With the development of the times, science and technology change with each passing day, and people have entered the age of informationization. Nowadays, with the gradual popularity of the Internet of Things, the application of the Internet of Things technology in industry is also particularly important; in an environment where industrial networks and mobile computing continue to affect the manufacturing industry and the industrial environment, these technologies help global manufacturers and organizations The development ideas such as "Connected Factory", "Industry 4.0" and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will be transformed into reality. I believe everyone has heard of the Internet of Things-smart water heaters, connected refrigerators, connected light bulbs and so on. But there is a subset of the Internet of Things called the Industrial Internet of Things, which has a considerable daily impact on businesses, security, and even life. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connects machines and equipment in industries such as transportation, power, and healthcare.
What is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)?
IIoT refers to the Industrial Internet of Things. Broadly speaking, it refers to the application of instrumentation, connection of sensors and other equipment to machinery and vehicles in the transportation, energy and industrial sectors. Similar to the Connected Factory and Industry 4.0, IIoT means that organizations can connect multiple different devices, including old ones, and let them "dialogue" with each other. By collecting, analyzing, and using data from new and legacy equipment, organizations can increase efficiency and gain a competitive advantage. In practice, an IIoT system may be simple or complex. A simple IIoT system may be a smart dishwasher; a complex IIoT system may be as complex as a fully automated mass production line, which can pass a huge The multi-layer network tracks maintenance, production, and even ordering and distribution.
What is the Connected Factory, Industry 4.0?
For new terms, it may be difficult for people to understand when they are not in touch; the interconnected factory's vision of the manufacturing environment, according to this concept, each machine can communicate with all other machines and equipment in the factory and other remote locations. The Connected Factory focuses on connecting, monitoring and controlling almost any equipment in any location to improve operational productivity and profitability. In the description of Wikipedia, Industry 4.0 is "a collective noun of technologies and concepts used for value chain organizations". The term first comes from the German government's high-tech strategic plan for the fourth industrial revolution, which is based on the dynamic optimization of production resources within and between highly interconnected factories.
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For this, FIG flutter was linked IoTopo platform emerged, IoTopo industrial IOT platform including a front end device, an edge calculating, computing cloud, the terminal displays four levels:
Front-end equipment: mainly includes various sensor modules, instrumentation, PLC, frequency converter, air compressor and other industrial front-end equipment;
Edge computing: realize the interconnection and intercommunication between front-end device data and the cloud, support massive connections, data collection and data cleaning, and support MQTT protocol to communicate with the cloud;
Cloud computing layer: realize device data docking, storage, analysis and calculation, and device life cycle management;
Terminal display layer: Responsive design is adopted to support access from large screens, mobile APP, tablet computers, and desktop computers.
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Nowadays, the world is working hard to implement the concepts of connected factories, Industry 4.0 and IIoT to achieve many benefits, such as lower operating costs, better visibility and control capabilities. However, for most organizations, it is neither realistic nor cost-effective to build new facilities or "tear down everything that is old and start over". Therefore, many solutions use original equipment and cleverly deploy components to achieve extended monitoring and control. When upgrading a facility, it is important to set expectations as early as possible. Although every device in the network has an IP address, this does not mean that you can log in to every panel meter, pump, and inverter with iPhone. To bring the facility into the 21st century, it contains a number of core basic laws that can ensure a smooth transition and provide the ability to access, monitor, and control information from all over the world. To begin this transformation process, organizations should consider the following three points:
1. The establishment of the Internet of Things and the unification of communication protocols between devices;
2. Improve operational efficiency and allow data visualization to complete better human-computer interaction;
3. Have an extremely safe application platform that can be greatly expanded;
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Device communication protocol, edge gateway calculation analysis
In some factories, drives, sensors, programmable logic controllers (PLC), panel meters, and other automated equipment may have been in use for many years, or even decades. To realize the interconnected factory, the difficulty lies in how to make these devices communicate through the exclusive communication protocol using RS232/422/485 serial cables. Although these serial protocols are more efficient for stand-alone systems, these customized protocols cannot be applied to the entire network.
