IoT Companion App for Surge Protection Devices
Southwire manufactures appliances for transmitting and distributing electricity. They wanted to upgrade their surge protectors with a mobile app to improve customer engagement and simplify product maintenance.
IoT app
iOS/Android
React Native
Bluetooth LE
Smart Sensor
How we helped:
Contributed to Southwire’s growing IoT ecosystem
Made a flagship product more appealing to customers
Strengthened the client’s brand
Total Cost: 750 hours | Length: 6 months | Type: Rapid Prototype, MVP, Ongoing
Total Cost: 750 hours
Length: 6 months
Type: Rapid Prototype, MVP, Ongoing
Soft Upgrade to Modernize Hardware
The surge protectors had broadcast critical electricity data to an LCD display. By replacing the display with a companion app, Southwire could achieve:
lower production costs
more flexibility with product updates
better pricing options for RV owners
higher customer satisfaction
reinforced company’s brand
The app has become a critical part of Southwire’s IoT ecosystem, comprised of smart appliances and software guarding RVs’ electric systems from faulty power.
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Electricity Metrics at Your Fingertips
The app includes a dashboard with info on voltage, current, and frequency, among other electrical data. The software warns about detected faults with power supply or wiring.
intuitive user interface
seamless pairing with power protectors
history of detected errors
informative help section
timer for reconnection to the grid
The Challenge of Mobile IoT
During the project, we zeroed in on the two biggest IoT challenges: bluetooth pairing and optimal battery management.
the app includes prompts and guides for super smooth pairing
BLE minimizes battery consumption
the app auto reconnects to previously paired devices
the software allows connection based on signal strength
Collaborative Partnership
Agile, as always, played a huge role, helping us blaze through user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes on to the coding and testing sprints. The benefits?
creative collaboration between our design & dev and Southwire’s marketing and engineering teams
transparency and predictability of the development process
faster time to market and an immediate release to the App Store and Google Play
solid foundation for future software upgrades
Southwire’s strong vision of its product ideally aligns with our strategic approach to software development, making the best use of our multidisciplinary team of experts.
IoT Ecosystem Is the Future
The mobile companion app has become a critical part of Southwire’s IoT ecosystem, making the company’s products easier to use and, as a result, more engaging.
RV owners have all necessary data from the power protection devices at their fingertips without the need to buy another dongle.
contributed to Southwire’s growing ecosystem of IoT products
made the flagship product more appealing to customers
improved the client’s brand image
Topflight continues working on the next iterations of the IoT companion app, helping Southwire turn the mobile software into a complete, comprehensive IoT solution.
Tech stack
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React Native
RN BLE PLX
Firebase
React Navigation
Sentry
Realm
RN Async Storage
Southwire customers get a robust IoT tool for protecting their electric equipment — packed in an easy-to-use data monitoring app.
We also made the UI/UX adjust based on a connected device model and used React Native to release on iOS/Android at once.
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