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An IoT data acquisition gateway is a core device in an IoT system. Its primary function is to collect data from various sensors or industrial equipment and transmit that data to a data center or cloud platform for processing and analysis. At the same time, it can receive and execute commands from the data center or cloud to control related devices or systems.

To address this, WideIOT offers IoT data acquisition gateways that enable industrial equipment connectivity across a wide range of scenarios. They achieve interconnectivity among key production equipment—collecting information such as power on/off status, standby status, processing status, alarm status, capacity and output, and utilization rates—and displaying visualized data on a cloud IoT platform or local host system. This provides reliable support for remote monitoring, threshold-based alerts, maintenance management, and data analytics.

Application Scenarios

1. Data Acquisition for CNC Equipment
Using gateway devices equipped with CNC communication protocols, the system performs real-time data communication with CNC equipment—collecting and parsing data before uploading it to the IoT platform. This includes equipment power on/off status, standby status, processing status, alarm status, spindle speed, spindle load, spindle override, feed rate, feed override, and tool number.

2. Data Acquisition for PLC Equipment
By connecting to the PLCs of equipment such as stamping machines, production and processing lines, electroplating equipment, bending machines, injection molding machines, and welding equipment, the system collects PLC point data. Leveraging the gateway's 5G/4G/Wi-Fi/Ethernet connectivity, it enables real-time monitoring via host systems or cloud platforms, with alerts sent via WeChat, SMS, or email when abnormalities occur.

3. Data Acquisition for Other Equipment
External sensors and IO data acquisition methods can be used to collect data from equipment—capturing power on/off status, voltage and current, and processing status IO signals. Gateway devices can forward this data to a platform for processing and computation, or connect to edge computing gateways for local processing—thereby reducing the load on servers.