SmartNext
Wireless Sensors Connectivity System
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About Us
45 Years of Excellence
SensiNext is a leading provider of an industrial wireless
sensors connectivity systems
SensiNext’s RF systems were chosen by interntional leading
firms, around the globe, to provide reliable & cost-effective
connectivity of multiple sensors for data acquisition, data
logging and various industrial applications
SensiNext is a subsidiary of Elcon-MMB, a 45 years old leading
sensors manufacturer in Israel, providing sensors and
complete control systems for almost all leading industries in
Israel
For more information, please visit our website www.sensinext.com
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Agenda
Few Words About Wireless
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The SmartNext™ System
SCADA & Data Acquasition
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Typical Applications
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Wireless Advantages
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• Overcomes the difficulty to wire specific locations
• Cabling works interfere with on going manufacturing procedures
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Eliminating the need for expensive cabling costs
Mobile / portable elements connectivity
• Immediate implementation
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Typical Markets & Applications
The Market
Typical applications / measurements
Industry automation
Pressure, level, temperature
Health & pharma
Temperature & humidity of medicine & incubators
Food
Ingredients & refrigerators monitoring. Cooking process
Universities & labs
Incubators & reregiators
Water & waste water
Level, pipelines pressure, consumption, water quality
Spinning drums &
moving elements
Various measurements in movment
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Sensing Requirements - Example
Lets add 5 temperature sensors
Lets add 10 various 4-20 mA sensors
Lets add 3 humidity sensors
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Lets add communication cabinet
With 3 I/O cards
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The Outcome
We all wish it will look like this
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Does this look familiar?
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How Does It Look In Wireless2?
Wireless control panel
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Wireless Transducer
And that’s it
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SensiNext
A World of Wireless Connectivity
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Food
Production
Waste
water
Humidity
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agriculture
Pharma
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Lab’s
4-20 mA
PT-100
Temperature
Pressure
Flow
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The SmartNext
SmartNext™ is an industrial wireless sensors connectivity system that utilizes a
state-of-art RF technology and robust communication elements, to ensure top
grade, industry standards
The SmartNext presents an alternative to the traditional, wire based, sensors
connectivity method
The SmartNext can be utilized as:
• Complementary solution for wire-based systems
• Comprehensive, stand-alone platform for sensors connectivity
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Control Panel
RS-485 /
TCP/IP
Wireless Sensor
Repeater
Wireless Sensor
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SmartNext’s™ Main Features
Frequency hopping: Robust communication technology
433 / 868 / 915 MHz frequemcy bands – Reliable industry standard
True 1000 m’ (3000 ft) in open space Line-Of-Sight
True 100m’ (300 ft) indoor implementation
ModBus output
Real plug & play installation
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SmartNext™ System Components
n Basic system components
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• Control Panel
• Transmitters
(transducers)
• Repeaters – Optional
Optional add-ons
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• Alerts SMS modem
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• Data logger
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SmartNext’s™ Control Panel
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Longer range: Up to 1km/100m open air/indoor
Up to 32 transmitters (32 sensors) and up to 4 repeaters
Standard Modbus output: RTU / TCP-IP
System configuration and control via control panel’s built-in keyboard, or
remotly, via standard modbus
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Control Panel
1 km
SCADA
Sensors
Analog Sensors
Modbus
Digital Sensor
1 km
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SmartNext’s™ Transmitters - 1
n The RF Transmitters connect sensors to the control panel
SmartNext’s™ transmitters are fully standard compliance and enable customer’s
existing sensors connectivity, or utilizing 3rd party sensors manufacturer
i • Longer range: Up to 1km/100m open air/indoor
• Frequency hopping technology
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• Remote configuration
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SmartNext’s™ Transmitters - 2
Existing
SmartNext™ Roadmap
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PT-100
0-10 V
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4-20 mA (active)
2 X 4-20 mA
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4-20 mA (passive)
Thermocouple (beside TC-T)
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0-2 V
2 X Dig-in
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Available Ordering Options
Wall mounting box
“head” connection box
Temperature “Stab”
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SmartNext’s™ Repeaters
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Where sensors are located in a remote, or electronically shielded location,
repeaters extends the WL range in additional 1Km / 100m (outdoor / indoor)
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SCADA
Repeater
Control Panel
Modbus
Sensors
1 km
Analog Sensors
1 km
Digital Sensor
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Data Acquisition and SCADA SW
• Dedicated data acquisition software connected to your SmartNext
controller, collects and logs all data from sensors
• Various of graphs, bars presentation tools
• Option for pre-set data acquisition SW of full SCADA application
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Data Acquisition
SCADA
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RealWeb – Web Based SCADA
• Cellular modem unit, that transmits control panel’s Modbus data to a
‘cloud’ based SCADA software
• All local sensors and data are visible in the Internet via: PC, tablet or
mobile devices
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Cloud
Based SCADA
Sensors
Control panel
Analog Sensors
Digital Sensor
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SmartNext – Who is it For?
