Device-Networking

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“The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard.”

ZigBee Alliance – Wirelessly Networked Devices

“ConnectPort X2 is a small ZigBee to Ethernet/Wi-Fi gateway that provides low-cost IP networking of RF devices and sensor networks. Featuring an easy development environment, ConnectPort X2 enables custom applications to run locally while interfacing across existing Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks for WAN connectivity to a centralized server.”

ConnectPort X2 XBee to IP gateways

ConnectPort X2 XBee to IP gateways

RF to Internet gateways supporting ZigBee and other RF protocols, Secure, anywhere management using Device Cloud.

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A leading developer and manufacturer of M2M or machine-to-machine communications products. Device Networking Systems and Modules.

Multi-Tech Embedded Communications Solutions

Manufacturer of award-winning Unified Communications and device networking products.

A versatile suite of hardware and software products to make your Internet of Things IoT system development easy and powerful.

MultiConnect Dragonfly for M2M and IoT

MultiConnect Dragonfly cellular SoM

These are complete, ready-to-integrate processing and communications devices that offer developers the functionality of a SoM with the convenience of an onboard cellular radio all in one compact design.

Dragonfly also comes with an ARM mbed compatible software library for even faster development as well as future support for MultiTech’s hosted application store and device management systems.

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
2205 Woodale Drive Mounds View, MN 55112 United States.

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RST-5000 module has been developed to provide a cost-effective solution for the monitoring of local and remote tanks or processes. It can accept any 4-20 mA output from a sensor and provide a method of calculating and reporting the level or volume of a vessel. It can also be set up to display and record user-defined units such as PSI, Temp, PH, etc. Readings are reported to a secure database on the Internet via an existing network connection.

Web Enabled 4-20 mA Input Controller

Programmed via internal web page; no special programming software required. Two programmable solid-state relays (130 mA max.) for process control or alarm points

Web Enabled 4-20 mA Input Controller

Some Features

  • Compatible with any 4-20 mA device
  • Employs Power Over Ethernet (POE)
  • 24 VDC power for sensor
  • Can use standard 24 VDC supply
  • Din-rail mounting

Automation Product Group, Inc.
1025 W 1700 N Logan, Utah 84321-1713 USA

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A company in Prague that is focused to IP-serial port devices and IP remote monitoring sensors. They provide solutions for remote monitoring and remote control over M2M.

HW group – Sensors with IP Interface

Product Line – IP Serial products, Monitoring products. HWg ACS Access Control System and also Custom development or customized system solutions.

HWg-STE web thermometer

The HWg-STE web thermometer is configured using a built-in web server. If the temperature or humidity exceeds a specified threshold, an e-mail alert is sent.

Features –

  • Simple installation: supports DHCP and sensor autodetection.
  • Alerts: Sends e-mail if the temperature (humidity) is too high / too low
  • Optional accessories or second sensor: Humidity sensor
  • Ethernet: RJ45 – 100BASE-T – PoE version IEEE 802.3af
  • Built-in web server. MT web – Index web page for mobile devices.

HW group s.r.o
Rumunska 26 Prague 2 120 00 Czech Republic Europe

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Advanced network-based data acquisition and control devices. Gateway Interface between the analog, digital and the networked world. Offers an off-the-shelf solution to many distributed test, measurement, and communications applications.

Real-time distributed data acquisition – NetAcquire

Fully programmable NetAcquire AIO server a Networked Voltmeter and also emulates a wide range of virtual instruments.

Real-time distributed data acquisition - NetAcquire

 

“Automated Test… simultaneously generating and sampling both digital and analog, to test logic and perform high-speed time and frequency domain measurements.”

Analog Input/Output

Channels: 16 analog in, 2 analog out, 16 digital in, 16 digital out, Speed: 750,000 conversions/second, Analog Resolution: 12-bit analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, with 16-bit resolution optional.

Analog IO – Data Display and Java – NetAcquire

“The NetAcquire Java interface is a package of Java classes that provide communications with one or more NetAcquire nodes. These classes handle all the low-level details of network input/output, flow control, and error handling. ”

Some Features

JavaBeans components include graphing, disk logging, scaling, and data distribution, Data acquisition and control from local network or Internet, Integrated Web server on NetAcquire server maintains applet security model.

