Athlete accelerating during strength and conditioning training

Building block

Building block – Datico® Wearable Swarm

A whole team, one screen – every sensor live.

How the data flows

Many sensors at once – via an on-site Bluetooth mesh

  1. Many sensors heart rate and more, different manufacturers
  2. Bluetooth mesh several receivers on site
  3. Live view all values in real time
  4. Datico® Life Hub stored for analysis and reports

For events, large teams, team sports, test days and exercises of first responders.

The problem

On testing days, in team training, at events or during exercises by emergency services, many people wear heart rate or other Bluetooth sensors at the same time. A single receiving station quickly reaches its limits, and capturing every participant’s data simultaneously and correctly assigned is barely possible with conventional solutions.

The solution

For the Datico® Wearable Swarm, we set up a Bluetooth mesh on site using several Bluetooth receivers. Through it, a very large number of Bluetooth sensors are captured simultaneously, displayed live and stored in the Datico® Life Hub. Each solution is tailored to your deployment.

Example

On a testing day, an entire squad completes an exercise test at the same time. Coaches see every heart rate live on one screen, and after the test there is a report for each athlete.

How the Datico® Wearable Swarm works

The Datico® Wearable Swarm consists of several Bluetooth receivers that are linked on site to form a Bluetooth mesh. Participants wear Bluetooth sensors, such as heart rate chest straps, and the receivers pick up their signals together. This makes it possible to capture a very large number of sensors at once, even where a single receiving station is no longer enough. All readings appear live on a central interface and are stored time-synchronised in the Datico® Life Hub. Each data set remains clearly assigned to one person, even when everyone is measured at the same time. After the deployment, the data is ready for analysis and reports.

Monitor many heart rate sensors at once

Group diagnostics and team training place different demands on a system than measuring a single person. Coaches, doctors or exercise leaders want to see in real time how high each individual’s load is, and afterwards have a separate, complete data set for each person. The Datico® Wearable Swarm combines both: the live view for everyone and person-specific, time-synchronised storage. Additional information such as perceived exertion on the Borg scale can be added via tablet at the exact point in time. Derived parameters, such as a load index, can be calculated from the live data. With individual reports, each person receives their own report after the test.

Planned and set up for each customer

No two deployments are the same: a sports hall has different requirements from a pitch, a testing day different ones from an exercise lasting several hours in the field. That is why the Datico® Wearable Swarm is not an off-the-shelf product but a customer-specific solution. Together with you, we clarify how many people are measured at once, which sensors are used, how large the area is and which values should be visible live. From this, we plan the setup of the Bluetooth mesh on site. A solution of this kind, capturing a very large number of Bluetooth sensors live at once and storing them per person, is hard to find elsewhere on the market.

Who it is for: teams, events and emergency services

The Datico® Wearable Swarm is designed for any situation in which many people are under strain at the same time and that strain needs to be made visible. In team sports, coaches support an entire team during training. On testing days, a squad completes its tests together rather than one after another. At events with many participants, the data from all sensors can be followed live. And during exercises by emergency services, such as fire brigades, police or armed forces, those in charge keep an eye on each individual’s load while everyone is being challenged at once.

Swarm, Bluetooth or Cloud: the comparison

Datico® offers three routes for wearable data. Wearable Cloud imports the data via API from the manufacturer’s cloud and is suited to ongoing support with existing devices. Wearable Bluetooth transfers individuals’ data via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to the Datico® Life App on their smartphone and from there into the Datico® Life Hub, without a manufacturer cloud. Wearable Swarm is the route for joint deployments on site: many sensors are captured at once via a Bluetooth mesh and displayed live. All three routes lead into the same database, so you can later analyse testing days, everyday data and diagnostics together.

Frequently asked questions

How many sensors does the Datico® Wearable Swarm capture at once?

The Swarm is designed for a very large number of sensors at once. How many there are in your case depends on the area, the sensors and the setup, and is planned together with you for each deployment.

What is a Bluetooth mesh?

A network of several Bluetooth receivers that pick up the sensors’ signals together. This makes it possible to capture more sensors than a single receiving station can handle.

Which sensors can be integrated?

Bluetooth sensors worn on the body by participants, typically heart rate chest straps. We clarify which sensors suit your deployment during planning.

Is the data stored as well?

Yes. All readings are stored time-synchronised and per person in the Datico® Life Hub, on servers in Germany. They are then available for analysis and individual reports.

Is the Wearable Swarm also possible for a single event?

The Wearable Swarm is a customer-specific solution and is planned for your deployment, whether a single event, a regular testing day or a recurring exercise. Get in touch with us about your plans.

More later?

The data from each deployment is held in the Datico® Life Hub, where it can be combined with diagnostics, questionnaires and data from Wearable Cloud or Wearable Bluetooth.

View the Datico® Life Hub

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