Remote Battery Monitoring Solution

CASCADEMIC’s RBMS (Remote Battery Monitoring Solution) based on NXP’s Kinetis K2x keeps check on the key operational parameters during charging and discharging such as voltages and currents. The monitoring circuits would normally provide inputs to protection devices which would generate alarms when the battery load or charger parameters become out of limits.

Advanced Tower Monitoring Solution

Effective Tower management is essential for telecom operators and providers to maximize profits and reduce operational costs .

 

CASCADEMIC’s Advanced Tower Monitoring Solution is the perfect aid for optimal monitoring of the telecom towers . The solution enables utility based energy billing for the individual tenants in case of a shared infrastructure and also includes the monitoring of the Base Station Shelter and Diesel Generator coupled with alerts and notifications .

 

The NXP Semiconductors Chipset based Solution delivers business value through
• Reduced down time of Telecom Tower enabled by live monitoring of SMPS powering the tower
• Reduced in Operational Cost of Telecom Tower by monitoring DG , Battery Voltage and Workforce Management
• Higher Asset Utilization with continuous monitoring

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Transformer Monitoring

Transformer Monitoring

The Transformer Monitoring Solution monitors the Current (Up to 600A), Voltage (Up to 440V), Power Factor and various other power parameters in single phase and 3 phase systems. Providing inputs on Total Distortion, Voltage Sag and Swell, the solution aims to monitor the health of Distribution Transformer Units and Power Distribution Systems.

 

Built with a modular software architecture, the Solution comes with many valuable features like easy Device configuration, setting of thresholds for Alerts, Self diagnostics and LED status for all critical operations.

The Transformer Monitoring Solution is based on NXP Semiconductors’ Ultra Low power Kinetis ARM Cortex Controller.

Asset Tracking in Industries

CASCADEMIC’s Asset Tracking System is the perfect tracking and monitoring aid for all kinds of assets, both human and machine. It helps companies and users track assets and resources efficiently in real-time. The data collected can be used to make informed decisions helping to reduce wastage and achieve cost-savings.

 

This System employs multiple nodes and connectivity mechanisms to transmit asset information to the server for monitoring. The compact, wearable solution utilizes both beacon-based tracking and GPS based tracking and can be employed both indoors – using BLE and Beacons – and outdoors through GPS connectivity. The beacon-based approach is used for tracking in areas with no GPS connectivity. LoRaWAN will be used for data transmission to Gateway/servers, it integrates GPS with LoRa for connecting to the Cloud.

 

This low-power, cost-effective solution comes with a long battery life and makes asset management easy.

Energy Monitoring Solution

   You cannot manage what you do not measure

 

CASCADEMIC Energy Monitoring Solution monitors various aspects of the energy like current, voltage and power factor. The solution helps in real time visualization of the power as well as power quality of the input.

 

The sensors being non intrusive can be clamped on to existing infrastructure without disruption and the independent current sensors and voltage taps allow accurate measurement without sacrificing security .
The solution can be cloud connected through various wireless protocols . Depending on the architecture, the node can connect to the GSM (2G/3G/4G Network), LoRaWAN Network Server or through Wi-Fi based Communication.

 

The Energy Monitoring Solution is based on NXP Semiconductors Chipset.

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Industrial IoT Gateway

With the ever increasing topologies in the IoT Space ranging from LoRa to Bluetooth to WiFi , there is now a need for a Single gateway adaptable to all. CASCADEMIC IoT Gateway provides the user the adaptability and modularity from a software as well as from a hardware point of view, with all the wireless and wired interfaces integrated over a modular architecture. This plug and play architecture greatly reduces the prototype development life cycle and provides developers and integrators with a multitude of options with regard to the feature set of the Gateway. The gateway, based on NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX caters to a number of industrial applications with its strong processing power.

The Gateway includes a wide array of secure wireless connectivity solutions such as Cellular (3G/4G), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LoRaWAN as well as industrial wired interfaces such as Ethernet and MODBUS. The Gateway is built cloud ready and can be integrated with any of the various cloud platforms with minimum effort. With the need for billions of devices to be connected to the internet in the emerging IoT era, the Gateway sits at the intersection by aggregating the various sensor data, device management of nodes with the support for various types of sensors and protocols.

 

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LoRaWAN Module

 

MODBUS Gateway

CASCADEMIC’s MODBUS Gateway addresses the Industry’s need for a single gateway which can collect data from a variety of sensors and industrial machines. The highly adaptable Smart Gateway also provides the user modularity from software as well as hardware points of view, with all the wireless and wired interfaces built on modular architecture. This plug and play architecture greatly reduces the prototype development life cycle and provides developers and integrators a multitude of options with regard to the feature set of the Gateway.

With various input interfaces like RS485, RS232 and Analog Inputs, the Gateway can be connected to multiple sensors and is suitable for a variety of Industrial IoT Use Cases. The MODBUS Gateway can be fitted onto existing industrial sensors and meters with no replacement of the infrastructure, thus acting as an add-on non-invasive wireless converter to the legacy systems.

 
The MODBUS Gateway is based on NXP Semiconductors Chipset.
 

MODBUS to LoRaWAN Converter

One of the latest and popular offerings from CASCADEMIC Solutions is the MODBUS to LoRaWAN converter.

It uses the LoRaWAN™ technology, which is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated Things in a regional, national or global network. LoRa modulation technique provides significantly longer range compared to other wireless technologies.

The converter collects the data from MODBUS(RTU) slave device and converts it to LoRa environment. The gateway collects the data and sends to the cloud using GPRS.

The MODBUS to LoRaWAN converter is based on NXP Semiconductors Chipset.
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MODBUS to GPRS Converter

MODBUS to WiFi Converter

LoRaWAN Gateway

LoRaWAN Gateway

Cascademic’s Industrial grade LoRaWAN Gateway is a Solution that enables seamless interconnection of infrastructure devices with secure data flow from end (devices) to end (cloud).

It ensures data generated by devices and systems can reach with security and safety from device to the cloud and return—without replacement of existing infrastructure.

The Gateway, based on NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX caters to a number of industrial applications with its strong processing power.

The LoRaWAN Gateway is built cloud ready and can be integrated with any of the various cloud platforms with minimum effort. With the need for billions of devices to be connected to the internet in the emerging IoT era, the Gateway sits at the intersection by aggregating the various sensor data, device management of nodes with the support for various types of sensors and protocols.

 

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LoRaWAN Node

CASCADEMIC Solutions comes up with the Pulse metering adapter with LoRa , it uses the latest technology called LoRa which is one of the modulation technique that provides significantly longer range compared to other RF technology. This adapter does not require mains power, it can run with a single AA primary battery(Lithium). Since it require few micro ampere of current the battery can last for years.

This adapter takes the data from the pulse output meter and converts the digital pulse to the actual data and sends to the gateway through LoRa. The gateway will receive the data and will send to the remote server through Hyper text transfer protocol(HTTP).