TPS and AppBlocks® for Smart Cities

Outdoor temperature fluctuations in dense urban areas directly impact public health, energy consumption, and the longevity of infrastructure. By deploying Tibbo Project System (TPS) devices on street poles, in parks, or near major intersections, municipalities can collect real-time temperature data using modular Tibbit sensors or external probes. Through AppBlocks’ no-code flowchart builder, these readings trigger automated alerts and proactive measures—such as activating cooling misters in public squares or adjusting schedules for road maintenance—helping cities respond swiftly and efficiently to heat waves and shifting microclimates.

Moisture levels affect everything from road integrity to the functionality of outdoor electronic displays. TPS devices monitor humidity via built-in Tibbit sensors or third-party sensor modules installed at strategic points like pedestrian tunnels, event spaces, and underpasses. By modeling actions in AppBlocks’ visual environment, city teams can automatically dispatch crews when humidity spikes threaten infrastructure or initiate preventative measures like drainage checks. This streamlined, no-code approach keeps city operations agile, ensuring that public areas remain safe, resilient, and better equipped for climate variability.

Monitoring particulate matter in real-time is essential for pollution management and public health. When equipped with external PM2.5/PM10 sensors, TPS devices can capture continuous air quality measurements, helping city officials take targeted actions when pollutant levels spike. AppBlocks simplifies the entire process by letting municipal teams configure automated alerts when air quality levels pass a pre-defined threshold, triggering public advisories, all through a visual, no-code editor.

Ensuring structural stability is critical in regions prone to earthquakes or where heavy vibrations frequently occur. TPS facilitates this by interfacing with angle sensors or Modbus accelerometers installed on bridges, overpasses, or tall structures. These measurements can be processed in real-time to detect shifts or unsafe conditions, triggering immediate maintenance alerts. By building these alerting and response workflows in AppBlocks’ graphical environment, city personnel can set clear tilt thresholds and actions without coding complexity.

Urban flooding, drainage issues, and resource management concerns all necessitate vigilant water level monitoring. TPS devices integrate with various types of level sensors, from ultrasonic distance meters to float switches, providing real-time oversight of reservoirs, canals, or sewage systems. With AppBlocks, operators visually create processes for activating pumps, regulating flow, or issuing early flood warnings, ensuring efficient water usage and disaster readiness, all with minimal development overhead.

Water quality is a public safety issue, and public concern over water quality is at an all time high. It is crucial that drinking water is tested for microbial indicators such as coliforms (particularly E. coli), chemical contaminants such as heavy metals (lead, arsenic), nitrates, pesticides, and disinfectant byproducts. These parameters are essential for ensuring drinking water is safe, and there are specialized vendors offering sensors for monitoring them. These sensors typically have Modbus, analog voltage, or 4-20mA interfaces. TPS devices interface seamlessly with all three types, while the AppBlocks platform makes writing related automation applications a breeze.

Congestion and long wait times at intersections diminish the quality of urban life, contribute to pollution, and hamper economic productivity. TPS devices can address this challenge by serving as the heart of traffic light control systems, integrating with traffic sensors to gather real-time flow data and adjust light cycles accordingly. Using AppBlocks’ no-code environment, civil engineers can easily create and update the logic controlling these signals, implementing features like adaptive timing and alleviating congestion.

Unnecessary streetlight operation wastes energy, increases light pollution, and increases city expenses. At the same time, many jurisdictions mandate that turning lights on and off coincide with sunset and sunrise times for each geographical location. TPS devices can be used to calculate the correct on and off times for each date and location. Ambient light and motion sensors can be wired in to implement additional logic based on local conditions. AppBlocks, our no-code application builder, has special provisions for implementing algorithms based on sunset and sunrise times. External sensors from both Tibbo and third parties can be wired in using I2C, Modbus, analog, and other interfaces.