IT monitoring faster and easier with SNAP-IT products from Opto 22

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(2001), "IT monitoring faster and easier with SNAP-IT products from Opto 22", Sensor Review, Vol. 21 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2001.08721caf.004

IT monitoring faster and easier with SNAP-IT products from Opto 22

IT monitoring faster and easier with SNAP-IT products from Opto 22

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Monitoring telecommunications and computer equipment is now faster and easier than ever before with Opto 22's SNAP-IT family of products (Plate 5).

Designed to give a packaged answer to SNAP Ethernet I/O needs, the family includes a standard rack-mount housing with a SNAP Ethernet brain, a 16-module mounting rack, and a power supply – all built-in and wired for use.

Plate 5 One of Opto 22's SNAP-IT products

All that needs to be added are the analogue, digital and serial I/O modules needed for specific applications. Simply snap the modules into the rack, wire them to the appropriate devices and configure the I/O points using the built-in Web server. Virtually any electrical, mechanical or electronic real-world devices can then be managed from anywhere in the world.

Ideal for controlled environments, SNAP-IT can manage temperature, humidity and security in server rooms, as well as line voltage and current draw. Fans, lights, pumps and compressors can all be turned on and off, alarms and doors can be monitored, while servers can be re-booted remotely.

The unit's built-in Web server and Web pages do away with the cost and time associated with developing special software, allowing devices to be managed at once. In addition, they can be accessed over local Ethernet networks or the Internet using any authorized computer with a standard Web browser. Creating custom Web pages in HTML or XML and uploading them to the unit's Web server is simple too.

SNAP-IT can also be communicated with using Modbus/TCP, OLE for Process Control (OPC), Linux or UNIX applications, or those developed in Visual Basic or Visual C++ using Opto 22's own free Driver Toolkit. Alternatively, all of these methods can be used simultaneously. For example, a SNAP-IT unit can respond to commands from a Modbus master, provide analogue point data to a technician using its Web server, send an SNMP trap to an enterprise management system, and carry out instructions from a C++ application.

SNAP-IT products protect sensitive computer electronics from the potentially hazardous field signals of realworld devices using transformer and optical isolation. Additionally, they all come packaged in a 3U box for standard 19in. rack mounting, while a version suitable for use in harsh interior or exterior industrial environments is promised for the near future.

For further information, contact: Roger Williams, System Devices Ltd, 10 Ascot Industrial Estate, Icknield Way, Letchworth, Herts SG6 ITD, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1462 670633; Fax: +44 (0)1462 480046; E-mail: roger@systemdevices.co.uk; Web site: www.systemdevices.co.uk