Lainate, September 2019 - Carlo Gavazzi Automation, the international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic equipment, today presents its new modules to enable the interface of our meters with standard third-party LoRaWAN® networks or with UWP 3.0 platform.

Targeted at energy efficiency monitoring projects to reduce installation costs and avoid expensive cabling can impact hugely on the project timeline. The best option in such cases is to rely on a solid and secure wireless fieldbus.

The UWP-A is an endpoint adapter which provides long range (up to 10 km) communication to Carlo Gavazzi energy meters and power analyzers for easy integration into existing standard LoRaWAN® gateways (private networks) and LoRaWAN® public networks (smart cities). Using the 868 MHz ISM band, a license and cost free set of frequencies, the UWP-A enables easy and fast configuration, making it easy for installers to set-up a secure and reliable wireless network of meters suitable for applications such as industrial facilities, farms, shopping centres or large buildings. Simple connection to the UWP 3.0 universal web controller through the UWP-M gateway, provides collection of vital data without the need for any SIM cards or additional costs.

Many operators provide access to wireless LoRaWAN® networks, covering cities or entire countries: the UWP-A is key to collection of metering data through these networks, for a hassle-free deployment of distributed networks over large areas.

“Ease of set-up, embedded data security and reliability are the key points to convert our range of energy meters and power analyzers into flexible IIoT devices,” Alessio Costantini, International Product Manager, states. “By the combination of CG meters, UWP-A, UWP-M and UWP 3.0 we can now provide customers with a vertical solution, from a single component up to a whole system for a complete energy efficiency monitoring system.”

Developed by our competence centre in Italy, the UWP-A and UWP-M modules are designed to offer users and service providers the possibility to develop distributed energy efficiency monitoring systems, based on UWP 3.0 platform, to cover areas as wide as a city or a whole country.

Main technical features
UWP-A
• Compatible with most of CG energy meters and power analyzers
• Plug and play set-up via UCS software
• USB connection to PC; power supply through USB
• Wireless communication through the European 868 MHz license free band
• Compatible with standard LoRaWAN® gateways
• Compatible with UWP-M
• Up to 10 km wireless communication distance in open air
• Universal power supply
• High performance antenna included

UWP-M
• Compatible with UWP 3.0
• Up to 3 UWP-M for each UWP 3.0
• Up to 50 UWP-A endpoints for each UWP-M
• Plug and play set-up via UWP 3.0 Software Tool
• Wireless communication through the European 868 MHz license free band
• Up to 10 km wireless communication distance in open air
• High performance antenna included
• No need of any SIM cards

ABOUT CARLO GAVAZZI AUTOMATION
Carlo Gavazzi Automation is an international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic equipment targeted at the global markets of industrial and building automation. Carlo Gavazzi Automation provides customers with technologically innovative, high quality and competitive solutions, in compliance with their requirements and expectations through its 22 National Sales Companies in Europe, the Americas and Asia & Pacific, operating with its production sites in Denmark, Italy, Malta, Lithuania and China.

For further information:
Carlo Gavazzi Automation SpA - Via Milano 13 – 20020 Lainate (MI) - Italy Marketing & Communication - info@gavazziautomation.com - www.gavazziautomation.com

Lainate, May 2019 - Carlo Gavazzi Automation, the international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic equipment, today is proud to present its new controller and gateway, the XAP 1.0.

The XAP10RSEXX is a compact, IIoT-ready (Industrial Internet of Things) controller and gateway for seamless connection of multiple and diverse devices and sub-systems. Providing Internet connectivity and web-serving capability, the XAP 1.0 provides integrated control and supervision.

Compatible with the standard CODESYS V3 and the Wizard configuration software (the same one used to program the BTM display family), it streams data and rich graphical displays to a standard Web browser via Ethernet or remotely over the Internet.

This controller integrates the standard IEC 61131 PLC (Codesys), so that any building automation function, and specifically HVAC ones, can be programmed by means of a standard and well-known tool. It is empowered by a configurable web interface which makes it an outstanding web HMI, which can be easily programmed with graphic pages, functions and protocols.

“The use of efficient technologies and a proper management of the resources allows the achievement of direct savings on energy costs; furthermore, the use of intelligent remote control and automation systems can significantly contribute to system optimisation, ensuring total and integrated control,” Raffaella Sirena, International Product Manager, states. “The launch of this new controller will give us the opportunity to grow our business in the building automation market, with existing and new customers, offering a complete range of products from the management level down to the field level.”

Developed by our competence centre in Italy, the XAP 1.0 is designed to deliver a complete solution in building automation from BMS down to field devices: XAP 1.0 is at the management level, UWP 3.0 at the automation level and our Dupline® and Modbus devices at the field level.

Main technical features
• Controller and gateway, web HMI, PLC for building automation functions
• Data communication OPC UA
• Cloud connectivity Node-RED (Optional)
• Operating system Linux
• Secure web server access: HTTPS
• Protocols: Modbus RTU/TCP-IP master and slave, BACnet client, KNX IP, KNX TP using an expansion module
• Compatible with CODESYS V3: it supports network stacks and local I/O expandability
• 2 Ethernet ports for network separation WAN/LAN
• Customisable web interface, with different access types according to the type of user
• Connectible to UWP 3.0 via BACnet or Modbus/TCP

ABOUT CARLO GAVAZZI AUTOMATION
Carlo Gavazzi Automation is an international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic equipment targeted at the global markets of industrial and building automation. Carlo Gavazzi Automation provides customers with technologically innovative, high quality and competitive solutions, in compliance with their requirements and expectations through its 22 National Sales Companies in Europe, the Americas and Asia & Pacific, operating with its production sites in Denmark, Italy, Malta, Lithuania and China.

For further information:
Carlo Gavazzi Automation SpA - Via Milano 13 – 20020 Lainate (MI) - Italy Marketing & Communication - info@gavazziautomation.com - www.gavazziautomation.com