EM-2™ supports environmental monitoring, marine data collection, subsea infrastructure monitoring, aquaculture or security and defence applications.
What is the CSignum EM-2?
A wireless communication link that overcomes the limitations of acoustic, optical and cabled underwater communications, to transmit data reliably through the water-air barrier, from beneath the surface to shore or riverbank including through ice or from an underground location to the topside, in real time. Only EM-2 technology uses electromagnetic fields to carry data, without the use of cables, from beneath the surface to topside devices which can be mounted on the shore or on piles, buoys, or structures such as wind turbines or bridges and positioned above, on, or below the water.
What does It Do?
Transmission from sensor to shore
The splash zone and shallow water environments, some of the most adverse conditions for subsea comms. It pairs with underwater sensing systems to transmit your data wirelessly from below water to a topside base station. The EM-2 is agnostic and is therefore compatible with all sensing systems that use industry-standard data interfaces.
Why EM-2?
Wireless-signalling using electromagnetic Fields
Traditional methods of underwater to above-water transmission all have problems, including:
The EM-2 provides the only reliable wireless data transmission across the water-air barrier, bringing added flexibility for deploying sensors at underwater monitoring points.
Benefits
Applications
Product Performance
Transfers data using EM fields at distances up to 170m (558ft), extendable to 230m (755ft) with an external antenna, and 2km (1.25 miles) with an acoustic gateway option, enabling the successful deployment and operation of underwater monitoring devices in a wide range of salt-water and fresh-water scenarios. The CSignum electromagnetic field based communications method can also be used to communicate underground, enabling effective data transmission through a variety of layers, including through water and ice or buried structures, such as submerged tunnels or storm drains. CSignum technology has the unique capabilities to maintain data rates and range through mixed media scenarios.
Future Plans
The EM-2 Is Only The Beginning
CSignum continues to push the boundaries of underwater and underground data transmission with plans to enhance range, data rate and battery life while providing cellular backhaul and CSignum Cloud data analytical services.