Device for monitoring and controlling industrial equipment
First Claim
1. A network edge device for communicating between an operational asset and a backend network, the device comprising:
- a housing;
a control board inside the housing comprising;
one or more processors;
a memory device coupled to the one the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon;
a wiring bay comprising a plurality of different types of wiring interfaces for connecting an operational asset to the network edge device, the wiring interfaces coupled to the one or more processors; and
a communication interface port coupled to the one or more processors and configured to receive a detachable radio frequency (RF) modem board that comprises one of two or more different types of RF modems,wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;
automatically identifying a type of an RF modem on an RF modem board that is connected to the communication interface port,receiving, from at least one of the wiring interfaces, first data from an operational asset connected to the at least one of the wiring interfaces, the first data formatted according to a first data format that is specific to the operational asset,processing the first data according to an asset template to generate second data, the second data including the first data and being formatted according to a second data format that is specific to a backend network, andcausing the second data to be transmitted to the backend network by the RF modem bycommunicating with the RF modem according to a communication protocol specific to the type of the RF modem.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for communicating between an operational asset and a backend network that include the actions of receiving first data from an operational asset through a first communication interface that is configured to communicate with an operational asset, and where the first data is formatted according to a first data format that is specific to the operational asset. Processing the first data according to an asset template to generate second data, where the second data includes the first data and being formatted according to a second data format that is specific to the backend network. Causing the second data to be transmitted to the backend network by a second communication interface that is configured to communicate with a backend network.
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19 Claims
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1. A network edge device for communicating between an operational asset and a backend network, the device comprising:
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a housing; a control board inside the housing comprising; one or more processors; a memory device coupled to the one the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon; a wiring bay comprising a plurality of different types of wiring interfaces for connecting an operational asset to the network edge device, the wiring interfaces coupled to the one or more processors; and a communication interface port coupled to the one or more processors and configured to receive a detachable radio frequency (RF) modem board that comprises one of two or more different types of RF modems, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; automatically identifying a type of an RF modem on an RF modem board that is connected to the communication interface port, receiving, from at least one of the wiring interfaces, first data from an operational asset connected to the at least one of the wiring interfaces, the first data formatted according to a first data format that is specific to the operational asset, processing the first data according to an asset template to generate second data, the second data including the first data and being formatted according to a second data format that is specific to a backend network, and causing the second data to be transmitted to the backend network by the RF modem by communicating with the RF modem according to a communication protocol specific to the type of the RF modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network edge device for communicating between an operational asset and a backend network, the device comprising:
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a housing; a control board inside the housing comprising; one or more processors; a memory device coupled to the one the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon; a wiring bay comprising a plurality of different types of wiring interfaces for connecting an operational asset to the network edge device, the wiring interfaces coupled to the one or more processors; and a communication interface port coupled to the one or more processors and configured to receive a detachable radio frequency (RF) modem board that comprises one of two or more different types of RF modems, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; automatically identifying a type of an RF modem on an RF modem board that is connected to the communication interface port, establishing communication with a backend network through a first network connection by communicating with the RF modem according to a communication protocol specific to the type of the RF modem establishing communication with a user computing device through a second, different network connection, receiving an asset template that identifies communication protocols of the backend network and communication protocols of an operational asset to which the network edge device is coupled through the second network connection, and in response to receiving an instruction from the user computing device, sending, using the RF modem, registration data to the backend network to register the network edge device and the operational asset with the backend network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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