Omni wonders if ride sharing companies remember how many years it has been since the launch of shared bikes.From the initial cumbersome unlocking method to today's remote control locking technology,a qualitative leap has been achieved,so what improvements have the electric bike lock get in these years? What about upgrade?
How did the old OFO rental ebikes perform?
When the initial OFO rental ebikes appeared,it was necessary to download the electric bikes app and pay a deposit.For us at that time,depositing in security was a bit expensive.After scanning the code through the APP,users who want to rent an ebike obtained the password of the ebike lock with alarm,and then dialed it.For the ebike lock of combination of the old OFO ebikes,dial the received combination correctly to align with the position of the yellow pointer,and then press the button above the electric bike lock to unlock it.It is cumbersome to operate like this,the previous electric bike locks is prone to accidents,and the maintenance cost is also high.
That's why the GPRS unlocking way come out which is directly transmitted by the server through GPRS/3G traffic,which is much more convenient in terms of operation,but this way of unlocking is very dependent on the signal,3G is not fast at all,and it is hard to unlock in places with poor signals.It was excruciatingly painful and kept turning in circles.
The advanced upgrade of electric bike locks
As for the upgrade of ebike lock with alarm and shared ebike needed,electric bike lock manufacturers arrange GPRS and Bluetooth as the unlocking method,which solves the problems of unstable GPRS unlocking and issue of slow time.The principle of Bluetooth-assisted unlocking is the Bluetooth of user's mobile phone is paired with the Bluetooth in the ebike lock with alarm for unlocking,and the server only needs to use data traffic to unlock the electric bike locks.Connect to the user's mobile phone,and then send commands to unlock the e bike lock through Bluetooth.This method greatly reduces the power consumption of the smart lock,and does not need to rely on the signal module to improve stability.At the same time,the 4G technology has changed from 3G,which greatly improves the unlocking speed and unlocking time.
A new unlocking method and new intelligent technology
With the development of intelligent technology and more requirement of unlocking speed and time,the narrowband Internet of Things(NB-IOT)unlocking method that is more preferred by ride share companies and electric bike lock manufacturers have finished the upgrade now.With the technical support of operators,the unlocking technology with NB-IOT is applied.It has the characteristics of low power consumption,wide coverage,multiple connections,and low cost.it is no longer necessary to install a human power generation device.Only solar panels and built-in batteries are enough to meet the electricity demand of the rental ebikes,and the signal can be received even in relatively places of bad signal.
Therefore,a suitable ebike lock manufacturer supports the stable operation for ebike rental business.
So do you know that the shared bicycle lock has gone through several update iterations?No matter when you can only keep improving,you will not be eliminated.Smart ebike manufacturers also need to find an operator who is constantly updating and iterating to ensure that they will not be eliminated by the times.