Machine-to-Machine networks for automated machine functions
30 March 2021
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Machine-to-Machine (M2M) networks are, at their core, a permutation of industrial telematics – combinations of telecommunications and informatics that use data to run automated operations. M2M networks include sensors, controls, and machines that communicate without human involvement. Machines in such networks can be in the same facility or a half a world apart.
Wired and wireless communications drive M2M functions. Devices transmit and collect information to allow operational assessments and real-time adjustments. For example, a wastewater treatment plant may employ remote sensors at key stations to collect data related to liquid levels, chemical ratios, temperatures, flow rates, and other parameters. Then that data transmits via a wireless network to a platform for intelligent controls to collect. Where it’s helpful to have a human operator oversee and respond to changing parameters, a human machine interface (HMI) running application-specific software might display the system values on a digital dashboard. In some cases, peripheral machines receive signals from other machines via controllers on the M2M network. This allows such equipment to run in tandem with any pre-set rules-based programming.
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