Introduction to Cloudwalker

From One CS1100 to Many

Without Cloudwalker

NECs CS1100 device can be used to monitor sensor statuses remotely. But, if there are more than 1 CS1100, monitoring has to be done separately, logging in to each CS1100, one-by-one.

With Cloudwalker

Possible to monitor & manage a number of CS1100 devices centrally. Also, can compare information from many CS1100 devices.

Suitable for who is…

1. Looking for IoT, M2M platforms.

2. Currently has 1 CS1100 and wants to upgrade to many CS1100 devices.

3. Want a common platform to reduce operational & maintenance costs.

4. Can host the system with a cloud server, and as well as with an on-premise server.

Cloudwalker Special Features

1. Real-time monitoring of multiple sites.

Data of many CS1100 devices displayed in one UI.

Data displayed is real-time and includes statuses, data & notifications.

2. Efficient management of data

Sensor data is automatically saved in server.

Data collection and displaying are customizable according to the user’s preference.

Dashboard

Graph (Real-time)

3. Monitoring device status and connection status

- Status of CS1100 and sensors

- Connection of devices and local PCs

- Status of the whole system

Device status

Local PC connection status

4. Getting notifications of alerts occurred

- Voice, SMS & email notifications

- In case of on-premise

Internet connection is needed to send voice & SMS notifications.

Internally usable email server is needed to send email notifications.

- Customizable user-wise

- Prioritize the users to receive the notifications first

5. Can set tower light to light according to both of the following scenarios.

- When an alert occurred in a sensor connected to a device.

- We an alert occurred in any sensor connected to the Cloudwalker system (This is useful for the administrators who monitor the whole system from a central location).

6. Support for different types of sensors

- Sensors that can be connected to CS1100

- Sensors supported RS485 protocol

7. We are OK to display your company logo in the UIs, instead of the OEM name.

8. Can search for CS1100 ports which sensors are attached, before assigning sensors from the Cloudwalker system.

Scan ports

9. Graphs:

- Can obtain following graphs for sensors in many devices.

A. Real-time graph

B. Historical graph

- Can display graphs based on 2 y-axes on left side & right side.

- Can perform zoom & pan operations on graphs.

- Can save selections as presets to generate graphs easily in future.

10. Reports: 

- Can obtain following reports for sensors in many devices.

Daily

Monthly

Yearly

- Can generate reports using maximum, minimum, average and accumulated sensor values.

- Can perform operations on selected sensor values and get the results in the report.

- Can save selections as presets to generate reports easily in future.

11. Set Outputs: 

- Can set outputs…

Manually via the web app

Automatically based on the settings done in the web app

- Can do the settings so that, if an alert occurred in a sensor connected to a CS1100, an output device connected to another CS1100 is automatically operated.

12. Multi-languages Support

- Integrated localization support for 4 languages

English

Japanese

Chinese (Simplified, China)

Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)

- Plan to add more languages…

13. Connect to CS1100.

Can connect CS1100 to Cloudwalker system…

Directly to the server using a static IP address

Via a local PC

Providing Custom UIS

Will provide up to 2 additional custom UIs based on your preference, free of charge!

Samples are as follows…

Device map

System overview

System Configuration

There are 3 system configuration types.

One server configuration

Two server configuration

High-end configuration

One server configuration

●  Server spec

    CPU: 2 core

    Memory: 8 GB

    HDD: 500 GB

    Local PC spec

●  CPU: i3

    Memory: 8 GB

    HDD: 500 GB

● Device limitations

   Max CS1100 (Direct): 15

   Max CS1100 (Via local PC): 300

   Max RS485 (Via local PC): 960

   Max local PC: 30

Two server configuration

● Middleware application server & web app/web API server spec

   CPU: 2 core

   Memory: 8 GB

   HDD: 500 GB

●  Local PC spec

    CPU: i3

    Memory: 8 GB

    HDD: 500 GB

●  Device limitations

    Max CS1100 (Direct): 95

    Max CS1100 (Via local PC): 300

    Max RS485 (Via local PC): 960

    Max local PC: 30

High-end configuration

● Middleware application servers & web app/web API servers spec

   CPU: 2 core

   Memory: 8 GB

   HDD: 500 GB

● Local PC spec

   CPU: i3

   Memory: 8 GB

   HDD: 500 GB

● Device limitations

   Max CS1100 (Direct): 160

   Max CS1100 (Via local PC): 2000

   Max RS485 (Via local PC): 6400

   Max local PC: 200

   Middleware application servers can be increased to support more direct CS1100 (80 more CS1100 per server).

Business Process

When purchasing the Cloudwalker system, following process will be followed…

System Installation

Server installation steps are the same for both cloud & on-premise setups.

● Server installation has 3 main parts.

   Web API installation

   Web app installation

   SignalR (Real-time notification) server installation

● Web app installation

   Configure web app in IIS server

   Add & set an application pool

   Configure to use SSL

● SignalR (Real-time notification) server installation

   Add & set an application pool

   Configure SignalR server app in IIS server

   Configure to use SSL 

● There are separate installers to install middleware to the server and the local PC as follows.

   Server middleware installer (CS Installer)

   Same installer can be used for both cloud & on-premise setups.

   Local PC middleware installer (Local PC Installer)

   Server middleware installer (CS Installer)

Need to enter MySQL credentials at installation.

● This will install following server services.

   Mail watcher

   Data watcher

   Notification

● This will also install following middleware services.

   SignalR client

   Data pull

   Data push

   Data acquisition

   RS485

After installation, operations & configurations can be done using the configuration tool.

● Local PC middleware installer (Local PC Installer)

   Need to enter MySQL credentials at installation.

   If middleware is to be installed to a separate server (not in the IIS configured one), this installer is used.

   This will install following middleware services.

● SignalR client

   Data pull

   Data push

   Data acquisition

   RS485

After installation, operations & configurations can be done using the configuration tool.