IoT Long Range Wireless AC Current Monitor

IoT Long Range Wireless AC Current Monitor Sensor

Introducing NCD’s Long Range IoT Wireless AC Current Monitor Sensor, boasting up to a 28 Mile range using a wireless mesh networking architecture.  This Long Range IoT Wireless AC Current Monitor Sensor works together with a split core current sensor. It samples current at a high data rate and calculates the current RMS value during that time. This process is repeated at user defined intervals while sleeping in between to minimize power consumption.

It has an additional feature of detecting change in current at user defined detection time intervals and sending out data if the current change is greater than user defined detection change percentage. This change detection feature can be enabled or disabled by user. To minimize power consumption, it sleeps during the time it is not checking for change. Both of these features work in parallel to support multiple application areas in one package.

Powered by just 2 AA batteries and an operational lifetime of 500,000 wireless transmissions, a 10 years battery life can be expected depending on environmental conditions and the data transmission interval.  Optionally, this sensor may be externally powered.

With an open communication protocol this sensor can be integrated with just about any control system or gateway.  Data can be transmitted to a PC, a Raspberry Pi, to Microsoft Azure® IoT, or Arduino. Sensor parameters and wireless transmission settings can be changed on the go using the open communication protocol providing maximum configurability depending on the intended application.

The long range, price, accuracy, battery life and security features of Long Range IoT Wireless Current Monitor makes it an affordable choice which exceeds the requirements for most of the industrial as well as consumer market applications.

Note: To measure the low current (below 1.5 Amps) pass the wire through the sensor 5 times and divide the current readings by 5.

Receiving Data From Long Range IoT Wireless AC Current Monitor Sensor

This IoT Long Range IoT Wireless AC Current Monitor Sensor device sends data periodically, based on user-preset timing intervals and on Certain % change on the inputs.  Data transmissions include battery level, signal strength, payload, firmware version, sensor type, and device serial number.  Please see the Resources section to see detailed information on the data structure of this device.  This wireless transmitter needs a receiver.  There are many options available for receiving data from NCD transmitters.  We highly recommend using our USB Modem (available during purchase) so you can monitor this device and use our LabVIEW software for changing device settings.  Using our long-range USB wireless modem, users can expect easy operation over a virtual COM port at 115.2K baud.  Optionally, we offer a Wireless receiver that operates over ethernet.  Data from NCD sensors will appear over TCP/IP on port 2101.  Simply open a TCP/IP socket, port 2101, to the IP address of the Ethernet modem and see your data stream in to your local area network.  We take software samples seriously!  Be sure to to check out the resources section of our web site to see code samples for Raspberry Pi, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, Arduino, Python, and more.

Now Supporting Microsoft Azure® IoT

We’ve been working with Microsoft engineers to post data from our sensors to Azure®.  If you need help integrating this sensor into Azure®, please let us know and we will work with you to get you connected!

We take software samples seriously!  Be sure to to check out the resources section of our web site to see code samples for Raspberry Pi, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, Arduino, Python, and more.  We can help you post data to your Azure IoT account with some of our tutorials!

Applications:

1. Industrial Current Monitoring

2. Pump, Motor,Generators Electrical Behavior Analysis

3. Current Abnormality detection

4. Handheld Current monitoring equipment

5. Key component of predictive maintenance

6. Current Measurement To Cloud Like AWS/Azure