SWYCH FOR
RAIL & TRANSPORT
Mount a MD1/2 microPLC in the wayside cabinet — air-gapped, local Modbus bridging with zero cloud dependency.
THE OLD WAY
- 01.Critical rail networks cannot be exposed to the public internet — cloud IoT is a non-starter.
- 02.Wayside assets are remote with no fibre, and cellular is often unreliable or prohibited.
- 03.Retrofitting sensors to legacy point machines means expensive, custom integration work.
THE SWYCH WAY
- 01.Drop-in MD1/2 microPLC: Sits in the wayside cabinet, reads Modbus sensors locally, and bridges data wirelessly to the next cabinet or station — fully air-gapped.
- 02.Zero cloud dependency: Operates entirely on a private LoRa/HaLow network. No internet connection needed.
- 03.RS-485 Modbus RTU native: Aggregates sensor data at the cabinet and hands it off to your existing signalling or SCADA network.
- 04.Retrofit-friendly: Wire temp, vibration, or contact sensors to a Modbus I/O module and let the MD1/2 microPLC bridge the data wirelessly.
DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS
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Point Machine Monitoring
Wire temp and vibration sensors via Modbus — the MD1/2 microPLC bridges readings to the station cabinet wirelessly.
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Cabinet Door Security
Connect a reed switch to a digital input for remote open/close status of wayside enclosures.
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Level Crossing Status
Read battery voltage and lamp relay status via Modbus and bridge back to the control room.
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Tunnel Fan Monitoring
Connect Modbus air-quality sensors and fan status relays — relay data wirelessly to the nearest station.
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