Sensaphone® will introduce its Sentinel™ PRO remote monitoring system, an enhanced version of the Sentinel cloud-based system, at WEFTEC 2015. Sentinel PRO monitors up to twelve conditions at remote pump stations and tank farms, including power, pump status, tank level, and flow rate. Sensaphone’s Technical Support and Service Manager Robert Fusco joined MPT to discuss the benefits available for water and wastewater professionals who need a convenient way to remotely monitor remote locations and equipment.
MPT: Sensaphone will introduce its new Sentinel PRO remote monitoring system at this year’s WEFTEC in Chicago. What makes this system unique?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel PRO is the most advanced monitoring and data acquisition system available today. It interacts with all the existing sensors within a facility and introduces them to the world of IoT (internet of things) for on-demand, real-time status and data acquisition from any internet connected device.
The Sentinel PRO has twelve universal Inputs, multiple outputs, and added protocol support with Modbus RTU/TCP and Canbus. The Sentinel PRO also has Ethernet, cellular, and wi-fi options to fit any site requirements.
MPT: What are some of the enhancements pump users can expect to see?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel PRO can collect data, and push it to the Cloud for Alarming, Reporting, and Real-Time Status. The end user now has full capability to view the entire facility’s performance from anywhere at a moment’s notice. The Sentinel PRO can generate custom reports on runtimes, levels, and pulse counts then have them emailed as a PDF, CSV, or text document at the user’s defined interval.
MPT: What are some of the applications in which water and wastewater professionals could see immediate benefits?
Robert Fusco: The cloud service also has the capabilities for unlimited data and event logging for safe, secure data storage. In addition, the Sentinel PRO is a supervised system; the cloud can alert you if ever the Sentinel PRO fails to check in. Unlike many systems, the Sensaphone Cloud service offers superior protection that your facility is monitored 24/7.
MPT: As a cloud-based system, what innovations do users now have available for accessing their data?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel also incorporates CanBus protocol. CanBus is a very useful protocol to get crucial engine diagnostics from generators and motors such as fuel, oil, and coolant levels, as well as engine speed, pressures, and internal temperatures. When any of the user defined limits are crossed, the Sentinel PRO can alert a user via text, voice call, or email. When appropriate action needs to be taken, a motor could be safely shut down from the phone App or Cloud to avoid a costly thermal overload situation which will prevent catastrophic damage. ◆
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MODERN PUMPING TODAY, September 2015
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