New masters for instant monitoring of sensor data
Two new Edge IO-Link masters have been launched to help users modernize their machines and plants through instant IO-Link machine monitoring. The new devices can connect directly to Ethernet-based IT infrastructures without the need to interface with existing communication networks and their control systems. Based on a central platform, sensorEDGE allows you to remotely monitor up to eight IO-Link sensors. Requiring only a power supply and an internet connection, the sensorEDGE box transmits data into the cloud at one-second intervals for direct analysis. Featuring two container engines and optional cloud support, sensorEDGE Field (photo) connects up to eight local IO-Link sensors and includes an open computing platform for your own software with centralized management. SensorEDGE devices combine computing power and IO-Link master technology in one IP67-rated housing. — Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH, Hattersheim, Germany