WiFi-Enabled Controllers
Expand your I/O capability with WiFi-enabled programmable logic controllers (PLCs). ControlByWeb® PLCs are known for features like embedded logic, data logging, and an intuitive drop-down interface. They also offer flexibility to systems integrators with optional connectivity through WiFi, cellular, and the ControlByWeb Cloud. WiFi allows you to go beyond the restrictions of physical cable channeling and existing infrastructure to capture edge data.
WiFi-Enabled Micro PLCs
Remote Monitoring Made Easy
Our new WiFi-enabled monitoring and control modules make your life easier by providing you with extra networking flexibility. When you need to deploy an IoT controller where ethernet wiring would be inconvenient, choose our WiFi-Enabled I/O modules. Remote monitoring and control has never been easier.
- The X-410W is ideal for creating remote monitoring and control systems that require WiFi connectivity and/or cloud access. With four relays and 4 digital inputs, the X-410W is the perfect solution for dozens of application. From access control to temperature monitoring, to lighting automation. it’s used in industries far and wide for stand-alone controls, as a capable RTU, or as a sophisticated edge programmable controller. It’s the ideal industrial IoT device.
- The X-401W is perfect for simple input monitoring and relay control. This controller offers two Form-C relays, perfect for controlling low-voltage lights, motors, locks, solid-state relays (connected to larger loads), and more.
- The FridgeAlert is purpose-built for commercial refrigeration monitoring. Whether it’s a cooler, freezer, or any temperature controlled area, you can monitoring up to 10 temperature sensors with a convenient touch screen display. This device also comes with WiFi and cellular versions to simplify networking and enable monitoring in difficult locations.
Cloud Compatible
The ControlByWeb Cloud simplifies monitoring, control, and data logging. It provides access to your controller but keeps logic on the device so you are not dependent on network connectivity. Get the best of both worlds with our reliable platform.
The Benefits of WiFi in IIoT
Flexible
WiFi-enabled PLCs are often used when a hardwired Ethernet connection isn’t feasible. It may be impossible to pull or install wire in an existing structure, for example.
Cost-Saving
With WiFi, integrators can avoid the expense of burying a line, channeling Ethernet cables, and installing other physical components.
Easy Installation
Our WiFi-enabled PLCs can be assigned network credentials through the built-in interface. Then, all the module needs is power and you’re ready to go.
Extended I/O
WiFi capability allows PLCs to be physically distant from the rest of the system, bridging the gap between where the data is collected and where it’s utilized.
ControlByWeb® WiFi Micro PLC Features
- Embedded WiFi connectivity
- Email/Text alerts
- Control relays based on preset thresholds
- Custom Logic – No programming required
- Built-in web server
Application Spotlight: WiFi Refrigeration Monitoring
Industrial refrigerators and freezers house thousands of dollars in perishable goods. Even a short fluctuation in temperature caused by fan failure, an unsealed door, or a power outage may be enough to spoil the contents. A restaurant manager’s whole week could be ruined by one faulty cooler—and it isn’t just the food and beverage industry that utilizes cold storage. Most vaccines, certain chemicals, and even mylar film prints require careful temperature control.
WiFi-enabled PLCs allow for precise, wireless monitoring of refrigeration units. They can measure ambient temperature, track how long walk-in doors are left open, verify that fans are operating, and send timely notifications when temperatures fluctuate too far from the accepted threshold for too long.
The ControlByWeb PLC featured in this application is the purpose-built Fridge-Alert™, but other WiFi-enabled PLCs like the X-410W™ offer a flexible temperature-monitoring solution.