamps ![traditional\_to\_modern\_green](https://blog.roobuck.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/traditional_to_modern_green.png?width=760&name=traditional_to_modern_green.png) **This transition is nearly complete!** #### Is "Cordless" suitable for IoT? Pro:  - Better radio signal coverage due to its elevated omni-directional position Con:  - Limited Batteries - Limited space in the enclosure - sensitive to weight ### Applications of IoT Cap Lamps #### Scenario 1: P2P Wireless Application Example: V2P Ranging ##### WiFi FTM - Resolution: 5 m - Main Application: Collision Warning - EMESRT Level: 7/8 ##### DSRC - Resolution: 2 m - Main Application: Collision Warning - EMESRT Level: 7/8 ##### UWB - Resolution: 0.3 m - Main Application: Collision Avoidance Potential - EMESRT Level: possibly 9 #### Scenario 2: Wireless LAN/WAN Application Example 1: Miner’s Tracking   | Network | Location Decision | Main Features | | --- | --- | --- | | WiFi | WiFi RSSI | Convenient, Expensive, Low Accuracy | | LTE | BLE Beacon | Only Main Tunnels, BLE Maintenance | | WiFi | BLE Beacon | Low Cost, High Accuracy, BLE Maintenance | | LoRa | RSSI / BLE | Very low Cost and Low Accuracy | #### Scenario 2: Wireless LAN/WAN Application Example 2: Two-way signaling ##### Down-Stream - Evacuation Alert - Paging ##### Up-Stream - Duress alert     #### Scenario 2: Wireless LAN/WAN Application Example 3: Beyond communications ##### Receive Big Data From Your Miners - IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) in cap lamp for movement, traffic awareness, man-down detection, human behaviour study, etc. - Complete record for light, signalling, temperature, charging, battery, wireless, etc. - Potential – light sensor, mini-camera, laser point, etc #### Scenario 2: Wireless LAN/WAN Other Application Examples - Access Control - Ventilation Control - Zone Management - Traffic Management - Theft Prevention - Workshop Management #### Scenario 3: On-Site Wireless Application Examples ##### Cap Lamp (PPE) Kiosk - RFID or NFC ##### Electronic Tag Board - RFID / WiFi ##### Location/Object ID - BLE ##### Data Logger, eg strata sensor - BLE / WiFi (Data can be stored, then uploaded when a wireless WAN/LAN signal comes in ranges) #### Scenario 4: Wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) ##### Every miner will have several wireless devices - Cap Lamp links to these devices through Bluetooth - Cap Lamp will be the centralized device to monitor and control devices ##### Devices -\> Cap Lamp - A flashing Cap Lamp is the most effective way to alert a miner, as an example Radiation Sensing Alert - Rio Tinto Project – Alerts & Signalling for lost devices ##### Cap Lamp -\> Devices - Simple instruction to devices by pressing cap lamp button - Device co-ordination ### Roobuck for IoT Cap Lamps #### Treat your cap lamps as a wireless terminal ##### Roobuck - Is the world leader in IoT Cap Lamps - IoT Cap Lamp development is fully supported by our $5.3m CRC-P project in collaboration with our research partner and mining partners ##### Roobuck's Offerings - Products: cap lamps, signal lights, wireless devices - Solutions: tracking, proximity, access control - R&D & Integration Services: Explosion-proof, wireless, lighting, software and API development Tags: [Cap Lamp](https://blog.roobuck.com.au/en-au/articles/tag/cap-lamp)  [IoT](https://blog.roobuck.com.au/en-au/articles/tag/iot)  [Digital Mine](https://blog.roobuck.com.au/en-au/articles/tag/digital-mine) ##### Don't forget to share this blog ! 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