Moxa Releases 4G LTE Jump Start Kit

Moxa, a provider of communications and networking equipment for industrial automation is offering a flexible solution to connect sensors and devices to a management platform or database over 4G LTE wireless networks.

According to the company, the Moxa 4G LTE Jump Start Kit addresses two pain points when connecting operations to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): collecting and transmitting data in an efficient format to a cloud-connected platform.

The core of the 4G LTE Jump Start Kit is a programmable Modbus data logger that runs Debian Linux and is powered by a 1 GHz ARM7 processor. The datalogger features Moxa’s new ThingsPro software, which provides an easy-to-use platform to collect, process, format, customize, and share data from attached devices, the company states. This data can be instantly available to any cloud-connected database or platform over the unit’s built-in 4G LTE cellular connection.

“System integrators and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) need to start leveraging the Industrial IoT in order to deliver the greatest value to their customers,” says Daniel Liu, Business Development Manager at Moxa Americas. “This means getting customers’ devices connected to the cloud and to a database so they can be read by advanced software platforms. Our 4G LTE Jump Start Kit helps make this as easy and cost effective as possible. It streamlines cloud connectivity efforts for existing devices in nearly any remote monitoring and management application.”

For more information, visit Moxa.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.