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Livestock Monitoring Platform - Embedded World 2026

Date: March 2026 Event: Embedded World, Nuremberg To: Potential Hardware, Silicon, & Connectivity Partners

Executive Summary

We are seeking strategic technology and manufacturing partners to co-develop and supply components for a massive-scale cattle tracking and health monitoring solution deploying in Latin America (AgTech).

Ecosystem Overview: * Software (The Brain): [REDACTED] - A universal transactional and protocol orchestrator. * Hardware (The Edge): [REDACTED] - The physical IoT nodes, emphasizing massive scale, swarm deployment, and infrastructure-free tracking.

The Challenge: * Ultra-Low-Power Edge Intelligence: Running behavioral analytics algorithms directly on-collar. Designing an ultra-low-power, cost-effective solution that can operate for years on primary batteries or harvested energy, while overcoming severe physical challenges like RF attenuation through biological mass (water/meat in cow collars or ruminal boluses).

Commercial Targets: * Volume: Transitioning from Validation Pilot to 50,000+ units in Year 1. * Model: We retain IP for the Mesh Logic ([REDACTED] OS) and Edge Cloud. We are looking for Silicon, Power, and ODM partners to supply the physical layers.

System Architecture: Hybrid "Leader/Member" Topology

Our architecture addresses the fundamental economic challenge of extensive livestock farming in the Mercosur region (250M+ cattle) by utilizing a 1:33 Hierarchical Mesh.

1. Tier 1: "Member" Nodes (97% of swarm)

The vast majority of the herd wears ultra-low-cost sensors transmitting via Sub-GHz mesh or star radios. * MCU: Nordic nRF52/nRF54 or STM32WL (Sub-GHz). * OS: Zephyr RTOS is a strict requirement for unified power management and wireless stacks. * Sensors: ultra-low-power IMUs for activity detection. * Connectivity: Sub-GHz Mesh (e.g., NeoMesh) or LoRa star topology. * Weight: Maximum weight of 20 grams for the ear-tag to ensure animal welfare. * Target BOM Cost: < $2.50 USD.

2. Tier 2: "Leader" Nodes (3% of swarm)

Gateway collars that aggregate data, execute edge computing, and upload via long-range backhaul. * Data Security: Must integrate hardware-level security (Secure Elements/Root of Trust) to cryptographically sign data at the edge. * Connectivity: Dual NB-IoT / NTN (Satellite) modules (3GPP Rel-17). Crucial requirement: Customizable "network panic" fallbacks to avoid battery drain during satellite searches. * Power System: Primary Li-SOCl2 batteries (capable of handling Tx pulse current spikes for NTN) OR Solar array + Energy Harvesting (PMICs) + Solid-state microbatteries/supercaps.

EW26 Discussions: Key Challenges & Hit List

We are looking to solve specific challenges with the following target partners at Embedded World:

1. Cellular & NTN Connectivity (The Leader Node) * Goal: Dual NB-IoT/NTN modules with extreme power efficiency during satellite fallback. * Targets: u-blox (3-319), Quectel (3A-530a), emnify / 1GLOBAL (3-637 / 3-625) for eUICC roaming without PSM/eDRX blocks.

2. Sub-GHz, Mesh & Base Silicon (The Member Node) * Goal: Achieving the <$2.50 BOM target while handling dynamic routing in constantly moving herds. * Targets: Nordic Semiconductor (4A-310), NeoCortec (2-230), STMicroelectronics (4A-148), Texas Instruments (3A-131), Semtech (3-353).

3. RF & Antennas (The Biological Challenge) * Goal: Mitigating severe RF attenuation when transmitting from inside a cow's rumen or under thick neck tissue. * Targets: Ignion (3-517), IMST (3-622).

4. Energy Harvesting & Storage (Powering the Dots) * Goal: Managing Tx pulse current spikes for NTN and sourcing leak-proof batteries for ruminal boluses. * Targets: e-peas (4A-301), ITEN (5-335), TDK Corp. (1-505), HCB Battery (2-338h).

5. Edge Security (Root of Trust) * Goal: Cryptographically signing payload transactions at the edge for our orchestration engine. * Targets: NXP (3A-128), Thales DIS (3-429), Tropic Square (5-272).

6. Manufacturing & Materials * Goal: RF-friendly, IP68 acid-resistant resins (for bolus) and rapid PCBA prototyping. * Targets: Bopla Gehäuse (1-410), Cicor Group (3-399), UL Solutions (5-270) for homologation.

About JAAB Tech

JAAB Tech is a venture based in Uruguay, positioning to serve the massive South American livestock market (Mercosur).

  • Engineering DNA: Our leadership brings over 25 years of experience in mission-critical systems, automotive telematics, and early satellite IoT.
  • A Different Kind of Partner: We are not just a distributor. We are a technology co-developer. We provide the high-level architecture, firmware strategies, and active engineering support to ensure hardware succeeds in the field.

We look forward to meeting you at Embedded World to discuss how we can build the future of autonomous agriculture together.