POLEnet - Spread-spectrum Licence-free Radio Based RTUs and Edge Units for Irrigation and Industrial Control

Introduction

The POLEnet family of wireless units is the most advanced, state-of-the-art, solution to agricultural and industrial automation available today. The network is capable of long range automation through the use of license-free radios, thereby eliminating the need for cumbersome wiring which is susceptible to damage.

All POLEnet units are customisable and intelligent. Large farms will be able to have a centrally located masterPOLE with a user interface, and microPOLEs acting as relay stations, allowing other micro and pico POLEs to perform necessary tasks. In the unlikely case that there should be a breakdown of long range communications, the POLE family of units can operate independently as per previous instructions until communications are reestablished.

The POLEnet family

masterPOLE - smartPOLE - microPOLE - picoPOLE

The POLEnet units operate as independent units, and as clusters. For agricultural purposes, a masterPOLE or smartPOLE serve as intelligent controlling stations. They are then able to communicate instructions to clusters out in the field. These clusters are modular as per individual need. A cluster may consist of any number of smart, micro and pico POLES.

How does it work?

For example, if a large number of locally controlled water valves need to be operated, then one smartPOLE is capable of handling the requirement. However, if valves need to be spread over 100 m distances, then a combination of micro and pico POLES using both wire and wireless communications provide the solution.

The masterPOLE and smartPOLE

Characteristics and Features:

General

• High quality UV stable sealed enclosure
• High density surface mount technology.
• Wiring of inputs & outputs via internal screw terminals.
• RS-232 via internal RJ-45 connectors.
• RS-485/422 via internal screw terminals.
• Radio antenna via external TNC connector.
• All cable entry via sealed glands

Processor & Memory

• Optional backlit, large, full graphics LCD and keypad
• In System Programmable 32 Bit CPU
• 128kByte to 640kByte flash memory
• 128kByte to 512kByte of battery backed CMOS memory
• 256Bytes to 8kByte EEPROM memory
• Battery backed real-time clock calendar
• Optimized power consumption via programmable operating speeds from 0.032MIPS to 14MIPS, and via individually switchable peripherals and sections of peripherals
• Two uncommitted LEDs
• Watch-dog timer for reliable operation

• Spread-spectrum license free radio
• GSM modem
• GSM SMS
• Public Packet Radio Modems
• Infra Red (IrDa)

• RS232 ports
• RS485 ports
• RS422 ports

• Eldar Shany ELGAL-2000
• Priva
• Modbus