CHESTER

Extensible edge device for Industry 4.0, smart city, e‑metering, and agricultural applications. It connects sensors, actuators, PLC controllers, and other devices to the internet. Flexible power supply and LPWAN communication technologies enable reliable connectivity from distant and deep indoor places.

Showcase of two CHESTERS in different colored cases

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY

LONG BATTERY LIFESPAN

RICH SET OF EXTENSIONS

What is CHESTER?

Product overview

Application elasticity

One modular device covering a wide spectrum of IoT projects

Dissasembled CHESTER to basic parts showing mainboard, battery, expansion modules and case

Open source SDK

Ability to create your applications or update the existing ones

LPWAN connectivity

Communication to the internet from the most distant places

Low-power design

Reliable operation from a primary cell battery for several years

IP67 protection

Enclosure to withstand harsh environmental conditions

Custom branding

Full OEM branding service, including custom color printing

Bluetooth Low Energy

For diagnostics, parametrization, and device firmware upgrades

One CHESTER for so many configurations

The CHESTER platform goes way beyond one specific application use case. The system design, integrated hardware technologies, firmware architecture, and the ecosystem of tools - all of this scales well to a wide range of applications - from Industry 4.0, smart city, e-metering, and environmental monitoring to some very special verticals such as digital retail and agriculture.

CHESTER Mainboard without the case with many point showing each part of the board

Data from distant and deep indoor places

CHESTER connects to the internet via LPWAN communication technologies (NB‑IoT, LTE‑M, and LoRaWAN are supported). Choose the built‑in internal antenna or connect an external antenna for any of those options. For diagnostics, parametrization, and device firmware upgrades, CHESTER comes with a Bluetooth Low Energy interface available in modern smart devices and notebooks.

CHESTER in deep tunel and in deep forest. Showing how it can comunicate and function anywhere

Designed as a low power device

CHESTER has been designed from the ground up as a low‑power device and provides years of operation from the primary lithium cells. Another way to power the device is to use a rechargeable battery backup module with the optional solar photovoltaic panel input. For applications where batteries are not applicable, it is possible to energize the device from a standard 24 V DC line power or 230 V AC line.

Primary lithium cells
Icon of a rechargable battery showing a possibility to power CHESTER with it
Rechargable batteries
Photovoltaic solar panels
24 V DC or 230 V AC

Extend the utility of your device

With CHESTER expansion modules, you can easily expand or transform the functionality of your device. By adding up to two X‑modules you can utilize Battery Charger, 4‑Channel input, Step‑Down and much more. The modules are small and fit seamlessly on the back of the CHESTER mainboard.

CHESTER‑X0

CHESTER‑X0B provides 4 independent GPIO channels, CHESTER‑X0A includes also 5V boost converter.

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CHESTER‑X1

CHESTER-X1 provides 8 independent 1-Wire channels allowing to connect 1-Wire peripheries like digital thermometers

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CHESTER‑X2

CHESTER-X2 provides TTL/UART interface and RS-485 interface (used in for exampe Modbus communication).

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CHESTER‑X3

CHESTER-X3A provides 2 inputs for RTD (resistive temperature devices) sensors, such as Pt 100 and Pt 1000.

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CHESTER‑X4

CHESTER-X4 implements stepdown DC/DC converter providing power from an external 6-28 VDC line (VIN).

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CHESTER‑X5

CHESTER-X5 implements two isolated voltage inputs.
Each can measure voltage from -50 V to + 50 V.

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CHESTER‑X6

The CHESTER-X6 provides interface for HARDWARIO S-Wire protocol targeting low-power peripherals using 3 wire connection.

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CHESTER‑X7

The CHESTER-X7 provides one differential input for current probes or other industrial sensors and one voltage input up to 28 V.

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CHESTER‑X8

CHESTER-X8 implements precise low zero g offset 3-axis accelerometer providing the resolution up to 3.9 μg/LSB.

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CHESTER‑X9

CHESTER-X9 provides 4 low side switches witch current limit capable to control the load from an external voltage source.

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CHESTER‑X10

CHESTER-X10 is a backup power supply module for CHESTER. The primary power input is an external 6-28 VDC line (VIN).

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Catalog applications
CHESTER Clime catalog application tab iconCHESTER Counter catalog application tab iconCHESTER Current catalog application tab iconCHESTER Input catalog application tab iconCHESTER Meteo catalog application tab iconCHESTER Push catalog application tab icon
Showcase of CHESTER Clime catalog application. It shows a possible placement in the greenhouse and a dashboard showing the measured values

CHESTER Clime

Environmental sensor that samples, aggregates, and reports temperature and humidity.

