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AMB-TRACE: The Foundation of Digitization. Ambrosus is entering a new phase of decentralisation that will permit Ambrosus ecosystem to be self-sufficient, community-driven and free from any central point of command and control. As they are preparing to onboard several waves of Masternodes onto the network that aims to create a market-driven balance of participants incentivised by rewards from the smart-contract-based system, they reveal the progress on the IoT side of Ambrosus Ecosystem and all the achievements of Ambrosus Innovation Lab that is working on boosting global adoption of AMB-NET. As a seminal building block of AMB-NET, AMB-TRACE refers to the sensors, devices, and gateways developed and used by Ambrosus in collaboration with industrial manufacturers, to create a secure and dependable means from which data can be collected from a specific environment and transmitted to a Hermes Masternode on the network.

AMB-TRACE is made up of sensors, devices, and gateways. The three tools interact in the following manner:

a sensor, which possesses a transducer (or bio-transducer) can be embedded into either a device or an Edge-Gateway as a means of collecting information from the physical world. a device can be defined as any type of electronic that can store and communicate the measured data with other objects, typically done by low or medium range protocols such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) as well as IoT protocols such as Long Range (LoRa). Importantly, devices do not have access to the internet — they function to only transmit information between other intelligent devices, or towards a central gateway. a gateway is similar to a device insofar as it possesses the ability to store and communicate data; however, it is distinguished from a device insofar as it does, in fact, possess a connection to the internet.

The following 5 characteristics define InnoLab’s Gateway Development:

Marking and Identification: Ambrosus Gateways transmit a unique ID for specific products through the use of serial numbers, 1D (barcodes) and 2D codes as well as Quantum Inks. Condition Monitoring: Ambrosus Gateways configure and transmit certified data surrounding conditions at various points of the supply chain: temperature, GPS positioning, humidity, movement (shock), and light. Quality Assessment: Ambrosus Gateways are capable of authenticating sensors that perform non-invasive analysis of product compositions and structures. Static Sensor Networks: Stationary Ambrosus Gateways efficiently secure and transmit data from field stations, smart farms, and any other related sustainable environment used by producers. Integrity Assurance: Ambrosus Gateways check the integrity of all data sent to AMB-NET. This pertains to the physical packaging on the product, the electronic storage of product data, and the quality of data transmitted via various sensors deployed in the field.

For Ambrosus, two main types of gateways are used when recording data to the Ambrosus Network.

First, there are commercial gateways. These gateways are commercially available but have been specifically modified to communicate with AMB-NET.

Second, there are Ambrosus Gateways. Ambrosus gateways are custom-designed gateways, fit for connecting any class of smart devices explained above, in a secure and efficient manner to the Ambrosus Network.

Step 1: The Entry Module

In terms of the entry module for the Ambrosus Gateways, there are a variety of methods that have been created. When it comes to sensors specifically, Integrated Sensors, and Field Sensors are most commonly used:

Integrated Sensors: the sensor is embedded into the gateway itself and is set in a certain position to record external factors like temperature, humidity, light, shocks, chemical, biological, electromagnetic and others. Field Sensors: Sensors which have been certified to communicate with AMB-NET through an Ambrosus Gateways, and actively monitor or log external factors as cited above.

Step 2: Proprietary Electronics

Once the gateways possess a source of entry whereby data is capable of being transmitted, they must also possess a certain proprietary electronics behind the entry module that allows for the data to be secured, before it is eventually sent to the Ambrosus blockchain.

Step 3: Communication Modules

The third component of Ambrosus gateways are the communications modules. As the name suggests, this component is responsible for using the gateway to communicate directly to AMB-GATE — the Hermes Masternodes providing REST API. Depending on the needs of the company and the technological infrastructure surrounding the supply chain, the following options are available:

Wi-Fi 3G or 4G NB-IOT LoRa Bluetooth RFID Satcom

The Ambrosus Multisensing Platform for Smart Sensors

The Ambrosus Multisensing Platform for Smart Sensors is an autonomous logger and monitoring device designed to collect data and communicate it to a Hermes Masternode (also known as AMB-GATE). The device is built with embedded sensors in order to monitor environmental features such as humidity, temperature, light, and accelerations (shocks). It is equipped with a long-lasting battery (typically a year) that is able to record, store, certify, and sign the data that it has collected, before transmitting such data to the Ambrosus Network.

Blockchain Arrival, Corporate Partner Design and Ecosystem Expansion

All data recorded through an Ambrosus Gateway is ultimately transmitted to a Hermes Masternode. The Hermes Masternode functions as the REST API to configure, bundle, and upload all data sent to be stored on the Ambrosus Network. Additionally, it is responsible for selectively storing private data for company’s internal use, while also sharing semi-private data with the designated third parties available. If the company were to utilize an advanced dashboard for data analytics and optimized data management, the Hermes node would also transmit data to such a device for the benefit of the client companies logistics management.

Apollo, Hermes and Atlas Masternodes Continue to Progress.