Low Differential Pressure
Measurement in Clean Rooms
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The challenge: Sending a special person to measure the differential
pressures and sending report in 200 points in the factory, is very inefficient. Also interference the production procedure is prohibited.
Wiring is out of question.
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Requirement: Data acquisition wireless based system that should
control and alert 200 different points in the factory and must be
integrated with the main SCADA of the factory.
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Solution: Based on our SmartNext™, Special pressure transmitters
(for low differential pressure) were connected to 4-20mA wireless
transducers. Some were connected to the Control Panels directly and
some via Repeaters (due to lot of electrical noises). The Control
Panels transmit the information to the SCADA system.
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Temperature Measurement in
Wagons in Motion
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The challenge: Any frozen food manufacturer that uses industrial motion
freezer for the production process, has the problem of efficient control
the required temperature.
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Requirement: To have a current control of the temperature of the food
(dough) in the motion freezer, in order to move it to a permanent
freezer (when reach the required temperature).
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Solution: A special probe of Pt100 is inserted into the freezer. This
sensor was connected also the a wireless transducer. When it
reaches the temperature, the wireless sensor (Wireless RTD
transducer with Pt100) transmits the info, via the Control Panel, to the
SCADA.
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Measuring Temperature in Grains /
Food Piles
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The challenge : Keeping a permanent temperature in compost /
grain piles is very difficult, as it is very danger to send a person to
measure it.
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Requirement: Wireless reporting of temperature in Compost / Pet
food / Grains piles.
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Solution: SmartNext™ is the perfect solution for this application.
The information is transmitted to the data acquisition system and
the customer has a full reliable control. A special probe was
produces to fulfill the requirements of the area (comes with Pt100
that is connected to the wireless transducer). These wireless probes
are inserted into the piles and report to the Data Acquisition
software via the Control Panel.
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Millivolts Measurement for Cathode
Protection
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The challenge : In all seawater desalination plants, there is similar
problem: cathode digesting in the metal pipes.
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Requirement: Since there are many sensors, there is a need to
protect the sensors and continue to use them. Wiring the plants is
forbidden.
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Solution: Based on SmartNext™: with special modification,
the wireless transducer acts as “voltmeter” in the range of 0-2V. As
a results, a new wireless transducer had been added in order to
protect against the cathode digesting and still using the existing
sensors in the plant.
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The system was installed in one of the largest sea water
desalinations in the world.
Temperature & Humidity Measurements
in Pharma Warehouses
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The challenge : There are many large Pharmaceutical warehouses that
are not wired. Since current monitoring of temperature and humidity is
required, it is not efficient to do it manual.
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Requirement: To have efficient and cost effective current temperature &
humidity monitoring and report it to the main HMI.
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Solution: With SmartNext™ system, we reduced dramatically the
infrastructure cost and saved lot of installation time. We installed
Temperature & Humidity transmitters to the 4-20mA Wireless
Transducers that transmit the information via the control panel,
to the main HMI. In these cases, each installation took about on working
day.
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We installed the systems at Teva and some other pharmaceutical
manufacturers.
Temp. & Humidity Measurements
In Food Storage / Warehouses
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The challenge : In food Logistic warehouses it is required to keep the
goods in a range of specific temperature and humidity. In many
places there is no wiring infrastructure.
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Requirement: The demand is for fast installation and reliable sensors
that will transmit the temp. & humidity status to a central data
logging software.
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Solution: We based on the SmartNext™ System, that includes the
Control Panel, 4-20mA wireless transducers and the Temp. &
Humidity transmitters.
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Temperature & Humidity
Measurements in Clean Rooms
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The challenge : Wiring clean rooms are forbidden whilst
measuring the temperature and humidity are important.
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Requirement: To measure the temperature and the relative
humidity in the clean rooms without wires.
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Solution: We based on the SmartNext™ System, with
Control Panel, wireless transducers for temperature Pt100
temperature sensor and wireless transducer for with
humidity transmitter (4-20mA).
High Temperature Measurement in
Furnaces in Motion
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The challenge : Measuring temperature with current report, is
impossible. People are not allowed doing this.
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Requirement: To know a specific threshold. Upon it, material should be
taken out and continue with another process.
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Solution: Based on the SmartNext™ system. A temperature sensor with
long cable is connected to the wireless transducer. The probe is inserted
into the furnace and reports via the control panel, to the SCADA / HMI
software.
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Level Measurement in Tanks
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The challenge : Measuring diesel / oil level in tanks is needed without
interfering by people. Wiring is impossible.
