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Background
Advances in remote communications have improved the quality and reliability of power distribution infastructure. Embracing these innovations, utilites have created intelligent substations based on high-capacity 4G LTE, rugged sensors and ethernet switches and intelligent grid hardware such as RTUs, advanced meters and reclosers. The intelligent substation allows utilities to: respond to changing loads, manage brownout and blackouts or even contain grid-wide collapse events with real-time remote monitoring and controls. A large European utility decided to embrace these advances in smart-grid technology, but to build the smart-grid they faced real challenges: they needed to connect thousands of primary substations and hundreds of thousands of secondary substations to a smart-grid data center. This would require remote field communications devices that would fit the needs of their project with industrial wireless 3G or 4G networking. In this project, the customer faced the following requirements: Remote GOOSE Messaging routing between substations, ● Multiple Ethernet ports and two serial ports for multiple field devices, ● 4G LTE backup to a Ethernet primary connection, ● DLMS/COSEM for AMI, ● IEC 101 to IEC 104 conversion to support communication between serial field devices and the data center operating with Ethernet. Solution Featuring five Ethernet ports and two serial ports, 4G LTE and a robust industrial desing, the InRouter915 exceeds the customer’s requirements. Multiple field RTU devices can connect to the InRouter 915's Ethernet ports to provide the network connection to the remote data center for remote data acquistion and controls. To provide intercommunication between smart-meters and the electronic counters (AMM) the IR915 creates a virtual serial network between the router's serial port by converting the serial data to Ethernet and routing the data over a secure encrypted tunnel. The most demanding and significant of the requirements is GOOSE messaging communication between the secondary and primary substations. Utilizing low-latency 4G LTE and L2TPv3 tunneling, the InRouter915 provides a virtual local network to simulate a local Ethernet connection.
Featuring five Ethernet ports and two serial ports, 4G LTE and a robust industrial desing, the InRouter915 exceeds the customer’s requirements. Multiple field RTU devices can connect to the InRouter 915's Ethernet ports to provide the network connection to the remote data center for remote data acquistion and controls. To provide intercommunication between smart-meters and the electronic counters (AMM) the IR915 creates a virtual serial network between the router's serial port by converting the serial data to Ethernet and routing the data over a secure encrypted tunnel. The most demanding and significant of the requirements is GOOSE messaging communication between the secondary and primary substations. Utilizing low-latency 4G LTE and L2TPv3 tunneling, the InRouter915 provides a virtual local network to simulate a local Ethernet connection.
Advantages
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Background
There are more than 18 million vending machines installed worldwide. Geographically, there is approximately 1 vending machine per every 23 people in Japan, 1 machine per 40 people in the United Status and per 50~120 people in Europe. In China, vending machine is market is at early stage of development with huge potential.
According to Frost and Sullivan report, low-end vending machines accounts for 94% and intelligent vending machines 6% of the total vending machine market as of 2010. The intelligent machine is one with touch screen or display. Most of the low-end or traditional vending machines do not support display and accept only coins and cash. In the past 7 years, the vending market is undergoing significant change including adopting IoT technology, touchscreen display, cashless payment and interactive marketing.
Facing the changes of the market and the fact of more and more machines deployed, machine operators and manufacturers need to address the following challenges: ● Accommodate touchscreen to deliver interactive shopping ● Support cashless and mobile payment ● Telemetry service to enable remote management of machines and real-time refill alerts ● Detailed sales report and analysis ● Reduce operation cost and increase profits
From connected machines to smart vending, InHand IoT expertise makes it easy to respond to market changes and exceed customers ‘expectations. InHand smart vending solutions provide complete hardware and software to support interactive touchscreen, cashless/mobile payment, digital signage/advertising, and remote management for reduced cost and increased profits.
InHand Solutions
1: InVending Cloud Platform InVending Cloud enables monitoring dispersed machines, real-time inventory status, refill alerts and overall operation optimization. Based on Amazon Web Services, the InVending Cloud ensures access reliability of tens of thousands of machines. We have strong R&D team to support your business and requirements. We also provide InVending Cloud APP for easy managment and operation.
2: InBox310 industrial computer for intelligent machines with enough space to accommodate 42”or larger screens ● Installation: Install InBox310 in the machine, InBox310 connects to screen via HDMI to realize touchscreen product selection, nutrition display, advertising and interactive promotions. ● Connectivity: InBox310 support 4G LTE/3G, Wi-Fi, and wired options, meeting your field environments. ● InBox310 Features: industrial design, flexible Android API, various peripheral interfaces.
3: Quick Retrofit with InPad070 for traditional machines with limited space on service door ● Installation: install InPad070 industrial computer & 7”touchscreen on the front panel of service door, easy installation with minimized modifications ● Connectivity: 4G LTE/3G ● InPad070 Features: rugged design, wide temp range, support touchscreen shopping and mobile payment, quick installation
Success Story
Founded in 2010, UBox is now the largest vending operator in China. Until 2016, there are more than 50,000 UBox vending machines deployed in China covering schools, factories, airports, metro stations, shopping malls, scenic spots and etc.
