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NOA-Box
You can use the NOA-Box from SEMODIA to equip existing devices (such as sensors, valves, pumps, laboratory equipment, etc.) in your laboratory, technical center and production lines with an additional standardised communication channel.
Free up your data from the devices according to NAMUR Open Architecture recommendations NE175, NE176 and NE177 to use them in a value-added manner.
Benefitting from our NOA-Box
module vendors
plant operators
engineering tool vendors
control system manufacturers
field device vendors
laboratory operators
Your Benefits
More possibilities without risks
Expand your plant technology without influencing the control technology.
Your data is safe
Your plant data is read-only, your know-how remains protected.
Free and protected at the same time
The interface created by the NOA-Box is open and secure at the same time.
Monitoring 2.0
The NOA-Box allows a powerful monitoring.
Next Level profitable
The added value from existing plants can be increased many times over.
How it works
- Existing devices are connected to our NOA-Box via proprietary interfaces without having to intrude the device.
- Our NOA-ControlEngine implemented in the NOA-Box describes your device by means of a PADIM model in compliance with the NAMUR Open Architecture recommendations.
- Data for aggregation is provided via a secure gateway.
- Data is available to your own monitoring and optimisation tool
- Data can be transferred to the cloud and evaluated using Industry 4.0 applications
- Our NOA-ControlEngine generates the PADIM model, which is provided via an OPC UA server and is directly integrated into the NOA-Box.
- After PADIM integration, communication with your field or laboratory equipment runs via Ethernet & OPC UA.
- The interface is open yet at the same time secure
- Your data is evaluated in a read-only format
- It enables you to perform efficient monitoring
Technical details
The hardware element of a NOA-Box can be selected depending on application. Possible applications include Kunbus Revolution Pi, Raspberry Pi, and many other platforms. Communication with the existing device is via its proprietary interfaces, such as HART, serial (RS-232), Modbus RTU/TCP, OPC UA, REST or standard signals (e.g. 4..20mA or 0 – 10V).
With its software architecture the NOA-Box ensures compliance with the Security Gateway requirements according to NE177. Operation of our NOA-Box does not impact the plant and only offers the possibility of read access to device data. This involves provision of the NOA information model that is standardised in NAMUR recommendation NE176.
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