Rapid Connect - Introduction; What Is Rapid Connect; How Does Rapid Connect Work; Is Rapid Connect Secure

1:1 Rapid Connect Monitoring System 2023-05-03
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
1.1. What is Rapid Connect?
Rapid Connect is a subscription based Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) monitoring system. Rapid
Connect allows monitoring and visualisation of the working parameters of your machines.
1.2. How does Rapid Connect work?
Cloud DatabaseGatewaySensor Node Web Portal
Encrypted
communication
over ethernet or 4G
Temperature
Energy consumption
Vibrations
On and off states
Encrypted, wireless
communication
over LoRa
Rapid Connect collects data via sensors installed on a monitored machine. The sensors send the
data they collect to a sensor node, installed on the same machine.
The collected data is then sent to a gateway via wireless communication. The gateway can collect
data from up to 50 sensor nodes, within a 150 metre radius. The gateway transmits the collected
data to a centralised Azure cloud database.
The cloud database interfaces with the Rapid Connect web portal, which allows visualisation of the
collected data. The web portal is accessed through a web browser, see section 4 “Web portal” on
page 4:1.
For more information about the hardware used in the Rapid Connect system, see Section 3 “Hard-
ware” on page 3:1.
1.3. Is Rapid Connect secure?
Yes, all data that is handled throughout the Rapid Connect system is end-to-end encrypted. This
means that the data is encrypted from the moment that the sensor node collects it, to the moment
that you visualise it in the web portal.