INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORK FOR MACHINERY

摘要

The invention relates to an industrial wireless network for machinery, the corresponding method for configuration and communication via a USB connection device, and a mobile device, as well as the tracking of a part during a process, wherein the industrial wireless network for machinery comprises the following elements: a USB connection device for accessing the industrial wireless network for machinery; a mobile device with a mobile application which is connected to the different nodes via Bluetooth and which provides same with the necessary keys for accessing the network and interacting with one another; a controller operating on the computer or server, which graphically displays the information relating to the machines in the network, allows the network to be configured and the machines to be controlled, as well as the location of parts in a process to be tracked in real time; a tracking device, in the form of an electronic card containing a Bluetooth processor which periodically transmits a message to the USB connection devices of the industrial wireless network for machinery in the vicinity, so that the position thereof can be triangulated and displayed in real time; and a machine controller serving as the bridge allowing information relating to the industrial machines to be transmitted via the USB connection devices. This controller collects information, which it compresses and packs for subsequent transmission to the desired nodes.