WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK SENSOR INFORMATION FOR CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

In certain embodiments, the system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit over a long-distance communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network. The master node device also includes control circuitry configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors physically close to the short-range wireless communication network, and to route the sensor data to final destinations for the one or more sensors.