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SCADA - Products & Services Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG) has introduced its LOE Web-Enabled Ultrasonic Level Sensors. These self-contained ultrasonic sensors provide a tailored sensing solution for monitoring liquids or solids in remote tanks, and can also be used for local tank monitoring applications. LOE ultrasonic sensors feature POE for easy wiring, AutoSense software for hassle-free operation and can be programmed and configured remotely via APG’s levelandflow.com website, and locally via the sensor’s embedded web page. Sensor level data is transmitted to a dedicated website that utilizes an open-source MySQL database format to ensure user data is available in any format that might be required of the application. Three models are available. The LOE-2126 provides a detection range of 1 to 25 ft., the LOE-3136 provides a detection range of 1.5 to 40 ft., and the LOE-6126 provides a detection range of 4 in. to 180 in. The LOE-6126 delivers a blanking distance of just 1 in., compared to 4 in. for most other competitive sensors, which uniquely enables a single sensor to monitor the entire tank or vessel range. Sensor readings are uploaded to a database via a standard Ethernet (TCP/IP) connection, where the level or volume information can be viewed from any computer with internet access, via a password-protected web page. The sensor and/or the web-server can be user-programmed to trigger the website to send an email, text message or both when a predetermined level or volume is reached. These sensors also feature two internal relays that can be programmed to control pumps or activate local alarms. Web-Enabled Ultrasonic Sensors Deliver Affordable Remote Tank or Vessel Monitoring Sensor parameters and settings can be changed at any time via the sensor’s internal web page, which is readily accessible by simply entering the sensor’s IP address into any internet browser on any computer connected to the same network. The internal web page also displays the level or volume information, effectively turning any computer on the network into a potential remote tank display/monitor. Advantech WebAccess, Advantech’s terminal client, has just gone mobile. Immediately available on the App Store, Advantech WebAccess Mobile can be used on any Apple device running IOS 3.2 or greater, meaning that operators can check the status of their equipment wherever they are. Advantech WebAccess Mobile is a lite version of the full Internet Explorer version. It has the necessary functionality for monitoring devices when users can’t be near a computer screen, i.e. it can show alarms and take snapshots of the pages showing the current status of their dynamic elements, it can read and write tag values and has the new Trend function which monitors the datalog trends in real-time along a graph which, using gesture control, can be zoomed in upon to give more detail. This free application is available immediately on the App Store from an iPhone or an iPad. Another announcement will be made shortly about Advantech WebAccess Mobile being available on smart-phones running the Android operating system. Advantech Launch a Fully Functioning SCADA Client App for the Apple iPhone and iPad Freewave Technologies and Rockwell Automation Join Forces to Address Growing Water Management Issues FreeWave Technologies has announced a new initiative, in collaboration with Rockwell Automation, to design and implement a comprehensive SCADA system solution to tackle water municipality’s growing issues in water management. Water municipalities have water tanks that need to be kept full during peak usage times to keep up with increasing demands. Typically, a water tank is connected to a reservoir miles away via a pipeline, however, tank monitoring and pumping operations are being completed manually in many areas, creating numerous inefficiencies and cost constraints. To complicate matters, the main control rooms, the water reservoir and the water district headquarters are usually geographically dispersed. “In order to make this application work, the SCADA system needs to be able to monitor the water level in the tank, the line pressure throughout the pipeline, the flow rate when the pump is running, as well as control the drive that runs the pump,” said Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer, FreeWave Technologies. “It also needs to have a Human Machine Interface (HMI) at the water district headquarters to provide monitoring and control of the entire system for the operators. Clearly, wireless communication is a must, but the system also needs to be very reliable, flexible and cost effective. Our customers are looking for a solution that is easy to deploy and maintain.” Because of this FreeWave and Rockwell Automation combined their product offerings expressly for water districts. The SCADA system consists of an Allen Bradley SLC5/05 PLC at the main control room, its PowerFlex 40 drive at the pump house with FreeWave’s serial and serial IO radios connecting them together. The serial IO radios also allow the master Allen Bradley PLC to monitor pressure and flow rates throughout the pipeline as well as the water level in the tank. Along with the serial network, there also would be a pair of FreeWave Ethernet radios used to connect the SLC5/05 back to a Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus at the water district headquarters. Because multiple FreeWave radio networks can coexist at the same location, its FGR2-PE Ethernet radios are a trouble-free option. Typically, they would be used to link the Ethernet ports of the Allen Bradley SLC5/05 PLC and the Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus to provide seamless integration. 16 www.RemoteMagazine.com http://www.levelandflow.com http://www.infowebcom.com http://www.infowebcom.com http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - August 2011

Remote - August/September
Contents
Banner Engineering Wireless Network Devices Assist in Cleanup and Restoration of Tennessee Wastewater Plant
Sirius and Solar Stik Team to Offer the New Solar Stik PRO-Cell
M2M Networks - When You Need Them and Key Considerations for Selecting One
New SCADA Technology Saves City Energy Costs
BGAN-Based SCADA Networks are Latest Solution for Remote Site Monitoring and Control
SCADA Security for Critical Infrastructure
Remote Monitoring & Control 2011 Conference Preview
Web-Enabled Ultrasonic Sensors Deliver Affordable Remote Tank or Vessel Monitoring
Telit Wireless Releases EV-DO M2M Module
Industrial Video Debuts Rapid Deploy Video System
ReliOn E-2500 Fuel Cell Offers Reliability in Small Package
New Data Loggers with Infrared Communications
Industry News
Calendar of Events

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