Remote monitoring systems are based on internet connectivity, aiming to collect vital operational data in real time and enable optimization of operations – maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs.
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- INTELLIGENT DEVICES FOR REMOTE MONITORING
- HOW DOES IT WORK?
- NATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROTOCOLS
In the case of bus fleets, internet connectivity means that vehicles are equipped with a mobile router and integrated traffic antenna, which serve smart devices with IoT/M2M communication and send a lot of data to a central monitoring system.
A prominent tool in this area is the Teltonika RUT RUT956 dual-band router, which has four RJ45 ports, one RS485 connector, one RS232 port and six I/O. No less noteworthy is the Poynting PANL-401 antenna, which provides 4-cell LTE/5G connectivity and perfect GNSS reception.
How can such an IoT solution work? How many endpoint devices can this system support?
Optimized for IoT solutions, the Teltonika RUT956 dual-band router features LTE Cat 4 connectivity to facilitate communication between a wide range of endpoint devices and a dedicated remote monitoring server. While the router’s feature set is extensive, none of them are as vital to the solution as its industrial interfaces.
The router’s RS232 port connects to a tachograph reader, which records drivers’ driving time, breaks, and rest periods. The RS485 port connects to a CAN bus reader, which is primarily used to track fuel consumption data. The router also has four 10/100 Mbps RJ45 ports that can be used to connect to on-board cameras and digital displays. And last but not least, making this router perfect for transportation platforms, it also has a 10-pin industrial I/O port. For example, it can be connected to an alcohol ignition switch, immobilizer, panic button or preheater that remotely starts the bus’s heating system. The devices mentioned in our example are based on a wired connection, but the RUT956 router also has a 2×2 MIMO WiFi antenna port, which allows on-board Wi-Fi via a hotspot, which can be configured and controlled using a dedicated home page. Poynting’s PANL-401 antenna easily serves both mobile connections, and also provides GPS signal reception. Moreover, – unusually for industrial integrated antennas – it can be mounted on a windshield or wall surface, even with a suction cup mount. In our example, this could also mean the inner surface of one of the bus’s windshields, which means an extremely simple installation in reality.
Continuous internet connectivity is protected by the router’s automatic failover and redundant WAN. The RUT956 has dual SIM card slots, giving you the option to use another provider’s network. Connectivity is not the only aspect where the RUT956 is flexible, as it supports a wide range of communication protocols, including OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus TCP and RTU, and many more. Support also extends to key industrial VPN services, including WireGuard, ZeroTier, and Stunnel.
If you are looking for a central connection for bus remote monitoring and management system, look no further than the RUT956 – it is the perfect mobile router for the job.
The RUT956 is a compact industrial 4G (LTE) router with 4x Ethernet ports, WiFi, Dual-SIM, GPS, I/O terminal block, RS232/RS485 and RutOS software for advanced network solutions.
The PANL-401 antenna configuration offers a 5-in-1 solution, including 4 x cellular and 1 x dual-band active GNSS antenna, providing exceptional performance and versatility to improve cellular and GPS signal reception in vehicles or fixed installations.
