Artila Releases RIO-2018 Web Enabled Thermocouple Input Module

Artila is proud to release RIO-2018, the new generation of web enabled thermocouple input module.  RIO-2018 is powered by ARM Cortex M3 and FreeRTOS operating system and features three thermocouple input channels, one 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, two isolated digital input channels and one relay output.

RIO-2018 is equipped with MAXIM MAX31855 cold junction compensation thermocouple converter and an industrial grade OMEGA connector is applied to ensure a seamless signal connection.  The converter resolves temperature to 0.25°C allows readings as high as +1800°C and as low as -270°C.  A fault detection of open thermocouple is also built in the converter.  The isolated digital input and relay output can be assigned to monitor the external event and trigger alarm.  Taking the advantage of AJAX and JSON web interface, RIO-2108 is accessible everywhere at any time by using a web browser.

In addition to the web interface, RIO-2018 also supports Modbus TCP industrial protocol which makes it easily to integrate RIO-2018 into your automation project.  For those people who want to develop their application software using RIO-2018, a Linux library, AIOLib is available and featuring a programmer friendly APIs.

For more product information, please visit RIO-2018's web page, or contact your Artila sales representative for more details.

Optional Accessories

Artila has added four accessories on the web page of optional accessories:

• 91-10062-101: Surge Protector
• 91-5SRTC-K50: Subminiature Connector, K Thermocouple, Glass Braid Insulation, 24 AWG, 36 inch Length, 5 PACK
• 91-5SRTC-J50: Standard Size Connector, J Thermocouple, Glass Braid Insulation, 24AWG, 36 inch Length, 5 PACK
• 30-6DS18-001: Programmable Resolution 1-Wire Digital Thermometer

We suggest that you can order from original manufacturers if necessary, or contact your Artila sales representative for more details.

IoT Automation Platform based on ARM Cortex M and FreeRTOS

Artila is delighted to announce an innovative IoT automation platform based on ARM Cortex M and FreeRTOS.  Unlike Linux is a full features OS, FreeRTOS is a lightweight real time operation system and a market leading open standard for microcontroller.

Artila’s Aport and RIO family are based on Cortex M MCU and FreeRTOS and provide a tiny but mighty computing platform which includes real time OS, lightweight IP (lwIP) TCP/IP stack, Web server, serial and I/O device drivers and system configuration APIs.

Aport-212PG serves as a programmable device server which is designed for custom applications such as protocol conversion, remote device monitoring and web based device control.  Likewise, RIO-2010PG is also C/C++ programmable and suitable for remote data acquisition and control.  Artila’s FreeRTOS Board Support Package (BSP) includes FreeRTOS kernel, lwIP, device driver and configuration library.  ARM Keil C/C++ compiler and Sourcery CodeBench lite are supported tool chain and many example programs are available for user’s reference.  The Manager utility software is available and used to search and configure Aport and RIO, convert and download the user’s firmware and web page to Aport and RIO.

Thanks to the AJAX and JSON web interface, developing a web based remote I/O control is never so easy before.  When a browser sends a request to web server of RIO-2010PG e.g. “GET http://192.168.1.101/wapi/v1/DI/1”, web server will pass this request to AJAX.C to response a JSON data to browser.  Then browser can use JavaScript to process the data and update the web page.

Use this FreeRTOS platform, we developed Aport-212 Modbus and DNP3.0 gateway and RIO, web based remote I/O.  Artila will continue to develop application ready firmware for users to update the functions of Aport and RIO.  iAlarm and iControl are the first two application firmwares available for users to download.

Artila will continuously upgrade our product and service to provide ready to go IoT solution such as MQTT and Cloud applications.  For more product information, please visit Aport-212PG / RIO-2010PG for reference, and keep visit www.artila.com for most update news on IoT.