Electricity and Control July 2023

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

Data security via the VEGA Tools app

and that backup solutions are avail able if a worst-case scenario occurs. To provide support for users, VEGA offers an innovative cloud solu tion. Backup & Restore is the new software tool that VEGA customers can now use, free of charge; it offers customers the option of backing up and restoring their sensor data.

When a level or pressure sensor is taken out of service and replaced, it takes countless sensor settings and data with it into retirement. However, the settings and measured values are not lost, because a new VEGA soft ware tool saves everything that matters. Today, smartphones and tablets are standard equip ment in industrial plants. Almost 40% of all VEGA sensors for level, point level and pressure are parameterised, read out and serviced via Bluetooth ® and the VEGA Tools app. To be sure, a lot of ‘real work’ still has to be done on site, but the adjustment of sensors in hazardous zones or hard-to-reach measuring points is made considerably easier using these wireless tools, as it can be performed from a safe distance of up to 50 metres. Wireless is now the standard Even in less demanding ‘standard applications’, wireless operation via app is increasingly being used. VEGA Product Manager, Philipp Ketterer says, “Industry 4.0 needs fast, continuous data communication and, besides the continuous transmission required by IIoT, wireless operation offers more convenience and greater speed. The same factors that favour personal and private use of wireless technologies apply for Bluetooth in industry. It saves an enormous amount of wiring and time, and saves costs.” Backup and restore Universally accessible process data is one of the most important prerequisites for reliable, cost-effective pro duction. Sensors monitor the status and quality of indi vidual production steps and store important information on settings, diagnostics and the status of machines and systems. The users of the sensors need the certainty that they have access to all sensor parameters at all times,

Wireless connectivity is increasingly being used to manage sensors, other instruments and operational data flows in industrial applications.

Easy access to this service is provided by the instru ments’ DTMs (device type managers) and the VEGA Tools app. With the app, VEGA sensors can be controlled and adjusted via smartphone or tablet. Under ‘Instru ment adjustment’ is the ‘Backup & Restore’ function. All backup data can be called up and reinstalled if required. “The number of backups is not limited, so customers can access all their data ever collected,” says Ketterer. “This free service brings significantly more efficiency to automated processes.” More than storage In the industrial environment, flexible backups and quick restores are important for ensuring valuable process data is available for immediate reinstatement of device settings, diagnostics, or process analysis. With the Backup & Restore software tool, VEGA has solved the problem many companies have of keeping enough storage space available for ever-larger quantities of data. All parameters can be saved securely in the VEGA cloud at regular intervals. For medium-sized and small companies, as well as others, this is an ideal option to secure complex and ever-growing data flows, permanently.

For more information contact VEGA. Tel: +27 (0)11 795 3249 Email: info.za@vega.com Visit: www.vega.com

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