Advantech’s LoRaWAN-based architecture is levelling up environmental and facility monitoring for data centres.
Monitoring plays a critical role in protecting IT infrastructure, maintaining safe operating conditions and ensuring long-term reliability in data centres. Key infrastructure such as CRAC units, server racks, water pumps, fan motors, ceiling or raised floor structures and VFDs must be monitored for electrical load, ambient temperature, humidity and potential water intrusion. Integrating wireless monitoring into DCIM enables real-time visibility, faster response and scalable facility management.
Common monitoring challenges
There are a few common challenges in facility and environment monitoring.
- Limited visibility into distributed infrastructure conditions.
- Manual inspections delay detection of environmental risks.
- Complex wiring requirements increase deployment and expansion costs.
- Lack of integration with central facility management platforms.
- Difficulty identifying issues like overheating, leakage, or abnormal current draw before damage occurs.
Monitoring solutions from Advantech
Advantech offers a comprehensive set of LoRaWAN-enabled sensors to capture electrical and environmental data across facilities. EVA-2210 tracks three-phase current usage for early power anomaly detection. EVA-2311 and EVA-2310 monitor both localised equipment heat and general room temperature/humidity. EVA-2510 identifies water leakage risks in vulnerable areas. All data is wirelessly transmitted to the WISE-6610 gateway, which forwards information to the central dashboard for live monitoring, alarms and historical analysis. The wireless design supports flexible sensor placement and easy system expansion.
The solution includes:
- WISE-6610 V2: Industrial LoRaWAN gateway for aggregating and transmitting sensor data to central platforms.
- EVA-2210: LoRaWAN 3-phase current meter for monitoring electrical load and detecting abnormal power consumption.
- EVA-2311: Probe-type temperature sensor (PT1000) for high-accuracy equipment temperature monitoring.
- EVA-2310: Combined temperature and humidity sensor for ambient condition monitoring.
- EVA-2510: Leakage sensor for real-time detection of water ingress near critical equipment.
Key benefits of the solution
The benefits of Advantech’s architecture include:
- Real-time monitoring of current, temperature, humidity and leakage across the facility.
- Early risk detection and alerting to reduce downtime and prevent asset damage.
- Simplified deployment and reconfiguration with wireless infrastructure.
- Historical data logging to support audits, compliance and maintenance planning.
- Scalable architecture that grows with facility expansion.
Adopting a wireless facility and environment monitoring solution enables data centres to enhance operational awareness, minimise risk and extend equipment life. With Advantech’s LoRaWAN-based architecture, operators can monitor critical infrastructure in real time, receive actionable alerts and streamline management across distributed assets. This not only improves uptime and efficiency but also lays the foundation for scalable and intelligent data centre operations.
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Article courtesy of Advantech.