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In order to incorporate these devices into the framework of the Connected Factory, Industry 4.0 and I IoT, the engineers of the organization must first ensure that the devices can communicate with other devices in the factory. Now, more advanced HMIs, protocol converters and other automation products that support different protocols are used in the field to connect devices from different manufacturers. These industrial products do not need to consider the physical medium when communicating, and can provide smooth industrial transmission and multi-protocol support. This map flutter of IoTopo platform capable of supporting MQTT protocol access, support for Modbus, OPC UA and other industrial communication protocol analysis. Standard HTML5 pages can be seamlessly integrated with its own platform. You can easily integrate third-party data systems into a full-featured data visualization system.
Improve operation efficiency, data visualization platform application
There are many ways to improve operational efficiency, one of which is to use data collected from production line monitoring points to minimize waste and downtime. As technology continues to improve, these status points will include more information from a wider range of sources. How to better present these data to operators after collection is particularly important; for this, the IoTopo platform can complete the following functions:
Login interface: customizable system login interface, support user name and password login, support enterprise WeChat login, support verification code login
Platform management: used for general management functions of the platform such as device model, project model, users and roles, mail service, short message service, system log, etc.
Project management: support multi-project management, support site maps, support photovoltaic power stations, wind power stations, buildings, factories, charging stations, gas stations and other projects or project models. Each project can have its own independent console entrance.
Authority management: the authority management mechanism based on user roles is adopted. Multiple user roles can be flexibly configured, access rights, operation rights can be set, platform administrators and project administrators can be set separately.
Equipment management: Support equipment modeling, real-time data monitoring, data log analysis, audit trails, switch records, equipment alarms, equipment maps, and network topology maps.
Event alarms: support switch alarms, cross-line alarms, and communication offline alarms based on the device model. Support linkage control to generate custom events. Active alarms are pushed in real time, alarm sounds are supported, and multiple notification methods such as email, SMS, and WeChat are provided. Historical alarms can be queried and support work order processing.
Linkage rules: Provide linkage rule engine, graphical logic control editor, platform-level device linkage. Support date and time logic, support common logic calculation and logic judgment, support multiple control output algorithms, support equipment alarm input, support custom events.
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Data report: Built-in device data snapshot report, device data statistical report, multiple report types of hour, day, week and month.
Energy consumption management: multiple energy consumption types of water, electricity, and gas can be dynamically configured. Custom energy consumption model, energy consumption statistics report, peak and valley electricity consumption settings.
Video management: It can be connected to the web cameras of mainstream manufacturers such as Haikang and Dahua, and can be integrated into the configuration graphic screen.
Web configuration: Built-in HTML5 standard Web vector graphics engine, provides Web cloud configuration function, and can customize exclusive vector graphics components. Support online editing of configuration monitoring screen, no need to compile and release, real-time editing, effective immediately. Support EChart chart, built-in commonly used histogram, line chart, pie chart, scatter chart. Support map components, multimedia components. Various text components: carousel list, key value table, multi-line text, progress bar, digital display, time meter, etc. Equipment and dashboard components.
Web application: can manage the configuration screen, configure the navigation menu, and generate Web applications. Dedicated web applications can be set up for different projects.
Mobile application: The configuration screen menu can be set for mobile devices, and it can be connected to the official account, WeChat applet, and enterprise WeChat.
Safety performance, the top priority of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform
In this regard , the IoTopo IoT monitoring platform uses a microservice architecture. It adopts a development model that separates the front and back ends. The main back-end language is golang, and the front-end uses HTML5 standard development. The platform provides flexible secondary development functions, open SDK and open API interface.
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The efficiency of the connected factory, Industry 4.0 and/or IIoT model is not derived from the absolute number of connections, but from high-value connections and the competitive advantage generated by harmonious dialogue between devices and people. Data visualization and the application of Internet of Things technology are particularly important; seamless communication with operators, control systems and software applications, coupled with practical network options and support for local functions and protocols, are the primary goals of industrial IoT technology; these The function brings automation and remote management to a new level, making this vision a reality. Organizations use specially designed support components to precisely integrate all facilities into a unified network to achieve connection, monitoring and control functions, thereby greatly improving productivity and operational efficiency, and better meeting future challenges.
Tupu Software hopes that this content can stimulate industry and academic workers to think deeply about data visualization, and contribute to the development of domestic industrial Internet!