NEW PRODUCTS 39 AW DECEMBER 2021
Universal Industrial Gateway
Spectrum Controls, spectrumcontrols.com Featured at Rockwell Automation Fair 2021, the upgraded Universal Industrial Gateway from Spectrum Controls features a second Ethernet port and bigger display. The device can speak to up to 12 protocols simultaneously, talk to multiple devices at once, move thousands of tags, and bridge communication gaps between devices, whether Ethernet or serial. Compatible protocols include Modbus, PPI, DirectNET, CCM, TI-HostLink, EtherNet/IP, S7comm, and DF1. The Universal Industrial Gateway can reportedly be deployed in minutes using a browser-based interface.
Edge Vision Analytics Software
Adlink, adlinktech.com The EVA SDK is analytics software that enables users to integrate visual data from pre-trained artificial intelligence (AI) models and field scenarios for implementation in proof-of-concept cases. Pre-installed on Adlink’s AI vision hardware, EVA SDK offers a no-code graphical user interface, ready-to-use plugins, ONNX runtime, TensorRT, and OpenVINO, allowing developers to build an AI vision application with no AI expertise needed. Benefits of EVA SDK include: selecting from more than 10 cameras, with no need to learn camera APIs; simplifying integration with a drag-and-drop GUI, which allows switching of image sources, image processing adjustment, and AI models; supporting review function of each step from image capturing, image pre-processing to AI inference, so that users can verify and debug if necessary; guaranteeing the quality of edge AI vision systems with Adlink-verified open-source plugins; and enabling flexible, optimized configuration for higher cost efficiency.
IEC 61850 Control Module
ProSoft Technology, prosoft-technology.com Presented at Rockwell Automation Fair 2021, the IEC 61850 module for ControlLogix systems is an in-rack product that integrates with a library of electrical protection devices from Rockwell Automation. The module enables an intelligent packaged power system— connecting the industrial enterprise and helping to increase productivity. IEC 61850-enabled devices support a standardized data structure, increasing vendor flexibility for end users. Each ProSoft IEC 61850 client module supports up to 40 IEDs on a redundant PRP-enabled network, and up to a maximum of 225 I/O connections to the ControlLogix processor.
Mobile Application for Connected Plant Workers
Eschbach, eschbach.com Shiftconnector Go Mobile Rounds is an application from Eschbach, the provider of the Shiftconnector digital manufacturing software for the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing sectors. The application connects field workers with board operators via the Shiftconnector platform for routine actions and compliance management. It is available for iOS, Android, and Windows, and allows workers to report activities directly from their mobile devices to a central location no matter where in the plant they are located. With its ability to function off-line, Shiftconnector Go Mobile Rounds also gives workers the opportunity to document actions when they might be in a location that does not have cellular access. The information is saved on the device and delivered when access is restored. For security requirements, if devices are shared between shifts, users have a specified PIN or password, which must be applied to access the application.
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