Rapid Connect - What Does the LED on the Sensor Node Signal; What Is a Gateway

3:3 Rapid Connect Monitoring System 2023-05-03
3. HARDWARE
3.3. Whatdatacanthesensornodecollect?
ThesensornodeisprovidedwithtwoserialisedModbusinputs:
A and B.TheModbusinterfacecanbeusedtocollectdi󰀨erent
types of data with the same sensor. For example, tempera-
ture and vibrations can be monitored with the same sensor,
andthencollectedviatheModbusinterface.
The sensor node is provided with a digital IO-link
input: CQ, IQ and L+. The IO-link inputs allows for
collection of data from external machines, for
example a connected extruder.
At delivery, the sensor node is provided with a
current transformer which monitors power con-
sumption,andaModbustemperaturesensor
which monitors temperature and vibrations. If
you wish to connect additional sensors, contact
Rapid’sheado󰀩ce.
3.4 What does the LED on the sensor
nodesignal?
The sensor node is provided with an LED which
indicatesdi󰀨erentstatusesinthesensornode.
A blinking red light indicates that the sensor
node is powering on, or that an error state is
active.
A blinking yellow light indicates that the sensor
node is connected to both a LoRa and a WiFi
network.
A blinking green light indicates that the sensor
node is connected to a LoRa network.
A blinking blue light indicates that the sensor
node is transmitting data to its paired gateway.
3.4. Whatisagateway?
A gateway is the point in the Rapid Connect system where your data leaves
your facilities. The gateway receives data from up to 50 sensor nodes, within a 150
metre radius. The gateway transmits the collected data to a cloud database.
Rapid Connect uses a Dragino LPS8 LoRaWAN gateway. For additional informa-
tion about the gateway, refer to the separate documentation from Dragino.
Cellular
LoRa