Message from the CEO
This quarter, much of our work has been about getting the next generation of Senquip products ready for customers. UNI is progressing towards production, our new LTO battery packs have completed certification, and the new ORB and QUAD are moving through testing for the markets in which they will be sold.
In this issue, we explain some of the choices behind those products, including LTO batteries, 1-Wire and SDI-12. We also share how customers are using Senquip devices to monitor water consumption at Polypipe and measure gas deliveries for CNG Direct, along with recent improvements to the Senquip Portal.
Electronic component lead times are starting to stretch again. Senquip has invested in stock to support current demand, but if you are planning a larger project or production run, please let us know your expected quantities and timing as early as possible. That helps us plan supply around your schedule.
Thank you for your continued support.
Norman Ballard
CEO, Senquip
UNI Moves Closer to Production
Last quarter, we introduced UNI as a compact telemetry device designed for OEMs and repeatable machine installations. Since then, the focus has shifted to completing the work needed for production.
Certification of UNI’s new battery pack is complete, and frequency compatibility testing is at an advanced stage. We are also working through the device certification and cybersecurity requirements that apply to the markets where UNI will be sold.
We currently expect stock in late Q4 2026 and will open for orders once certification is complete. UNI is the first of three new and updated Senquip products approaching release.
What Does It Take to Certify a Telemetry Device?
A connected product must do more than work reliably in the workshop. Before release into each market, its radio transmitters, electromagnetic emissions, electrical safety and other applicable requirements must be assessed.
Our certification program for the new ORB, QUAD and UNI covers Australia and New Zealand, Europe, the United States and Canada. Testing includes cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio performance, electromagnetic compatibility and safety. European cybersecurity requirements add another layer of assessment.
This work takes time, but it is an essential part of bringing a dependable product to market. UNI’s progress through certification is one of the final steps before we can open it for orders.
Preparing for the Cyber Resilience Act
Europe’s cybersecurity rules for connected products continue to develop. The EU Cyber Resilience Act, or CRA, introduces requirements covering how products are designed, documented and supported, as well as how manufacturers handle vulnerabilities.
The Act’s reporting obligations began in September 2026, while its main product requirements apply from December 2027. Senquip is incorporating cybersecurity into the design and supporting processes for its next generation of products. This includes how devices are commissioned, how ownership and access are managed, and how security issues are handled over a product’s life.
We covered the current European RED cybersecurity requirements in our Q2 newsletter. The CRA extends the need to plan for security throughout the product lifecycle, and we will share more on what this means for customers as our work progresses.
Customer Spotlight: CNG Direct Measures Gas Delivered
CNG Direct supplies compressed and liquefied natural gas across Southern California. Knowing the current flow rate was useful, but its team also needed to know how much gas had been dispensed, and which mobile asset had delivered it.
Generator Services installed Senquip QUAD devices on gas trailers and LNG sites. Custom scripts convert flow readings into the units operators use and calculate rolling delivery totals for the previous 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours. GPS and geofences record when trailers arrive at or leave customer sites.
The result brings delivery totals and asset locations together in one view. As Russ Parker of CNG Direct put it: “Hard to remember what our operations were like before Senquip.”
Improvements to the Senquip Portal
We have made several changes to the Senquip Portal to make everyday work easier.
The scripting editor now includes search and autocomplete, helping users find code and work more quickly. You can also change settings across multiple tabs before saving, instead of having to save each tab as you go. A refreshed layout brings these tools together more clearly.
We are continuing to work on Portal performance, with further speed improvements planned over the coming weeks. We hope the recent changes are already making a difference to your workflow.
Explore Our New Application Pages
We have added four application pages showing how Senquip devices can be used across common equipment types:
Each page provides a starting point for considering what to measure, how to connect the equipment and how remote data can help operators respond.
Why We’re Designing with LTO Batteries
A backup battery in an industrial telemetry device may spend years outdoors, experience extreme temperatures, or charge and discharge every day at a solar-powered site. Those conditions make battery chemistry an important design decision.
Our next generation of products uses lithium titanate oxide, or LTO, batteries. The cells selected for these products offer a wide specified charging and discharging temperature range of −30°C to 80°C, a strong safety profile, and a specified cycle life of 5,000 cycles.
We have now received certification for our next generation LTO battery packs, bringing the new products another step closer to production.
Customer Spotlight: Polypipe Finds a Flow Problem Early
At Polypipe’s Horncastle manufacturing facility, water flow is now monitored at key locations using Senquip ORB devices connected to magnetic flow meters.
Installed by Hydrotechnik UK, the system sends flow and consumption data over the cellular network. Polypipe’s team can see current conditions, review longer-term trends and receive alerts when flow changes unexpectedly. Because the devices operate independently of the site’s IT network, the installation did not require integration with its corporate infrastructure.
That visibility has already proved useful: the system alerted the team to a pump running at just one-third of its expected flow rate. Finding problems like this early helps Polypipe investigate equipment issues and avoid unnecessary water loss.
Embedded eSIM Testing Begins
Senquip has begun testing embedded eSIMs with a view to supplying future devices with connectivity already fitted.
The aim is to make deployment simpler, particularly for customers installing devices across multiple sites or countries. Instead of sourcing and fitting a SIM for every unit before installation, customers could activate an available connectivity option when they need it.
Testing is still underway. The option to use your own SIM will remain, so customers can continue to use an existing connectivity provider or agreement where that is the best fit.
What Is 1-Wire, and Why Add It?
1-Wire is a digital interface used by sensors such as temperature probes and keyfobs. Multiple compatible devices can share a single data connection, making it useful where several measurements are needed without a large number of wires or input channels.
Support for 1-Wire is included in all three of our new products: ORB, QUAD and UNI. It gives customers another way to connect digital sensors directly to a Senquip device, alongside the analogue, serial, CAN and Bluetooth options already familiar to many users.
We will share practical connection examples as the new products approach release.
What Is SDI-12?
SDI-12 is a communications standard widely used by environmental sensors. It allows a data logger or telemetry device to request measurements from instruments such as water-level sensors, weather instruments and water-quality probes.
We are adding SDI-12 support to the new ORB and QUAD. It is a particularly useful addition for remote water and environmental monitoring, where sites may use several specialised sensors and operate from solar power.
Together with their existing connection options, SDI-12 will make the new ORB and QUAD more adaptable to the instruments already installed in the field.
Reading a Water-Quality Probe in One Modbus Request
A water-quality probe can provide many measurements, but reading each one separately may place unnecessary demands on the instrument.
Our new application note uses a Y4000 sonde connected to a Senquip ORB to show another approach. The ORB reads a bank of 26 Modbus holding registers in a single request, then a script separates and decodes the dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, pH, temperature, chlorophyll and depth measurements. The results are sent to Custom Parameters in the Senquip Portal.
The same method can be adapted to other Modbus instruments by changing the register range and decoding to match their register maps. Read APN0051, Reading Banks of Modbus Data, for the complete example.