Showcase of CHESTER Clime catalog application. It shows a possible placement in the greenhouse and a dashboard showing the measured values
Showcase of CHESTER Counter catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard showing the measured values

CHESTER Counter

Measure water flow, led blinking or anything that sends regular pulses with sensors connected to the CHESTER

Showcase of CHESTER Counter catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard showing the measured values
Showcase of CHESTER Current catalog application. It shows a possible placement by solar panels and a dashboard showing the measured values

CHESTER Current

Measure current of up to 4 devices thanks to non‑invasive probes connected directly to the CHESTER.

Showcase of CHESTER Current catalog application. It shows a possible placement by solar panels and a dashboard showing the measured values
Showcase of CHESTER Counter catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard showing the measured values

CHESTER Input

Measure up to 4 digital or analog inputs. Detect triggers on the digital inputs.

Showcase of CHESTER Counter catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard showing the measured values
Showcase of CHESTER Meteo catalog application. It shows a possible placement in the field and a dashboard showing the measured values

CHESTER Meteo

Enviromental sensor that samples, aggregates, and reports temperature, humidity, rain and wind speed.

Showcase of CHESTER Meteo catalog application. It shows a possible placement in the field and a dashboard showing the measured values
Showcase of CHESTER Push catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard

CHESTER Push

Get up to 4 unique notifications based on the physical button presses.

Showcase of CHESTER Push catalog application. It shows a possible placement and a dashboard

Easy integration with any system

Seamless management of your devices, user‑defined Callbacks and REST API. Our Cloud serves as a middleware between our physical devices and the software of your choosing. We provide manuals for integration of CHESTER with Microsoft, Ubidots, Blynk or you can access the data into your own system.

Screenshots showing HARDWARIO Cloud screens
Microsoft

Use the Microsoft Azure IoT services to collect data and visualize them using the Power Apps/Office 365 tools.

Datacake

Create stunning dashboards with rich set of widgets. The Datacake platform provides a powerful scripting.

Ubidots

Easy to use IoT application platform for dashboards and notifications. You can share its data via link in the QR code.

Custom solution

You can connect CHESTER device to your cloud service and/or to your dashboard with a business logic behind it.

Mobile application for your convinience

HARDWARIO Manager is the easiest way to configure and manage your CHESTER devices in the field without the use of a computer. Available both on iOS and Android, just connect to the CHESTER via Bluetooth. You can also easily flash a new firmware to the device with the use of this application.

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Screenshots showing HARDWARIO Monitor mobile application

Open SDK for rapid firmware development

Build your own application on top of SDK with the underlying Zephyr RTOS. With embedded C as a primary programming language and support for Visual Studio Code as the development IDE you can use Windows, macOS or Linux development environments.

Logo of Zephyr RTOS that the CHESTER runs onAll the major operating systems. Showing that you can develop on any platform
Screenshots of development environment from Visual Studio Code

What makes our technology tick

Open Zephyr-based firmware SDK
Two slots for extension modules
Multiple LPWAN connectivity options
Push-in style terminal blocks
Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0
Onboard 3-axis MEMS accelerometer
GNSS positioning module
Integrated digital thermometer
Flexible power management
Integrated 1-Wire bus interface

Technical Specification

Image of an open CHESTER Device showing the mainboard with all of its components. The whole device is seated in case.

Thermometer measurement range

-20 to +80 °C

Thermometer accuracy

± 0.2 °C (from 0 to 65 °C)

Hygrometer measurement range

0 to 100%

Hygrometer accuracy

± 2% (from 10 to 90%)

Nominal battery voltage

3.6 V

Nominal battery capacity

7 700 mAh

Operating voltage range

2.0 V to 5.0 V

Idle power consumption

< 180 μA

Peak power consumption

< 250 mA

Operating temperature range

-30 to +70 °C

Storage temperature range

-40 to +85 °C

Dimensions

130×175×45 mm

Comprehensive technical documentation and support

Understand CHESTER better with our open documentation. It doesn’t matter if you are an avid developer or just a beginner, it is made to be accessible to anyone.

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Get CHESTER

Choose one of the catalog applications for immediate deployment, or contact us with your specific needs. Get in touch with us to learn more and build IoT projects for your customers today, together.

CHESTER ecosystem, showing all the extensions, expansion boards, enclosures and external sensors