Arrow introduces Shiratech iCOMOX
21/04/2020
Arrow Electronics is offering new versions of the Shiratech iCOMOX intelligent condition monitoring box to introduce more ways to connect industrial assets with the cloud and to enable predictive maintenance to be performed, extending equipment lifetime and saving energy.Shiratech’s iCOMOX open platform, built with Analog Devices’ sensing technologies, ultra-low-power signal processing, communication and power management, provides an easy-to-use solution for monitoring the condition from the surface of the equipment.
Full integration of vibration, magnetic field, temperature and audio sensors means that iCOMOX can provide early detection of machine failures in condition-based monitoring (CBM) applications.
Its battery-powered modules are IP66 rated, CE and FCC certified, ready to mount with a selection of optional adapter plates and come with user-configurable CBM software embedded. The available iCOMOX Data Acquisition Kit and developers’ software kit (SDK) are intended to help developers build intelligent condition monitoring solutions for deployment.
iCOMOX NB-IoT contains an LTE-M/NB-IoT/EGPRS modem to share sensor data, status and analysis over a low-power wide-area (LPWA) cellular connection, enabled by global connectivity services provider Arkessa. iCOMOX PoE features a 10/100Base-TX Ethernet port and adds flexibility to power-associated equipment using power over Ethernet (PoE).
Both new versions extend the iCOMOX platform, in addition to the existing SmartMesh IP 2.4 GHz 802.15.4e wireless communication. The iCOMOX PoE offers a wider frequency response range from DC to 11 kHz, compared to the battery-powered SmartMeshIP and NB-IoT models with 1.5 kHz bandwidth for vibration analysis.
