As we all know, for traditional manufacturing plants, if they want to achieve digital transformation, they need to build an industrial IoT platform for equipment interconnection, collect the operation data of key equipment downward, and transmit data to the upper-level application system upward. In industrial sites, more and more applications are using new technologies such as machine vision, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. These new technologies are quietly emerging and require industrial gateway equipment at industrial sites to provide low-latency, high-bandwidth 5G network connection, and some sensitive application scenarios require network independence and security.
The factory itself already has ERP, MES and other information systems, but due to the large number of devices in the factory and deployed in various regions, the equipment is not interconnected, and a single device is still a data island. Some of the construction information is confidential information of the enterprise, and it is necessary to make adequate preparations for information security, so after repeated confirmation and comparison, the factory tried Advantech's 5G edge gateway ECU-150 solution.
Advantech's 5G edge intelligent gateway ECU-150 plays an important role in connecting up and down, collecting and transmitting data. "In the cloud or on the edge side, ECU-150 can not only adapt to all kinds of equipment in the factory, but also achieve high-speed and stable mobile data transmission due to the application of 5G technology, and analyze equipment operation data in real time through EdgeLink and other related software, so as to predict possible equipment failures earlier, and formulate relevant equipment maintenance plans to achieve intelligent equipment management." The head of the factory's digital transformation spoke during Advantech's 5G edge ECU-150 product trial.
During the entire trial, many production equipment in the factory area were connected to the industrial Internet of Things system, which not only realized the interconnection between production equipment, but also realized the real-time data collection, monitoring and analysis of production equipment, making the entire production process "transparent", and at the same time, the 5G enterprise private network made the information more secure.
"In the past, I spent almost all day in the production hall to check the operation of each production equipment. Now, with Advantech's 5G edge gateway ECU-150, I can remotely see the operation of each device in the factory at the same time on my computer or mobile phone without leaving home," said Xiao Zhang, an O&M engineer, who was excited when it came to the improvement of work intensity and the change of intelligent mode brought to him by the product trial.
High-spec hardware enables 5G industrial applications
In response to the current 5G network connectivity requirements in industrial sites, Advantech's 5G edge intelligent gateway ECU-150 can not only achieve flexible expansion of 5G/iDoor/dual 4G through modular design & open architecture, but also provide performance support for more complex 5G industrial application scenarios with its powerful hardware configuration.
• High computing power, large storage, free import of independent kits: support i. MX8M quad-core Cortex A53 1.3G super computing power ARM architecture CP and LPDDR4 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC high-speed system storage
• Abundant ports, flexible expansion: with 2 independent network ports, 2 independent serial ports, built-in USB3.0 slot & programmable LED light, built-in Mini-PCIe, expandable SD/SIM card insertion
• Secure transmission: Built-in 5G module, support dual 4G/WiFi/iDoor/NB-IoT, TPM2.0 encryption chip to ensure more stable data and system
• Compact design and flexible installation: With a 30*93*100mm ultra-thin body, Din-Rail wall mounting 2-in-1 meets the installation needs of compact industrial environments
Cloud-based O&M improves device management efficiency
From simple interconnection between devices to device-edge-cloud collaborative computing, to edge AI, new technologies are changing and the ultimate pursuit of efficiency is increasing, and the variety of devices in the factory is increasing, and the diversification of brands and different data interfaces have become the "stubborn diseases" that hinder the digital transformation of factories. Therefore, how to interconnect a large number of devices in a short period of time, and how to effectively manage them remotely in real time after they are connected, have become two major pain points when enterprises deploy the Industrial Internet of Things.
In order to achieve interoperability between devices, it is necessary to unify the interfaces and data protocols of various brands. Therefore, Advantech's edge intelligent gateway ECU-150 has a powerful built-in driver protocol, which can connect to more than 200 mainstream PLC devices such as Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, etc., and supports multiple industry-specific device communication protocols.
In order to simplify the configuration and remote operation and maintenance of devices connected to the IIoT, Advantech has integrated Advantech's own software WISE-EdgeLink into the ECU-150. As a cross-platform, independent and lightweight edge communication software, its core functions are data collection, processing, backup and forwarding, which not only supports uploading data to most cloud platforms on the market, but also uploads data to customers' private cloud platforms according to customer needs.
• Windows interface-based elastic configuration gateway
Multi-dimensional data acquisition, one-click forwarding, and easy cloud migration
• VPN remote deployment for secure and convenient O&M
• Real-time alarm mechanism: Real-time insight into equipment dynamics
• C programming interface for high-order algorithms
As a result, Advantech's 5G Edge Smart Industrial Gateway ECU-150 management operations are greatly simplified. This can not only improve the reliability of the industrial field gateway system and reduce the incidence of failures, but also greatly reduce the operation time of operation and maintenance engineers, thereby bringing huge economic value to enterprises that introduce industrial Internet of Things.
Harsh environment, complex site, super adaptation
Advantech's 5G Edge Intelligence Gateway ECU-150 has passed stringent CE and FCC certification tests due to its high stability and reliability. In addition, it adopts a metal body, with a special protective paint, aluminum extruded fins for strong heat dissipation, and supports a wide voltage supply of 10-30 VDC, ensuring that it can operate stably in harsh environments from -40°C to 70°C. The ECU-150 is equipped with an open Linux system and flexible EdgeLink SDK, which supports secondary development and can meet the needs of demanding industrial applications such as industrial site monitoring, intelligent production lines, equipment networking, operation and maintenance management, and unmanned inspection.
In the process of industrial digital transformation, Advantech edge gateways, as an important component of IoT data collection, transmission, and cloud management, have been widely used in industrial sites in many industries such as industrial manufacturing, environmental monitoring, green energy, sewage treatment, smart buildings, metallurgy, and mining, and have accumulated rich technology and application experience, and will continue to develop the advantages of advanced IoT technology in the future. Provide reliable and stable end-edge-cloud connectivity for partners and users at home and abroad to meet the diverse and changeable needs of intelligent applications in different industries.
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