New series of compact and intelligent IIoT communication gateways

Advantech has released the new ECU-1100 intelligent wireless Industrial Edge gateway series. These RISC-based gateways provide a robust platform design with wireless and Ethernet communication, multiple protocol support, and WebAccess integration, particularly created for distributed solar power generation, electricity and energy management-related applications, including the application of building the Smart Substation.

Seven models provide machine-to-intelligence for asset management, monitoring equipment efficiency and status and solar, wind and geothermal management for renewable energy, and monitoring power generation efficiency and distributed energy resource management.

Within the wide IIoT field, governments, equipment manufacturers, factory owners, and smart city investors are pursuing solutions that can help them utilise powerful data analytics to increase service levels and lower operational costs. This means the demand for an easy and reliable way to extract data from field applications is rising. These gateways are created to simplify data acquisition and transmission. These solutions enhance service quality by enabling infrastructure connectivity, equipment monitoring, and energy consumption analysis. This permits manufacturers and organisations to acquire insights into usage behaviours and derive intelligence via studying big data.

Built-in EdgeLink enables users to set up cloud solutions and manage the complete lifecycle of equipment, monitor factory energy consumption, and analyse renewable energy efficiency via AWS or Azure services.

To get the best from the gateways, customers can take a course at the Advantech IoT Academy, which delivers a fundamental understanding of the series and the latest IoT knowledge updates.