Water is mankind’s most important resource because it is essential to our survival. More than 70% of our water comes from rivers, which provides us with many benefits. However, when rivers overflow and flood, the results can be disastrous. For this reason, river water monitoring to control overflow and restrict floods is very important. A sound water supply plan needs to take into consideration the water flow and volume. The most difficult part of creating a river monitoring, prediction and analysis system is how to lay power and communication lines along the river, and ensure uninterrupted data transmission.
System Requirements
Cannot use physical power and communication lines
Rain volume, river flow, water level, and pH level measurements
Logging and sending data to the control site for predication and analysis
Event driven active alarms and messaging
Moxa's Solution
Mobile communication technology is the ideal choice because it is not feasible to lay power and communication lines along the river. Moxa's ioLogik W5340 Active GPRS I/O use GPRS communication technology, which is highly suitable for remote monitoring and alarm applications in hard-to-wire locations and wide coverage areas. The ioLogik W5340 collects meter readings from monitoring devices along the riverside. The data logging function of the units can store up to 14 days of I/O records, making it easy to import the records into a database for further prediction and analysis. When the readings of the monitoring devices reach a dangerous level or any pre-defined events are triggered, the ioLogik W5340 can actively send real-time alarm messages to the control room via SMS, SNMP Trap with I/O status, TCP, or email.
Furthermore, in response to power supply issues in GPRS environments, the ioLogik W5340's power saving feature makes it possible to build a remote monitoring and alarm system that is powered by a smaller solar power panel, or consumes less battery power.
System Diagram
Benefits of using Moxa ioLogik W5340
Takes just 3 steps to create a GPRS remote monitoring and alarm system
Low power consumption, for both standard and sleep mode
Built-in data logging file, which is stored on an SD card
Built-in front-end intelligence to enable active reporting and sending local alarms to the host
Water is mankind’s most important resource because it is essential to our survival. More than 70% of our water comes from rivers, which provides us with many benefits. However, when rivers overflow and flood, the results can be disastrous. For this reason, river water monitoring to control overflow and restrict floods is very important. A sound water supply plan needs to take into consideration the water flow and volume. The most difficult part of creating a river monitoring, prediction and analysis system is how to lay power and communication lines along the river, and ensure uninterrupted data transmission.
