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Posted to users@streampipes.apache.org by Fei Xu <fe...@alumni.duke.edu> on 2021/09/15 04:07:07 UTC

Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

Hello everyone,

I'm working on a pilot project connecting manufacturing equipment (likely older machines) up to StreamPipes for the eventual goal of collecting sensor data and calculating efficiency stats (OEE, downtime, etc).

How have people approached connecting non-networked machines to StreamPipes? Is there any particular hardware you would recommend that you've had a good experience with?

Would anybody be willing to share an example of a project they've done end-to-end connecting older equipment to [some hardware] and then to StreamPipes?

Thanks,
Fei

RE: Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

Posted by Mike Sofen <ms...@runbox.com>.
If instead, the op was interested in connecting up machinery/instruments
that already have sensors/data but use a legacy port like RS-232, I found a
company making excellent, inexpensive ($30usd) RS-232 to ethernet adapters.
They are small, come in a variety of versions, and come with software that
allows you to configure the protocols and interface to capture the data.  I
only experimented with the unit I acquired but it worked flawlessly.

 

https://www.pusr.com/products/1-port-rs232-to-ethernet-converters-usr-tcp232
-302.html

 

Mike

 

From: Philipp Zehnder <ze...@apache.org> 
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 1:13 AM
To: users@streampipes.apache.org
Subject: Re: Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

 

Hi Fei,

 

this sounds like a very interesting project.

 

I mostly use data produced directly by the machine so unfortunately I don't
have quite as much experience in the field of sensors.

However, I performed some experimental set ups were I added the following
sensors:

* Bosch XDK 

* NETIO Power Sensors [1] 

 

For NETIO we have a direct integration into StreamPipes. 

I also know some people who added sensors via a Arduino board to collect
data, but I am not sure if this is suitable for a manufacturing environment.

 

It would be very cool if we could suggest a set of sensors on the
StreamPipes Homepage as a plug-and-play retrofit solution.

If you have any experience or suggestions you can write them here so we can
add them.

 

Philipp

 

 

[1] https://www.netio-products.com/

 





On 15. Sep 2021, at 06:07, Fei Xu <fei.xu@alumni.duke.edu
<ma...@alumni.duke.edu> > wrote:

 

Hello everyone,

 

I'm working on a pilot project connecting manufacturing equipment (likely
older machines) up to StreamPipes for the eventual goal of collecting sensor
data and calculating efficiency stats (OEE, downtime, etc).

 

How have people approached connecting non-networked machines to StreamPipes?
Is there any particular hardware you would recommend that you've had a good
experience with?

 

Would anybody be willing to share an example of a project they've done
end-to-end connecting older equipment to [some hardware] and then to
StreamPipes?

 

Thanks,

Fei

Re: Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

Posted by Philipp Zehnder <ze...@apache.org>.
Hi Fei,

this sounds like a very interesting project.

I mostly use data produced directly by the machine so unfortunately I don't have quite as much experience in the field of sensors.
However, I performed some experimental set ups were I added the following sensors:
* Bosch XDK 
* NETIO Power Sensors [1] 

For NETIO we have a direct integration into StreamPipes. 
I also know some people who added sensors via a Arduino board to collect data, but I am not sure if this is suitable for a manufacturing environment.

It would be very cool if we could suggest a set of sensors on the StreamPipes Homepage as a plug-and-play retrofit solution.
If you have any experience or suggestions you can write them here so we can add them.

Philipp


[1] https://www.netio-products.com/ <https://www.netio-products.com/>


> On 15. Sep 2021, at 06:07, Fei Xu <fe...@alumni.duke.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
>  
> I'm working on a pilot project connecting manufacturing equipment (likely older machines) up to StreamPipes for the eventual goal of collecting sensor data and calculating efficiency stats (OEE, downtime, etc).
>  
> How have people approached connecting non-networked machines to StreamPipes? Is there any particular hardware you would recommend that you've had a good experience with?
>  
> Would anybody be willing to share an example of a project they've done end-to-end connecting older equipment to [some hardware] and then to StreamPipes?
>  
> Thanks,
> Fei

RE: Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

Posted by Fei Xu <fe...@alumni.duke.edu>.
Hi Philipp and Mike, thank you for sharing the information. This is helpful.

Best,
Fei


From: Fei Xu<ma...@alumni.duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 9:07 PM
To: users@streampipes.apache.org<ma...@streampipes.apache.org>
Subject: Connect old machine tools to StreamPipes

Hello everyone,

I'm working on a pilot project connecting manufacturing equipment (likely older machines) up to StreamPipes for the eventual goal of collecting sensor data and calculating efficiency stats (OEE, downtime, etc).

How have people approached connecting non-networked machines to StreamPipes? Is there any particular hardware you would recommend that you've had a good experience with?

Would anybody be willing to share an example of a project they've done end-to-end connecting older equipment to [some hardware] and then to StreamPipes?

Thanks,
Fei