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Dec 2018 Instrumentation Newsletter IIOT Industrial Internet of Things |
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 Groov EPIC >> World's First Edge Real Time Linux Programmable Industrial Computer   Many Verticals > Many Jobs > Much Technology > Much Data Node-RED for EPIC and PAC Control Node-RED is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things, by wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.
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The IIoT is part of a larger concept known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT is a network of intelligent computers, devices, and objects that collect and share huge amounts of data. The collected data is sent to a central Cloud-based service where it is aggregated with other data and then shared with end users in a helpful way. The IoT will increase automation in homes, schools, stores, and in many industries. The application of the IoT to the manufacturing industry is called the IIoT (or Industrial Internet or Industry 4.0). The IIoT will revolutionize manufacturing by enabling the acquisition and accessibility of far greater amounts of data, at far greater speeds, and far more efficiently than before. A number of innovative companies have started to implement the IIoT by leveraging intelligent, connected devices in their factories.  sysWORXX CTR-700 IIOT Linux Controller  ICPDAS IIOT Controller and IO  Artila IBM Watson IO for IIOT |
However before you get started on any IIOT projects, consider this. OPTO 22, Systec, ICPDAS, Adlink, Artila and the others have done a huge amount of work to get their products to be an all dancing and singing IIOT platform. That is fully integrated with all the Real Time Linux APIs, MQTT, Ignition and Node Red Tools, ready to go, plus hardened IO. The prices are incredible value, you may not want to risk all the time of integrating your own IIOT, unless you are going to build in large volume sales. Even then the OEM pricing on these products will under cut almost anything you can build up for short to medium OEM runs. However, it you are like me and want to play and give it a go, then go for it. National Instruments and Affiliates have released a large amount of Examples, APIs and Tools for IIOT in LabVIEW. If you want real time then NI have the FPGA system with all the Real Time Linux tools. Here is the NI links page There are a lot of LabVIEW and Development blogs also reporting on this IIOT work. I see this as an opportunity for any manufacturing company with a development arm right now to devote time, effort and focus on developing products that map into these infrastructures. It is "ME TO" technology but big runs and big opportunities. With focus, speciality products will emerge from the NZ development pool that will become winners world wide. Farming, Agriculture, Horticulture, Traffic, Energy, Medical, Industry etc all have big opportunities in NZ and world wide. Do look ar all
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The IIoT is widely considered to be one of the primary trends affecting industrial businesses today and in the future. Industries are pushing to modernize systems and equipment to meet new regulations, to keep up with increasing market speed and volatility, and to deal with disruptive technologies. Businesses that have embraced the IIoT have seen significant improvements to safety, efficiency, and profitability, and it is expected that this trend will continue as IIoT technologies are more widely adopted. The Ignition IIoT solution greatly improves connectivity, efficiency, scalability, time savings, and cost savings for industrial organizations. It can unite the people and systems on the plant floor with those at the enterprise level. It can also allow enterprises to get the most value from their system without being constrained by technological and economic limitations. For these reasons and more, Ignition offers the ideal platform for bringing the power of the IIoT into your enterprise.    |
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November 2018 Newsletter IIOT Industrial Internet of Things |
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 Groov EPIC >> World's First Edge Programmable Industrial Computer program with OPTO 22 FLow Charts or Full IEC 61131 2019   Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers/Computer for Advanced IIOT The Basic Ignition IIoT Architecture: With Ignition, you can publish data from virtually any device at the network’s edge to an MQTT server located in the cloud or on-premise. The Ignition gateway can then publish or subscribe to any data from the MQTT server and use that data to build and deploy industrial applications across an enterprise.  Node-RED for EPIC and PAC Control Node-RED is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things, by wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. The Node-RED for PAC Control nodes can read and write values from a PAC Control strategy running in a groov EPIC or SNAP PAC industrial controller.  Additional Integration
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IIOT Industrial Internet of Things The IIoT is part of a larger concept known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT is a network of intelligent computers, devices, and objects that collect and share huge amounts of data. The collected data is sent to a central Cloud-based service where it is aggregated with other data and then shared with end users in a helpful way. The IoT will increase automation in homes, schools, stores, and in many industries. The application of the IoT to the manufacturing industry is called the IIoT (or Industrial Internet or Industry 4.0). The IIoT will revolutionize manufacturing by enabling the acquisition and accessibility of far greater amounts of data, at far greater speeds, and far more efficiently than before. A number of innovative companies have started to implement the IIoT by leveraging intelligent, connected devices in their factories.