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Requirement: To measure oil / diesel during the process, to ensure a
proper quantity of the liquid.
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Solution: Based on SmartNext™ system. A level transmitter (4-20mA)
was connected to the wireless transducer (one wireless sensor in each
tank). That way, there was a full control on all the oil containers in the
plant.
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Level Measurement in Silos
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The challenge : Wire Infrastructure in food factories, bakeries, Compound
Institutes / Feed Mills, etc., is difficult and very expansive.
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Requirement: Measuring the current level of the materials in the silo (various
types of grains) and report to the SCADA software.
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Solution: With our SmartNext™ wireless system Ultrasonic device were
connected to a wireless transduces (0-2V) in each silo. The info was reported
via the Control Panel to the local SCADA. There is an option to be connected
to the web.
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Measuring Pressure & Temperature in
Energy Station
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The challenge : Reliable and accurate measuring accurate
pressure and temperature in organization’s energy rooms / power
stations is very difficult (wires are many times prohibited).
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Requirement: To control the pressure and temperature in
wireless methods.
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Solution: With our SmartNext™ system using pressure
transmitters that were connected to 4-20mA wireless
transducers and temperature sensors (Pt100) that were
connected to the RTD wireless transducers. Via the control
panel, the information was sent to the main SCADA.
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Level Measurement in Environmental
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The challenge : Keeping a specific level of water might be very
complicated.
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Requirement: To allow keeping a specific level of the water in the
wastewater ponds, by sending the information to the Control
Room without any wiring in the plant.
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Solution: Based on SmartNext™, we installed level transmitter
(connected to 4-20 mA Wireless transducer) to measure the
continues level of the water and float level (connected to digital
wireless transducer) switches (for on-off operation). The
information of the level was transmitted to the main PLC of the
plant from the control panel.
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Temp. & Humidity Measuring in
Agriculture
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The challenge : Reporting information (temperature & humidity) to
the control rooms (located far away from a Green House) is
problematic, due the long distance between the GH and the control
room.
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Requirement: To keep a required temperature and humidity in
Greenhouses and report the info to the HMI / PLC without wire
infrastructure.
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Solution: Based on SmartNext™ system with Humidity & Temperature
transmitters that are connected to the 4-20mA wireless transducers
and transmit the information to the HMI or PLC via the control panel.
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Level Measurement in Water Treatment
Plants
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The challenge : The distance between Control Rooms and
the Water Ponds in Water Treatment plants is usually very
far. Information of water level, level of PH & Conductivity
is essential and wiring is not an option due to rats & mice.
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Requirement: To report the level of water, PH and
Conductivity to the SCADA / HMI without wires.
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Solution: Using the SmartNext™ system: Control Panel is
located in the control room and in the water ponds the
Wireless Sensors are installed. The wireless sensors can
measure the level of the water (with 4-20 transducer), the
conductivity /PH (with 0-2V Passive) and also Analytical
measurements.
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Energy – Vibrations Measurement in
Engines
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The challenge : The mass of vibrations in engines (in energy plants),
cause problems to the engines.
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Requirement: To protect the engine without Wiring (in these areas
manual measuring is quite difficult and wireless is the preferred).
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Solution: Based on our SmartNext™, we installed in each engine a
vibration transmitter that is connected to a 2w 4-20mA wireless
transducer and via the control panel the information is sent to a PLC
or to the SCADA / HMI software.
Pressure Measurement in
Pump and Pipes
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The challenge : Controlling the pressure on pumps and pipes in the
fields, is sometimes critical. Using wiring infrastructure is not a reliable
options, due to rats, snakes and other rodent pests. Also, usually,
power source is not available.
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Requirement: To control pressure on pumps, by sending the
information wireless to the HMI / PLC in a control room or the Web.
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Solution: Using SmartNext™ system with pressure transmitters that
are connected to a 4-20mA or 0-2V wireless transducers and transmit
the information to the HMI / PLC or to the web.
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Level Measurement of Water in
Remote River
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The challenge : Whenever there is a need to measure the level of the
water in remote river and transmit information a control room, wire
infrastructure is impossible (crossing public area, when wiring
infrastructure is impossible).
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Requirement: To measure the level of the water in a river and sends
the information to a control room that is located about 1km far and a
public road was in between.
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Solution: Based on SmartNext™ with level & pressure sensors
(transmitters) that are connected to the wireless 4-20mA transducers
and transmit the information to the control panel that is located in
the control room.
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Summary
• Plug & play wireless sensors connectivity
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• Longer range – 1000m` \ 100m` (out\in door)
• Designed to work in an harsh encironment
• Connectivity to any standard sensors
• Standard compliance with any SCADA \ data
acquisition SW