Buy a Zerynth development system to access IIoT workshop
Customers who buy the Zerynth KIT-EWS-01-F016 microcontroller development system from RS Components can qualify for an IIoT workshop. The kit centres on Zerynth’s 4ZeroBox data acquisition unit, which provides a machine-to-cloud interface for legacy and modern industrial equipment. The kit also includes AC and temperature sensors, a reed switch, and an RS485-to-USB interface for PC-based peripheral simulation.
The hands-on Edge Computing and Data Collection for Industrial IoT workshop is delivered by IoT platform vendor, Zerynth via RS’ DesignSpark community webpage.
It is designed to teach system integrators, programmers and maintenance staff how to connect both new and legacy industrial machines, apparatus and sensors to IIoT infrastructure, so that production data can be easily extracted for industry 4.0 applications. The workshop includes 16 video lectures that can be viewed at the participant’s own pace.
Each workshop participant can request up to three free 30-minute one-to-one video calls with a Zerynth engineer to discuss specific questions and requirements.
“We designed this workshop to support engineers and companies to easily transition to the industry 4.0 revolution, acquiring data from industrial machines and optimising industrial processes” said Daniele Mazzei, chief innovation officer of Zerynth.
4ZeroBox is an IIoT device for data acquisition, monitoring, and control of industrial machines. It can run in PLC mode, retrofitting mode for legacy machines, or hybrid mode, and it supports industrial sensor channels, communication protocols, and relays.
The 4ZeroBox is powered by the ZM1 IoT module that features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Ethernet, integrated secure element for hardware encryption, and Zerynth OS, the Python-enabled OS for IoT applications. It improves visibility on production processes, enables predictive maintenance of machines, and allows power management monitoring.
The workshop includes the industry 4.0 paradigm, basics of IoT architecture, microcontroller peripherals and basic IoT workflow, features and benefits of 4ZeroBox, digital and analogue data acquisition from industrial machines, edge computing benefits and applications, fundamentals of an IoT cloud service, best practice in applying over the air (OTA) firmware updates, creating real time data monitoring dashboards and the system architecture and code components of a complete end-to-end IIoT application, said RS.
