Expansion Inventory System Monitors Multiple Bins

June 5, 2009

BinMaster's SmartBob C-50 Analog Expansion Console enables monitoring of multiple bins equipped with SmartBob2 or SmartBob-TS1 sensors from a single C-100 Control Console. The C-50 is the latest enhancement to BinMaster’s SmartBob cable-based inventory tracking system, which is designed to reliably measure the level of powders, granules, pellets, and dry bulk solids as well as liquids in all types of bins, tanks and silos.

The C-50 Analog Expansion Console provides networked communications by interfacing with the C-100 SmartBob Control Console to provide multiple 4-20mA outputs and centralizing all analog outputs to a single centralized location. The C-50 connects to the C-100 via a dedicated RS-485 cable; the C-100 is connected via a daisy chained RS-485 network to monitor data from one up to 120 SmartBob2 or SmartBob-TS1 sensors.  The SmartBob inventory management system can be applied as an automated wired or wireless inventory monitoring and reporting solution for the grain, seed, feed, cement, coal, aggregates, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics industries.