KofKaN IndustrialEdge
Industrial IoT & power monitoring gateway
Overview
Most industrial equipment already measures what operators need to know — it simply has no way to say it. IndustrialEdge is our gateway design for that gap: a DIN-rail mounted controller that speaks Modbus RTU to existing meters, drives and protection relays, then publishes the same data over MQTT or REST to whatever platform a site already runs. It is aimed at facilities that want visibility without ripping out serviceable switchgear, and at integrators who need a connectivity layer they can configure rather than re-engineer per site.
System capabilities
Industrial communication
RS485 with Modbus RTU master polling for meters, drives and protection relays already installed on site.
Flexible backhaul
Ethernet, Wi-Fi or cellular uplink so the same unit fits a plant room, a workshop or a remote field asset.
Local buffering
Readings are timestamped and queued on the device, then flushed in order once connectivity returns.
Digital and analogue I/O
Dry-contact inputs and relay outputs for breaker status, alarms and simple remote control.
Cloud telemetry
MQTT publish or REST push into an existing dashboard, historian or custom KofKaN web application.
Field serviceability
DIN-rail form factor, screw terminals and documented register maps so local technicians can maintain it.
How it works
- 01Field devices (meters, drives, relays) expose registers over RS485
- 02Gateway polls Modbus RTU on a configurable schedule
- 03Readings are normalised, timestamped and buffered locally
- 04Uplink publishes to MQTT broker or REST endpoint
- 05Dashboard renders live values, trends and threshold alerts
Applications
- Industrial facilities
- Telecom infrastructure
- Commercial buildings
- Workshops and small plants
- Equipment monitoring retrofits
Gallery
Image credits
- Typical contents of a control panel for automated equipment — Bridgeland Copyright (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Smoothieboard v2 DIN rail mount — Robosprout (BY 2.0)
- Din rail — Ulfbastel (Public domain)
- ROTA, Spain (March 14, 2021) — Unknown (CC0 1.0)