Many industrial-grade electronic devices – from temperature sensors, ground leakage detectors, aircon, gensets, and other industrial equipment have the standard RS485 port, which allows access to data from these systems for further analysis. Typically these are used in a traditional wired environment.
Wireless RS 485 & data visualisation
RS 485 provides two-way communication using scripts such as Node-RED which allow rules to be created based on thresholds. The data from RS 485 devices can be pushed onto an IOT edge gateway to provide shop floor data visualization, which in turn helps the operational staff to take preventive action in the case of any malfunction.
However, it is seen that in many factories, the Rs- 485 ports are unused due to the need to wire them and access the data onto a central edge device. So, rather than attaching a USB or RS 232 converter, the wireless RS 485 module sends data over the air. Less cabling, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
RS485 is the most versatile communication standard in the standard series defined by the EIA, as it performs well on all four points. That is why this technology is currently a widely-used communication interface in data acquisition and control applications where multiple nodes communicate with each other.
Wireless RS485 integrated sensor modules are now available from vendors such as Ripples IOT Pte ltd. These are wireless mesh network solutions which can connect multiple RS 485 enabled devices across the shop floor, to provide machine data that can be displayed at the control centre.
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