Vibratory Feeder Remote Control With Direct Ethernet and IoT Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacturing sector of vibrating supplying systems has not adopted new technologies aligned with 'Industria 4.0' specifications, leading to a gap in data collection and analysis, making preventive maintenance and performance verification of automatic lines impossible, resulting in economic losses due to potential stops.
Innovation Solution
A remote control system for vibrating supplying devices that allows direct communication through ad hoc commercial communication cards integrated on the motherboard, enabling real-time parameter display, saving, and loading, as well as firmware updates, and simultaneous operation as both a slave and master in a network, using protocols like Ethernet and IoT-compatible devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional PLC-based control systems are used for vibrating supplying devices, then the system can operate reliably, but data collection and remote monitoring capabilities are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the traditional PLC control functionality with a modern communication module featuring Ethernet and wireless interfaces. This merging allows the control device to simultaneously perform reliable industrial control while enabling direct data collection and remote monitoring capabilities, eliminating the need for separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a traditional PLC for reliable control operations and as a communication hub with Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth interfaces. This universal design enables the single device to handle both control tasks and data collection/remote monitoring functions.
2Ease of operation
If dedicated communication cards are integrated on the motherboard, then direct network communication is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple communication interfaces (Ethernet card, Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module) are integrated directly onto the control device's motherboard. This merging of communication functions into a single device eliminates the need for external converters and separate communication equipment, enabling direct network communication while actually reducing overall system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If protocol conversion through external devices is used, then compatibility with Industria 4.0 systems is achieved, but system complexity and response time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control device incorporates multiple communication interfaces and protocol support directly within the device itself. This universal design enables the control device to communicate directly with various Industria 4.0 systems using different protocols (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) without requiring external protocol conversion devices, thereby reducing system complexity and improving response time.
Data Source
AI summary
A remote control system for vibrating supplying devices is described, comprising electromagnetic power means driven to vibrate in frequency at least one element of a power supply through a control device (CONTROL_ETH, CONTROL_ETH_IoT), with fixed or multiple channels, with fixed or variable frequency, the control device (CONTROL_ETH, CONTROL_ETH_IoT) being designed to be directly interfaced with a central server, the control device (CONTROL_ETH, CONTROL_ETH_IoT) being in parallel directly connected to a network supervisor(PLC), such as a PLC or Industrial PC, for its operating aspects, and/or to a secondary server(SERVER) to acquire a history of parameters, on an industrial Ethernet network (ETH).