Robust & Scalable System Architecture
The Kaye LabWatch system is built as an Enterprise Architecture Model encompassing intelligence and redundancy at multiple levels in the system. Each of the elements in the architecture are robust, complete & independent sub systems. At the primary input of the system lie the extremely accurate calibrated sensor modules (temperature/humidity/CO2/Pressure/etc.). These sensor elements feed into the RF Valprobe data loggers or the Netpac modules. The battery operated RF Loggers store and forward the real time data from the sensor elements at programmed interval to the RF Base Stations. Up to 30000 samples can be stored on these loggers and can be retrieved incase of a power failure on the base stations or RF transmission issues.
The loggers communicate data real time via a robust and reliable 2.4 GHz RF (Radio Frequency) Wireless network interconnected via the SmartMesh technology to the base stations. The RF base stations have the ability to connect to up to 100 loggers and 8 such base stations can be connected to a LabWatch system via an Ethernet network or USB. The RF Base stations provide the second level of redundancy in case of a Network or Server failures and can store 30000 samples from each of the 100 loggers. The RF Base stations communicate to the LabWatch Server via the industry standard OPC Server.
The LabWatch system can be a Wireless or a Wired System. The system architecture supports a Hybrid system with Wired and Wireless inputs based on the customer application or to add new Wired or Wireless points to an existing Wired/Wireless networks. In a Wired System the sensor modules are physically wired to a Netpac module. The Netpac modules are connected to the LabWatch system through an Ethernet or RS485 connectivity. The Netpac modules communicate to the Server via a Netpac Driver loaded as part of the LabWatch System.
LabWatch is a complete application residing on the LabWatch Server (typically a Windows 2012 R2 Server) and consists of multiple software modules like the GE Intellution iFix Software, Win 911 for alarming, Drivers for communicating with RF Base stations and Netpacs and the User Application Software. All the data from the sensor modules, application configuration information, audit trail, security information is stored on the LabWatch Server. User can access the LabWatch system remotely via a Terminal Client or View Node or the Web Client depending on the Server Configuration. A redundant Server can also be configured to act as a backup in case of the primary server failure. The LabWatch application is configured to archive all the information and data at periodic intervals to the IT specified backup location.