New Digital Tricks for Trusted Friends
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to address this problem by developing and delivering an IoT retrofit kit design that allows manufacturers to exchange data with their legacy machines using an open architecture and standards in a low-cost and easily configurable manner. This is done by using robust single board computers, a unique sensor network, readily accepted manufacturing standards, open source software and an innovative, configurable software application. The retrofit kit enables manufacturers to easily obtain process parameter data from legacy equipment and send control signals to the equipment. This will allow DMDII members to exchange essential digital information with their old friends their legacy equipment and thus integrate them into the Industrial Internet of the Things (IIoT) and improve factory operations. DMDII members can make use of the retrofit kit in a variety of ways. This project will generate all the necessary plans and software needed to produce the kits from readily available, low-cost hardware. Since the kits will make use of standard manufacturing protocols, they can easily be connected to factory software applications. Members can build and install their own kits, or make use of third-party suppliers. Wipro Technologies, a global software supplier and project team member, plans to offer the kit and integration to various software platforms through their network.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1102626
Entities
People
- Andrew Dugenske
Organizations
- Georgia Tech