At present, everyone is talking about Industrial iot (Industrial Internet of Things - IIoT) and the associated demand for Industrial sensors wireless connectivity. For the industry, to the machine, pump, pipeline equipment sensors and orbital vehicles, such as object concept is not new. Designed for specific purposes and sensors and network has surge in industrial environments, from refineries to production line are among them.
History, the network in the network reliability and safety have a high threshold, completely unable to use consumer technology to deal with. In particular, the method to realize networked sensor made in industrial application characteristic of the harsh environment will be in a safe, reliable and cost-effective way to deploy the sensor.
LingLiEr Dust the company Networks product group President of Joy Weiss
Because of their work involves the industrial-grade reliable and secure wireless sensor network, thus LingLiEr of Dust Networks product group pioneered several now is a major component of the key technologies of wireless network standards, including WirelessHART (IEC62591) and the new 6 tisch IETF standards. These wireless network standard is designed specially formulated to meet the needs of industrial applications, has carried on the summary summary below.
The first thing to consider is reliability and security. Unlike consumer applications, often cost is the most important consumer applications system properties, and industrial applications are generally the reliability and security as a top. In OnWorld for industrial wireless sensor network (WSN) is a global survey conducted by the user, the reliability and safety by respondents cited as the two most important problems. If you consider the profitability of a company producing goods, quality and efficiency, as well as the safety of the workers are often relies on the network, it's no surprise. Reliability and safety for industrial wireless sensor network (WSN) is indispensable, the reason is this.
IoT industry are not installed by wireless technology specialist. In most cases, the established industry will gradually outside its traditional product to add industrial IoT products and services, and its customer will be in the environment of the new and old equipment mix for deployment. Industrial WSN embodies intelligence must give a industrial IoT products provide ease of use, so as to make the transition process for existing field staff is seamless. And, the system should be available for global deployment, because the end user for the widely used industrial IoT is always throughout the company, and standardized requirements more site.
Sensors can be placed anywhere. For industrial IoT applications, the sensor or the accuracy of control point layout is crucial. Wireless technology to realize wireless communication, but if you need to pass plugged in to a wireless node power supply, or every few hours or even a few months to recharge, so the cost of deployment and unrealistic approach becomes daunting.
Visibility is the key of network operation. Industrial networks are required to run continuously for many years, no matter how strong network has, however, is still there will be a problem. When the installation work of good network quality during its working life is likely to be affected by many environmental factors. IIoT network should have self diagnosis, healing, and can when problems occur remind users and operators.
In business critical industrial applications, wireless sensor networks must achieve a for intelligent, safe and reliable wireless operation for many years the high threshold. These strict requirements can use existing and web standards to meet the new grid, they will be designed to help industrial customers in the era of industrial IoT to achieve its business and service the important component of change.
