ICP DAS Machine to Machine Communication

ICP DAS USA provides cost effective industrial solutions. In recent years, the significance of communication is expanding exponentially. It is not only for people who communicate via internet or telecommunication technologies, but also for machines. Technology which allows you to connect your physical resources online is also called M2M Technology. From home application to large scale industrial machines, there are millions of machines waited to be connected online. The advancement in GSM and GPRS technologies has enabled wireless integration with wired-machines more affordable & effective then ever. The live applications are showed below.

Temperature Inspection System

There are many reasons a running train could cause damage. For example, an over heated train shaft could cause serious harm.  For these reasons, the Train Shaft Temperature Inspection System wass developed by ICP DAS.  We placed infrared temperature sensors around the shafts, these sensors are connected to our G-4500 series (M2M Mini-Programmable Automation Control). The G-4500 controller will transmit data via GPRS service to the Internet back to the control center in real-time.  With the shaft temperature system, the control center would notice the overheated shaft easily and send an alarm message to the train immediately in order to avoid dangerous situations.

Street Lamp Monitor System

ICP DAS has developed and deployed an effective solution for monitoring street lamps.  In each street lamp control box, we placed WinPAC (Windows CE embedded Programmable Automation Controller) and I/O Modules to acquire data from the control box.  All data will be transmitted back to the control center in real-time by using GTM-201-USB (Industrial Quad-band GPRS/GSM Modem).  With the Street Lamp Monitor System, it is possible to maintain and monitor each street lamp instantaneously.

Vending / Gaming Machine Monitor

Generally, vending machines or gaming machines are spread out in many locations.  To maintain each machine would cost lots of time and labor. ICP DAS invented a Gaming / Vending Machine Monitor and Report System to undo the problem of machine maintenance.  Each machine has a GT-530 or GT-534 (Intelligent SMS/GSM Alarm Controller) inside.  Once certain circumstances occur (for example, vending machine ran out of drink), the GT-530/GT-534 will automatically send either an SMS or voice message to certain users.  After the user receives the message from the controller, the users can send someone over to solve the problem.

Factory Wireless Solution

Our ZB Series is the newest ZigBee Network of converters and I/O modules. The ZB Series not only complies with the RoHS Directive, but also conforms with the IEEE802.15.4 wireless communication standard. Through ZB-2570 (Master) and ZB-2571 (Slave), users may easily build a wireless RS-232/RS485/Ethernet network efficiently. It supports ad-hoc, stat, and mesh network topology, and can coexist with 65535 nodes. The communication distance is up to 100 meters (700 meters with enhanced antenna). In some existing systems that use a RS-485/RS-232 network, it is sometimes difficult to extend and connect to the new devices due to building structure issues, wiring problems or other reasons. The ZB series can be easily added to an existing system in order to extend your network wirelessly.

Data and Position Monitoring System

The mini-style G-4500 series is a compact programmable automation controller with a GPRS/GSM antenna built-in. By using G-4500 series, users can easily acquire data from any site without wiring limitation. G-4500 can also combine with a GPS module which allows the users to monitor the location of moving transportations. By using the G-4500 on a vehicle or ship, users not only monitor its position but also manage the oil consumption.