Centralised environmental monitoring across multiple equipment rooms

Project overview

A large metallurgical group brought equipment rooms and plant rooms across its sites into centralised power and environment monitoring. Twenty-two sites are already on one platform, covering temperature and humidity, leaks, smoke, cooling, access, UPS, power distribution and integrated cabinets. Edge gateways handle protocol onboarding and local interlock; the centre handles overview, alarms, reports and work orders. Cooling on/off and mode, plus cabinet hatches and access, can be operated remotely under permission. The aim is to replace separate rounds with one view, one alarm path and a recorded close-out, and to serve as the template for later sites.

Main functions delivered

Multi-site control: 22 sites on one overview, filterable by area, site, equipment type and alarm grade
Environment: live temperature/humidity with thresholds; leaks and smoke join the same alarm path
Power: cooling status visible; UPS and distribution onboarded by vendor protocol or site points
Remote handling: cooling on/off and mode; cabinet hatch and access under permission, with an operation log
Tiered views: the group sees posture, the region sees its scope, the field sees live data and work orders
Alarm to work order: capture, statistics, notify, dispatch, field feedback and close-out form a loop that can be reviewed

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Environment sensing

Category	Item	Model	Qty	Use
Environment	Temperature and humidity	As installed	In service	Live capture in key zones, threshold alarms, history available
Environment	Leak detection	As installed	In service	Alarms at likely leak points such as condensate, pipework or windows
Environment	Smoke detection	As installed	In service	Smoke status joins the shared alarm path

Power equipment

Category	Item	Model	Qty	Use
Power	Cooling monitor and remote control	IR or comms port, as on site	In service	Status visible; on/off and mode under permission
Power	UPS status onboarding	Vendor protocol	In service	Onboards the status and key parameters the UPS can offer
Power	Power-distribution monitoring	Metering or dry contact, as on site	In service	Distribution parameters, key breakers or outage status

Access and integrated cabinets

Category	Item	Model	Qty	Use
Security	Access status and events	As installed	In service	Entry events recorded and linked to exception alarms
Cabinet	Integrated cabinet	Micro-module or bay, as on site	In service	Cabinet micro-environment in the site view; hatch and access remotely operable

Platform and operations loop

Category	Item	Model	Qty	Use
Onboarding	Edge gateway	SG / BEC series	Per site	Multi-protocol onboarding, local interlock and offline cache
Platform	Central monitoring platform	Tongwei environment platform	1 set	Overview of 22 sites, live monitor, reports and permissions
Operations	Alarms, notify and work orders	Platform standard	1 set	Graded alarms, notify people, dispatch, feedback and close-out review

The problem

Sites span plants, equipment types vary, and operations teams are spread out. Each site is logged into and inspected separately, so status is opaque, exceptions surface late, ownership is unclear, and handling is hard to trace.

What we connected

Temperature/humidity, leak and smoke
Cooling, UPS, power distribution and integrated cabinets
Access events and selected remote control (cooling on/off and mode; cabinet hatch and access)
Edge gateways, a central platform, alarm notification and work orders

What we did

Each site onboarded nearby at a gateway so points are not hauled to one place; the field can cache and interlock if the network drops
Existing cooling, UPS, distribution and access are onboarded after protocol and point-table checks, not replaced by default
Integrated cabinets join site operations so micro-environment and hatch/access sit with room objects
Graded alarms become work orders; permissions split by group, region and field; remote actions need confirm and read-back

How it was rolled out

First bring the 22 sites onto one platform with a shared site, asset and object view
Then connect temperature/humidity, leak, smoke, cooling, access, UPS, distribution and cabinets
Enable cooling and cabinet remote control; check permission, confirm, read-back and logs
Route alarms into work orders, close from the field, and lock an onboarding and acceptance standard that later sites can copy

Outcome

22 sites visible on one platform instead of separate logins and rounds
Environment, power, access and cabinet exceptions alarm in one place
Some cooling and cabinet actions can be done remotely, with fewer unnecessary site visits
Alarm handling is recorded; later sites can onboard to the same standard

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Products involved

Products used

SG-II Smart IoT Gateway SG-II BEC6100 Industrial Gateway BEC6100 Environment and Status Sensors Temp-humidity / leak / smoke / gas / water quality AWS200 Integrated Alarm Terminal AWS200 AIoT Operations Platform AIoT Data Platform

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