Tempy: Remote Temperature and Humidity Sensing System

If you want to know how cold it is outside, you might turn to an app, website, or weather report, but for truly localized data, you’ll need some sort of personal sensor. Similarly, you might want to know how hot or cold your house is. Without a smart sensing setup, however, you’ll need to physically be there, and you’ll have to settle for general house data, not temperatures in each room.

To solve both challenges, mcThings’ Tempy — now in the funding process on Kickstarter — presents a system consisting of up to 1,000 wireless sensing nodes. These nodes route data to a hub, which then takes this data and routes it to the cloud via a wired Ethernet connection.

Sensors have transmission a range of up to 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) in optimal conditions, so if you need to monitor different parts of your home or even property, this isn’t out of the question. They run on two AA batteries for up to 10 years, so if you do have to install it in a remote area, you won’t have to traipse back there often.

Consumer applications include scenarios where conditions in a nursery (whether for a baby or plants) need to be monitored closely, or instances where you’d like to keep tabs on your attic or garage by itself. This can also be used for applications such as making sure your refrigerator stays cold, or that a humidor maintains the optimal temperature and humidity. The system can even be implemented in an industrial environment, and if you end up needing more than 1,000 sensors, additional gateways can be added for more nodes.