Special Edition / TensEazy: Data for safety and performance

Well-known to skippers and multihull owners for its UpSideUp anti-caviation safety system, and with its expertise in instrumentation and control/command, Ocean Data System now offers the TensEazy solution. A high-performance wireless telemetry and force management technology for all types of racing and cruising yachts.

TenEasy enables the measurement, collection and transmission of load data using a wide range of "E-Sense" wireless sensors in different models:

  • E-Sense.SL (Softlink) to measure the load between 2 textile elements (loop, lashing, strapping...),
  • E-Sense.HL (Hardlink) for mechanical attachments with various fittings or custom parts such as Tylaska carabiners or Harken pulleys,
  • E-Sense.TB (Turnbuckle) which replaces standard turnbuckles and allows load measurement on the standing rigging.
Une gamme de capteurs sans fil complètes
A complete range of wireless sensors

More specific developments also integrate the TensEasy module with the storage systems of several well-known brands as well as with parts such as clevises, axes, and others...

100% waterproof wireless sensors

The TensEazy E-Sense, made of titanium, are particularly compact and light and are easily integrated into the current and standing rigging. As there is no wire connection, the implementation is quick and easy. The reading or the exploitation of the data downstream is immediate.

These sensors are a real alternative to wired sensors, where the cable is the weak link.

Long-term autonomy guaranteed

TensEazy sensors offer an autonomy of about 55 days in typical use (transmission at 1 Hz), and up to 500 days. This can be doubled (with 2 batteries) on most models.

The wireless recharge by induction, is done simply by applying a specific Qi charger or not, against the sensor maintained by a clever system of elastic.

No switch, no connector, no cable outlet, TensEazy sensors are completely waterproof and are designed to be extremely robust for a particularly long life span (MTBF).

Eco-designed and manufactured in Lorient

Ocean Data System is particularly attached to the environmental impact of its products, and insists on its commitment to maintain in operational condition, reparability, reconditioning (battery, technology evolution) and finally recycling.

Precision and reliability

TensEazy E-Sense also boasts unparalleled accuracy and reliability of measurement. The user can precisely set the transmission frequency (from 1 every 10s to 10Hz) and resolution, depending on the desired autonomy and measurement requirements. Each sensor is precisely calibrated before delivery and comes with its own calibration certificate and complete documentation.

A free application to stay connected to your sensors

The connectivity of the TensEazy solution is virtually unlimited. The TensEazy application, which is particularly intuitive and visually appealing, can be downloaded for free for iPhone and Android. It allows you to precisely set up the sensor and the transmission. Accurate dashboards can be created by combining several modes of data reading in a numerical and graphical way.

Data from the sensors can be transmitted over the NMEA2000 network or via NMEA0183, through the TensEazy Gateway communication interface, for reading on most navigation systems and onboard displays.

The measured loads as well as the navigation data can also be collected, transmitted and recorded by the TensEazy Logger. All Ocean Data System controllers, UpSideUp and Sailin'Ctrl, and user interfaces (Windows, Linux or macOS) designed with the "ODxI HMI builder" software, offer the same possibilities in addition to their own functions.

TensEazy, a solution adapted to your needs

The TensEazy solution is a very flexible solution, adaptable to multiple uses, projects and types of users, Ocean Data System being able to propose customized solutions. Several rigging specialists and sailmakers, such as North Sails and Incidence Sails, Inorope and Escale Gréement, have equipped themselves with it for their internal use and to offer it to their customers.

" It is a mature product that Ocean Data System wishes to promote, on the yachting, cruising and ocean racing markets, especially because its autonomy makes it possible to envisage a transatlantic race or even a round-the-world trip without recharging and without malfunctioning ." A complementary solution to the already substantial offer of the Lorient-based company, leader in instrumentation on the nautical market.

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