 Edge Programmable Industrial Computer groov EPIC The IBM® Watson IoT™ Platform is a great way to get started, providing cloud-based analytics for your data. And since Opto 22 is now an IBM Watson IoT partner, you have an end-to-end toolset to connect your existing equipment to IBM Watson. Opto 22 SNAP I/O connects directly to your sensors and equipment, converting their electrical signals into the digital data computers understand. SNAP PAC programmable
automation controllers not only provide local I/O control and
edge data processing, but also include a RESTful API for exchanging
data with cloud services like IBM Watson IoT. Want to see how it works? Watch the video, Get real-world data into the cloud with IBM Watson IoT. IOTStar Software |
The IIoT can greatly improve connectivity, efficiency, scalability, time savings, and cost savings for industrial organizations. Companies are already benefitting from the IIoT through cost savings due to predictive maintenance, improved safety, and other operational efficiencies. IIoT networks of intelligent devices allow industrial organizations to break open data silos and connect all of their people, data, and processes from the factory floor to the executive offices. Business leaders can use IIoT data to get a full and accurate view of how their enterprise is doing, which will help them make better decisions. One of the issues encountered in the transition to the IIoT is the fact that different edge-of-network devices have historically used different protocols for sending and receiving data. While there are a number of different communication protocols currently in use, such as OPC-UA, the Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) transfer protocol is quickly emerging as the standard for IIoT, due to its lightweight overhead, publish/subscribe model, and bidirectional capabilities. Interoperability and security are probably the two biggest challenges surrounding the implementation of IIoT. As technology writer Margaret Rouse observes, “A major concern surrounding the Industrial IoT is interoperability between devices and machines that use different protocols and have different architectures.” Ignition is an excellent solution for this since it is cross-platform and built on open-source, IT-standard technologies. Companies need to know that their data is secure. The proliferation of sensors and other smart, connected devices has resulted in a parallel explosion in security vulnerabilities. This is another factor in the rise of MQTT since it is a very secure IIoT protocol. is an end-to-end Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution that combines the amazing efficiency of the MQTT data-transfer protocol with the unlimited data acquisition and development power of the Ignition industrial application platform. With Ignition, you can easily connect to plant-floor and field devices at the edge of your network, and push data from thousands of devices across numerous sites through a central MQTT infrastructure to both industrial and business applications. |
The IIoT is widely considered to be one of the primary trends affecting industrial businesses today and in the future. Industries are pushing to modernize systems and equipment to meet new regulations, to keep up with increasing market speed and volatility, and to deal with disruptive technologies. Businesses that have embraced the IIoT have seen significant improvements to safety, efficiency, and profitability, and it is expected that this trend will continue as IIoT technologies are more widely adopted. The Ignition IIoT solution greatly improves connectivity, efficiency, scalability, time savings, and cost savings for industrial organizations. It can unite the people and systems on the plant floor with those at the enterprise level. It can also allow enterprises to get the most value from their system without being constrained by technological and economic limitations. For these reasons and more, Ignition offers the ideal platform for bringing the power of the IIoT into your enterprise.
Process control.
Manufacturing automation. Robotics. And more beyond factories
like tank farms and agriculture. They’re all environments
that require precision and efficiency What could cognitive computing do for you? Cognitive
computing involves analyzing huge quantities of data and spotting
correlations and patterns that are valuable—similar to what
a human brain can do. But computers can analyze lots more data,
much faster. Anticipate
part failure and order replacement parts before there's a problem Node-RED for PAC Control Node-RED is a visual tool for wiring the Internet of Things, by wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. The Node-RED for PAC Control nodes can read and write values from a PAC Control strategy running in a groov EPIC or SNAP PAC industrial controller. |
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