An oil utility had been using a manual process to collect data from flow meters along its pipeline. The pipeline control manager would drive to each flow meter daily and use a laptop to collect critical data.
Besides the amount of man-hours required to collect the data, the data was old by the time it reached the central control room for analysis. The utility was looking for a more efficient way to collect data from its pipeline, but without a Wide Area Network (WAN) in place, they feared the options were limited.
The Digi Connect WAN IA, a wireless gateway that employs GSM or CDMA cellular data networks, was the perfect fit for this application.
- Easy installation – works with existing infrastructure (or lack thereof)
- Enables continuous monitoring for real-time wireless data collection
- Eliminates daily manual collection of data from each meter, saving time and money
- Class 1, Division 2 certification meets hazardous location safety requirements
- Modbus serial to Modbus TCP conversion capability is supported for applications that can speak Modbus TCP directly
- Screw terminal for power
- DIN rail mounting and extended operating temperature tolerance (-30° C to 60° C) make it easy to store inside NEMA cabinets
The Digi Connect WAN IA allowed this oil utility to improve safety by gathering real-time data from remote flow meters – without changing the existing application or making expensive infrastructure changes.
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Use cellular technology to collect data from remote devices in hazardous environments.
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