Architecture

Thingsee IoT platform architecture and system components

The Thingsee IoT platform provides a complete end-to-end solution for IoT deployments, from sensors to cloud integrations.

System Architecture

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    subgraph Integration["Customer Cloud"]
        MQTT[MQTT Broker]
        REST[REST API]
        AZURE[Azure IoT Hub]
        AWS[AWS IoT]
        CUSTOM[Custom Integration]
    end

    subgraph Cloud["Thingsee Operations Cloud"]
        API[Open Services API]
        DP[Data Pipeline]
        DM[Device Management]
    end

    subgraph Gateways["Gateway Devices"]
        GW2G[Thingsee GATEWAY 2G]
        GWLAN[Thingsee GATEWAY LAN]
    end

    subgraph Mesh["Wirepas Mesh Network"]
        WM[Wirepas 5.0 Protocol]
    end

    subgraph Sensors["Sensor Devices"]
        ENV[Thingsee ENVIRONMENT]
        PRES[Thingsee PRESENCE]
        DIST[Thingsee DISTANCE]
        AIR[Thingsee AIR]
        ANGLE[Thingsee ANGLE]
    end

    Sensors --> Mesh
    Mesh --> Gateways
    Gateways --> Cloud
    Cloud --> Integration

Key Components

Sensor Layer

Thingsee sensors are battery-powered, wireless devices that measure environmental conditions and transmit data through the mesh network:

Sensor	Measurements	Use Cases
ENVIRONMENT	Temperature, humidity, pressure, light, hall sensor	Office monitoring, asset tracking
PRESENCE	Occupancy detection, movement counting	Desk occupancy, room utilization
DISTANCE	Distance to surface (mm precision)	Supply levels, fill monitoring
AIR	CO₂, TVOC, temperature, humidity, pressure	Indoor air quality
ANGLE	Tilt angle, orientation	Bin level, asset orientation

Mesh Network

All Thingsee sensors use Wirepas 5.0 mesh networking:

Self-forming network - Sensors automatically create network topology
Self-healing - Network adapts when devices are added or removed
Low power - Optimized for battery-powered devices
Scalable - Supports thousands of devices per gateway

Gateway Layer

Gateways bridge the mesh network to the internet:

Gateway	Connectivity	Use Case
GATEWAY 2G	Cellular (2G/LTE)	Mobile deployments, no fixed infrastructure
GATEWAY LAN	Ethernet	Fixed installations, enterprise networks

Cloud Platform

Thingsee Operations Cloud provides:

Device Management - Firmware updates, configuration, monitoring
Data Pipeline - Message routing, transformation, delivery
Open Services API - RESTful APIs for device and data management
Security - Single-tenant deployment, certificate-based authentication

Integration Options

Data can be delivered to customer systems via:

MQTT Data Stream - Real-time publish/subscribe
Azure IoT Hub - Native Azure integration
AWS IoT - Native AWS integration
HTTP REST - Webhook-style delivery
Custom - Any protocol or format

Data Flow

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sequenceDiagram
    participant S as Sensor
    participant M as Mesh Network
    participant G as Gateway
    participant T as Thingsee Cloud
    participant C as Customer Cloud

    S->>S: Measure (temp, humidity, etc.)
    S->>M: Thingsee Message (CBOR)
    M->>G: Route through mesh
    G->>G: CBOR → JSON conversion
    G->>T: HTTPS/MQTT upload
    T->>T: Process & route
    T->>C: Deliver to integration
    Note over C: Store, analyze, visualize

Security Architecture

Security is implemented at every layer:

Device Level - Hardware security modules, encrypted storage
Network Level - Wirepas mesh encryption, TLS for cloud connectivity
Cloud Level - Single-tenant deployment, certificate-based auth
Integration Level - mTLS, API keys, or cloud-native authentication

See Security for detailed security documentation.