(Measurement Systems International: Seattle, WA) -- A chemical processing facility wanted to integrate data from a crane scale to its programmable logic controller (PLC) system and structured query language (SQL) server. A secondary goal was to provide real-time access to the scale data from anywhere within the plant network.

Measurement Systems International (MSI) provided the MSI-9300 RF Crane Scale with optional Ethernet 802.11B WiFi connectivity to meet the customer’s objectives. The MSI-9300 offers the ability to connect to most wireless networks without additional hardware. When connected to a wireless network, the MSI-9300 configuration and setup is accomplished with a simple web-based utility. A user-defined string of ASCII host commands allow the user to arrange and format data output. Scale data can be accessed through transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) on a terminal program or by using MSI’s PC-compatible MSI-CVM 4 software.

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