IoT connectivity provider Digi International has launched an edge-to-cloud IoT solution that provides the components needed for IoT systems from one trusted and reliable supplier. Digi X-ON, is designed to remove the barriers of integrating, deploying and scaling industrial IoT systems. It integrates hardware, software, and cloud connectivity into a single, secure, and reliable platform that supports many different applications and use cases such as connected cities, smart utilities, industrial IoT and smart agriculture.

“With customers deploying Digi X-ON in a range of use cases, we are seeing excellent results, such as greater visibility into the health of large livestock herds, automation in buildings, and digital transformation in supply chain use cases, as well as improved return on investment,” said Mike Rohrmoser, VP of Product Management, OEM Solutions at Digi International.

A lead customer, FeverTags, enables ranchers, feedlots and dairies take a proactive and innovative approach to animal health through early detection of illness, allowing for timely intervention to reduce extensive antibiotic treatments, prevent death loss and disease spread. This not only improves animal welfare but also contributes to the animal’s continued weight gain and a more sustainable and responsible approach to livestock management.

“With a FeverTags solution, we can identify and treat sick cattle up to 72 hours before they show signs of illness that you can detect visibly,” said John Greer, CEO of FeverTags. “Anytime you can keep an animal healthy, and eating and drinking, you deliver an immediate financial impact and an ROI to the cattle owners.”

“FeverTags provides immediate cost savings by early sickness identification and treating only sick animals instead of giving antibiotics to the entire herd,” said Greer. This reduces costs for veterinarians, bankers and insurers who can monitor individual animals or entire herds from their phone or computer.

“We also provide other features, such as traceability and predictive values we can use to identify if cattle originating from a particular location are all prone to sickness, which helps cattle owners to isolate and treat health problems quickly,” said Greer. The herd’s data captured in our software presents a predictive value to cattle and dairy organisations, providing early actionable treatment that results in an immediate ROI.”

The Digi X-ON platform communicates several miles omnidirectionally, so the tags can cover a 250,000-head feed yard, or a 40,000-acre ranch or a dairy, as structures and buildings do not impede the communication signal.

“Digi’s WDS custom engineering services designed and manufactured the custom tag for monitoring animal health around the Digi XBee LR for LoRaWAN,” said Rohrmoser. “The XBee module allows the sensor to be pre-activated, so tagging a cow and activating the tag on a rugged tablet takes just seconds as a cow enters the feedlot, a key benefit of Digi X-ON’s scan-and-go provisioning.”

Deploying IoT networks requires a diverse set of components and systems, from sensors and gateways to connectivity, software, and cloud platforms. As industrial IoT adoption accelerates, organisations deploying LoRaWAN networks struggle with fragmented technology ecosystems, which leads to higher costs, integration complexity, and disjointed support that slows down their digital transformation.

“Digi X-ON changes industrial IoT from a complex multi-vendor puzzle into a single, seamless solution that drives real business results,” said Rohrmoser. “Customers can now focus on achieving their business goals instead of wrestling with the complexities of technology integration, scaling from concept to production with remarkable simplicity, speed, and scalability.”