Modbus Control Console facilitates bin inventory management.
December 17, 2010 -
Remotely accessed via Modbus interface, NEMA 4X-rated Model C-100MB allows control of 1-120 sensors in SmartBob sensor network. SmartBob sensors take automated measurements using cable-based technology, while console provides interface for Modbus master to initiate measurements, monitor measurement progress, and retrieve data from sensors. Console provides 4-20 mA current output that, in conjunction with external start input, provides traditional interface to PLC or DCS system.
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Original Press release
BinMaster
7201 N. 98th St.
Lincoln, NE, 68507
USA
BinMaster® Introduces Modbus-Compatible Control Console for SmartBob Inventory Management System
(Lincoln, Nebraska) The BinMaster Model C-100MB is a compact control console that allows control of a SmartBob sensor network via a Modbus interface, simplifying bin inventory management for organizations that utilize the Modbus communication protocol routinely in their operations. SmartBob2 and SmartBob-TS1 sensors are utilized to take automated measurements using cable-based technology and the C-100MB console then provides an interface for the Modbus master to initiate measurements, monitor measurement progress and retrieve data for any or all SmartBob sensors enabled in the C-100MB console. Remotely accessed via a Modbus interface, the C-100MB console makes
it easy to control from 1 up to 120 SmartBob sensors with a few keystrokes or automatically through use of an interval timer or external start input signal.
The console provides a 4-20 mA current output that, in conjunction with the external start input, provides for a traditional interface to a PLC (programmable logic controller) or DCS (distributed control system) system. Vessel configuration is quick and easy with a simple and intuitive user interface, configurable in either the English or Spanish languages. Measurement formats can be displayed as headroom percentage, headroom height, headroom weight, product percentage, product height and product weight. Vessel configuration and user settings are stored in non-volatile memory and are retained in the event of a power failure. The C-100MB console is designed to a NEMA 4X rating and when properly installed will be resistant to windblown dust and rain.
"BinMaster designed this version of the SmartBob control console for the convenience of our customers who utilize the Modbus serial communication protocol as a standard in their day-to-day operations," stated Todd Peterson, vice president of sales for BinMaster. "As Modbus is one of the most commonly used means of connecting industrial electronic devices, BinMaster wanted to ensure that SmartBob bin inventory management was compatible with these systems."
About BinMaster
BinMaster is a division of Garner Industries - an ISO 9001:2008 certified company established in 1953 and headquartered in a 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. BinMaster is strategically focused on designing, manufacturing and marketing reliable, proven sensoring devices for the measurement of bulk solid and liquid materials for the feed and grain, food, plastics, pulp & paper, power, mining, and concrete industries. The BinMaster product line is sold worldwide and features many diverse technologies for bin level indication and measurement, being well known for its SmartBob2 advanced inventory management solution. For more information about BinMaster, visit www.binmaster.com.
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