Functions and Application Scenarios of IoT Data Acquisition Gateways

IoT data acquisition gateways are core devices in IoT systems, primarily responsible for collecting data from various sensors or industrial equipment and transmitting this data to data centers or the cloud for processing and analysis.

 Simultaneously, they can receive and execute instructions from data centers or the cloud to control related devices or systems.

In this regard, WideIOT provides IoT data acquisition gateways that enable the connection of industrial equipment in diverse scenarios, facilitating the interconnection of key production equipment.

 These gateways collect information such as equipment power-on/off, standby, processing status, alarm status, production capacity, and utilization rates, displaying this visualized data on cloud IoT platforms or local upper computers. This provides reliable support for remote monitoring, over-limit warnings, operation and maintenance management, and data analysis.

Application Scenarios

1. Data Acquisition for CNC Equipment: By utilizing gateway devices equipped with CNC communication protocols, real-time data communication with CNC equipment is achieved.

    The real-time data from CNC equipment, including power-on/off, standby, processing status, alarm status, spindle speed, spindle load, spindle multiplier, feed rate, feed multiplier, and tool numbers, is collected, parsed, and uploaded to the IoT platform.

2. Data Acquisition for PLC Equipment: By connecting to PLCs of stamping equipment, production lines, electroplating equipment, bending machines, injection molding machines, and welding equipment, point-level data from PLCs is collected.

    Leveraging the gateway's上网 capabilities (5G/4G/WIFI/Ethernet), real-time monitoring with upper computers or cloud platforms is achieved, and alerts are sent via WeChat, SMS, or email in case of abnormalities.

3. Data Acquisition for Other Equipment: External sensors can be used to collect data from equipment via IO data acquisition methods, obtaining power-on/off status, voltage, current, and processing status node IO signals. The gateway device transmits this data to the platform for processing and calculation, or it can be connected to an edge computing gateway for processing, thereby reducing the operational pressure on servers.