Scope
The project covered device transformation with converting an analog device to a smart connected device. The core objectives of the project included:
- Transforming traditional cash safe device to a smart and connected cash safe leveraging IoT
- End to end multidisciplinary product engineering
- Software applications to enhance efficiency and increase revenues
Solution
Quest provided end-to-end solution including:
- Electronics hardware, firmware, middleware and application – design, development & prototyping
- Hardware redesign with advanced microcontroller and form factor backward compatibility
- Plug-in architecture for adding new modules
- Redundant memory backup for restoring failed modules
- Certification support for the h/w and products
- Introduced connectivity module
- Development of Android and iOS mobile applications for accessing the data from cloud
Features
- Enhanced security for lock boards and encrypted inter-board and external communication to meet UL standards
- Cloud based management system and mobile enabled Field Technician Support System
- Information on the Go, Live up-to-date information accessible on any device, any time and anywhere
- Live status reporting and push notification to all registered users via fully electronic record keeping
Benefits
- 4000 safes released in the market and will be scaled up to 10,000
- Increased efficiency for all stakeholders by 30-50%
- Reduced maintenance costs with features like FOTA and remote monitoring
- Enabled PaaS (Product-as-a-Service) business model enabling customer to explore new revenue streams
- Advanced cash safe having innovative features
- Improved market share and brand perception