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In late 1994, the path of fieldbus took a new, promising direction. Two parallel supplier consortiums-the InterOperable Systems Project (ISP) and WorldFIP North America-merged to form the Fieldbus Foundation.

Fieldbus Foundation – Device Data Networks

‘This advanced digital communication solution was designed from the ground-up to support mission-critical control applications where the proper transfer and handling of data is essential. Foundation technology was created to replace incompatible networks and systems with an open, fully integrated architecture for information integration and distributed, real-time control across the enterprise.”

High Speed Ethernet HSE - Fieldbus

High Speed Ethernet (HSE) is ideally suited for use as a control backbone. Running at 100 Mbit/s, the technology is designed for device, subsystem and enterprise integration.

Foundation technology is the world’s leading digital protocol for process automation.Industrial network communication system for real-time distributed control. In the Technical Reference area you will find information on Design, installation and operation of Foundation-based plant automation systems….

Foundation Fieldbus H1 uses twisted pair or fiber media to link devices and the controller. Upto 32 Nodes on one port/point.

“Fieldbus is an all digital, two-way multi-drop communications link among intelligent smart field devices and automation systems. FOUNDATION Fieldbus is the Local Area Network (LAN) for instruments used in process automation with built-in capability to distribute the control application across the network.”

Here is a Fieldbus Device – Temperature Head Transmitter

Endress + Hauser – TMT85 – The iTEMP® TMT85 is a head transmitter for assembly in a terminal head DIN form B with 2 sensor inputs for resistance thermometers in 2-wire, 3-wire or 4-wire connection, thermocouples, voltage and resistance transmitters.

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Group of individuals and firms supporting and helping the implementation of Modbus communication protocol suite and the evolution to address architectures for distributed automation systems.

Modbus Communication Protocol Suite

Some Activities of the Modbus Organization are …to Encourage, support and evolve …

  • Participation in standards activities worldwide.
  • Leading the evolution of the Modbus protocol and its variants.
  • Modbus across a broad spectrum of physical layers and transmission media.
  • Conformance testing program to insure greater interoperability of Modbus devices.

Some Facts –

Modbus Protocol is a messaging structure developed by Modicon (Schneider Electric) in 1979. It is used to establish master-slave/client-server communication between intelligent devices. It is a de facto standard, truly open and the most widely used network protocol in the industrial manufacturing environment.

The semiconductor industry has implemented a Network Communication Standard and an Object Messaging Protocol using Modbus TCP/IP. This allows SEMI Sensor Bus compatible sensors to communicate with each other using Modbus TCP/IP.

The mMINT

The mMINT (Modbus Master INCOM Network Translator) Module is an Eaton accessory product that will provide communication between a Modbus RTU network and an INCOM network.

The mMINT module is a slave device on the Modbus network and as such requires a master that will exchange register objects with the mMINT module. 32 products can be connected to INCOM network port (246 unique addresses maximum).

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MEMSIC’s WSN connect the physical environment with enterprise management and information systems to provide advanced monitoring, automation and control solutions for a range of industries.

Wireless Sensor Networks – MEMSIC

WSN Nodes – A broad portfolio of wireless sensor nodes to meet the specific needs of your application for either end-user or OEM designs.

Sensor Boards – A variety of sensor boards and data acquisition cards that connect to our wireless modules and provide for both direct sensing connectivity as well as external sensor capabilities.

Gateways – A wide range of gateway boards. Multiple interfaces, including Ethernet, Wifi, USB and serial are supported to provide a base station for connecting an IRIS or MICA sensor network to an enterprise, industrial or custom network, or locally to a PC.

WSN Nodes – MCS410CA

This device uses the combination of RF and ultrasound technologies to establish differential time of arrival and hence linear range estimates.

WSN Nodes - MCS410CA

MEMSIC – Mems technology, Flow sensors, Accelerometers, Sensing technology, Inertial systems, Magnetometers, Tilt sensors.

MEMSIC Inc
One Tech Drive Suite 325 Andover, MA 01810, USA.