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13/04/2003
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Problem: The internet has certainly bought about a revolution in communications; it is now possible to get information you never thought you would need with just a few mouse clicks. And industry has certainly not been left behind in the Internet revolution as all manner of hardware now comes with the means to communicate with the biggest depository in the world.
However, rather than being just a gimmick, internet connectivity can be a real boon to some manufacturers as it means they can monitor their equipment from any where in the world. The problem resides in the fact that, if your hardware did not come with internet connectivity in the first place, then getting it to talk 'web speak' can be a little hard.
Solution: Gloucestershire-based Logic Machine Controls, had what is described as a Eureka moment when it came up with the idea behind the iSite. Put simply, it is a communications module which will connect virtually any piece of equipment directly to an ethernet network, and give it its own presence on the web.
User configurable messages can be assigned to single or grouped digital inputs from the 16 isolated inputs available. These messages can then be shown on a password protected website hosted within iSite. This website can then be accessed from any computer on the network using a standard web browser.
Up to 64 different messages can be shown using text or graphics and encoded analogue values can be displayed. Signal are also logged so nothing is missed even when the unit is 'off-line'.
Applications: Knowledge of HTML is not a prerequisite as configuring messages is "as easy as filling out a form on a web page. And with only an elementary knowledge of web page design is needed to upload pages to iSite to fully customise the presentation of information.
All common graphics formats are supported which extends the unit's use to a wide variety of applications such as the reproduction of machine control panels for remote viewing as well as many other uses where an accurate picture of the 'state of play' is required.
Logic Machine Controls
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Author
Tom Shelley
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