M
Hi all,
We have just received a new gas monitoring device (Modbus TCP slave) in my work. I would like to connect it to to our SCADA system, based on Siemens S7-1500 controller. We already have exactly the same device installed in the process which is connected to the building network, and data are transferred to the Siemens controller through eWon Flexy (industrial router). This works absolutely fine. The only difference between these two sensors is that the new one will be portable, and operators will take it with them as they work in the process area. As the sensor is battery powered and there is not sufficient amount of Ethernet socket, I would like to make the connection to the building network and thus to the eWon router wirelessly. The maximum distance of the wireless connection would be up to 10 meters (the worst case). The eWon router provides Ethernet ports but not WiFi functionalities. Could I use a WiFi transmitter connected to the gas sensor and a WiFi receiver connected to the building network/the industrial router to create the connection? Can I use a WiFi router - 802.11 b/g/n? Do I need to somehow convert data before wireless transfer?
Thank you very much!!
We have just received a new gas monitoring device (Modbus TCP slave) in my work. I would like to connect it to to our SCADA system, based on Siemens S7-1500 controller. We already have exactly the same device installed in the process which is connected to the building network, and data are transferred to the Siemens controller through eWon Flexy (industrial router). This works absolutely fine. The only difference between these two sensors is that the new one will be portable, and operators will take it with them as they work in the process area. As the sensor is battery powered and there is not sufficient amount of Ethernet socket, I would like to make the connection to the building network and thus to the eWon router wirelessly. The maximum distance of the wireless connection would be up to 10 meters (the worst case). The eWon router provides Ethernet ports but not WiFi functionalities. Could I use a WiFi transmitter connected to the gas sensor and a WiFi receiver connected to the building network/the industrial router to create the connection? Can I use a WiFi router - 802.11 b/g/n? Do I need to somehow convert data before wireless transfer?
Thank you very much!!