Safe Environment Engineering Interoperable Wireless Instrumentation Solutions
Solving the problem of interoperability at the sensor/detector level.

Many hazardous conditions are the result of a combination of events that occur wherein each individual component may not necessarily represent a hazard, but together create a potentially serious condition.

The meters and detectors used to sense contaminants at these incidents are designed for very specific functions (i.e.: single gas, radiation, or single agent). However, a combination of these substances is sometimes what creates the hazard.

An additional problem exists where even if the information from multiple meters is available, the meters or detectors are not designed to communicate with each other. In general no two meters have the same connector, let alone present their data in the same format.

To alleviate this problem Safe Environment Engineering developed a wireless interface device called the Dongle. The Dongle provides interoperability by converting different data formats and styles to a consistent Standards Based data display. It is capable of providing formatted data output for different software applications in order to help present a fused data solution to the decision maker.

The Dongle also addresses the interconnectivity problem between meters and sensors by connecting to each individual connector with a wireless interface that sends the data over a wireless Standards Based network.

Since the data received from the devices is in a standardized format, it can be combined and evaluated for potential hazards including those created by an interaction. For example, a subject matter expert’s ability to see a hydrocarbon increase at dirty bomb incident may indicate a potential explosive device if radiological and petroleum products have been detected.