InHand Networks started to cooperate with UBox by providing industrial router InRouter to connect scattered vending machines reliably. Keeping up with trend of intelligent machines and IoT, InHand delivers InBox310 industrial computer to help UBox upgrade to smart vending. Partnered with InHand Networks, Ubox is transforming the industry with advances in Smart Vending. Ubox's intelligent vending machine can dispense new products such as office supplies, avoid the hassle of coins with mobile payment (Alipay, Wechat, etc.) or connect with customers on new media platforms. Integrated social media and streaming video advertisements provide a strong connection with customers and can create value-added service for machine operators. These smart vending machines are being adopted quickly all over the globe. Operators and customers alike enjoy the benefits of mobile payment, O2O service, advertisement and remote maintenance for fast, easy stocking and machine service. Tags:inhandnetworks, InHand Networks - Global Leader in Industrial IoT, Global Leader in Industrial IoT
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ISF Series Ring-type Industrial Ethernet Switch
Reliable and cost-effective solution for simple ring network
Building ring networks usually requires managed switches. However, for simple ring networking, customer may use one managed switch coupled with a certain number of ISF switches. Price of ISF ring-type switches is much lower than that of managed switches, thus will significantly cut down equipment investment while not compromising network performance.
Best Value Simple Ring Solution
To build a simple ring network, instead of using multiple managed switches, customer may use one managed switch coupled with a certain number of ISF switches.
Price of ISF ring-type switches is much lower than that of managed switches, thus will largely cut down the equipment investment.  Reliable Communications
With iRing protocol, the ISF ring-type switch can build up self-healing redundant ring in<30ms@100 sets, ensuring reliable and stable communications on industrial sites.
● Real-time monitoring of each node on iRing network, ensuring reliable network operation. ● VLAN network partitioning, enhancing bandwidth efficiency and network security  Rugged for Industrial Environments
The ISF switch is also rugged to withstand unforgiving industrial conditions.
● Wide operating temperature: -40°C~+85°C ● Passed EMC level 3 + Solid aluminum alloy shell, IP40 ● Industrial-grade redundant power supply ● MTBF (Mean Time between Failures) > 35 years  Efficient Deployment and Management
The ISF switch is plug and play, enabling fast network deployment or device replacement when needed. The auto relay alarms can help engineers detect faults promptly and manage the network efficiently.
● Auto relay alarms of power failure and port down for fast fault detection ● Standard DIN rail and wall mounting, compact-sized to fit easily in racks and cabinets  |
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Background Metro systems, the veins of modern metropolises, have changed the way of urban transit. The construction and operation of metro systems brought about good business opportunities. But accidents happen, casualties in metro accidents have increased significantly in recent years. Metro construction and operation companies need up-to-date safety management means and technologies to prevent accidents and to minimize casualties when they happen. A comprehensive metro station environment monitoring solution is developed by Schneider Electric to provide real-time monitoring of the environment of metro stations, pre-alert to accidents and emergencies, and safety protection of the metro system. InHand Networks is honored to contribute a part in this solution. System Requirements ● Support multiple ring protocols, including RSTP, G.8032 and iRing ● Instant ring response is within 50ms ● VLAN partitioning and data isolation ● Support DRSTP ● Operate reliably under extreme temperatures, e.g. down to -45℃ or up to +85℃ ● EMC reaches class 4
Network Topology
How It Works The InHand ISM2008D managed switches form a reliable ring network in the metro station that connects all the Schneider PLCs and I/O nodes to conduct comprehensive monitoring of the environment of the metro station and related controlling:
Advantages ● Using highly-reliable and stable ISM2008D series switches ● Support RSTP/STP for fast ring recovery, self-recovery of ring is less than 50ms ● May build ring mixing with products of other brands (that support RSTP/STP), meeting the compatibility requirement for networking ● ISM2008D is highly-reliable and can maintain long hours of stable operation under harsh operating conditions, featuring operating temperature of -40℃~+85℃, IP40 protection, seamless metal housing, PCB protective coating (optional), input voltage tolerance of 18~36VDC, and power terminal block with reverse connection and over-current protection. The product passed EMC testing and safety certification of China Electric Power Research Institute. |
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There are two ways to teach a robot to do something: Demonstrate the task and make it replicate it, or program the task directly into its software. The first method usually means the robot is limited to performing a very specific task and isn’t able to transfer its skill to different situations, while the second method is usually time-consuming and requires skilled programmers to carry it out. But what if it was possible to combine these two techniques? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system that bridges both methods, enabling robots to transfer skills and knowledge amongst themselves. While it may sound like the beginning of a robot takeover, the new approach may prove useful in urgent situations, such as bomb disposal and disaster response. The C-LEARN technique—described by the researchers in a paper recently accepted to the IEEE International conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)—involves providing a robot with a knowledge base of information of how to perform a task. A 3D interface is then used to show the robot a single demonstration of a specific task, allowing it to understand the motions it is being taught in the real world. Tech & Science Emails and Alerts - Get the best of Newsweek Tech & Science delivered to your inbox “This approach is actually very similar to how humans learn in terms of seeing how something’s done and connecting it to what we already know about the world,” said Claudia Pérez-D’Arpino, a PhD student who has written about the C-LEARN technique. “We can’t magically learn from a single demonstration, so we take new information and match it to previous knowledge about our environment.” The teaching approach is similar to how humans learn. MIT CSAIL “Having a knowledge base is fairly common, but what’s not common is integrating it with learning from demonstration,” said Dmitry Berenson, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Michigan, who was not involved in the research. “That’s very helpful, because if you are dealing with the same objects over and over again, you don’t want to then have to start from scratch to teach the robot every new task.” A robot is therefore able to figure out how to perform a task even if there are obstacles in the way, as it does not simply learn one specific way to perform the action. “It’s good for the field that we’re moving away from directly imitating motion, towards actually trying to infer the principles behind the motion,” Berenson said. “By using these learned constraints in a motion planner, we can make systems that are far more flexible than those which just try to mimic what’s being demonstrated.” |