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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | e00118 |
| Journal | HardwareX |
| Volume | 8 |
| Early online date | 21 Jun 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2020 |
Abstract
In this article a gateway module to integrate legacy laboratory devices into the network of the digital laboratory in the 21st century is introduced. The device is based on ready to buy consumer hardware that is easy to get and inexpensive. Depending on the specific requirements of the desired application (bare embedded computer, RS232 serial port connector, IP65 certified casing and connectors) the needed investment ranges from about 95 € up to 200 €. The embedded computer runs an open source Linux operating system and can in principle be used to run any kind of software needed for communicating with the laboratory device. Here the open source SiLA2 standard is used for presenting the device's functions in the network. As an example the digital integration of a magnetic stirrer is shown and can be used as a template for other applications. A method for easy remote integration of the device to ensure an easy and consistent workflow in development, testing and usage is also presented. This incorporates a method for remote installation of SiLA2 servers on the box as well as a web frontend for administration, debugging and management of those.
Keywords
- Digital integration, Digitalization, Digitization, Embedded computing, Internet of things (IoT), Laboratory, Network, SiLA2
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Civil and Structural Engineering
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In: HardwareX, Vol. 8, e00118, 10.2020.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing IoT to the lab: sila2 and open-source-powered gateway module for integrating legacy devices into the digital laboratory
AU - Porr, Marc Julian
AU - Schwarz, Sebastian
AU - Lange, Ferdinand Heinrich
AU - Niemeyer, Laura
AU - Hentrop, Thorleif
AU - Marquard, Daniel
AU - Lindner, Patrick
AU - Scheper, Thomas
AU - Beutel, Sascha
N1 - Funding information: The authors thank the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for funding our research in context of the project “Digitalisierung in der Industriellen Biotechnologie (DigInBio)” (BMBF FKZ 031B0463C) and the Projektträger Jülich. The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access fund of Leibniz Universität Hannover. The authors thank the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for funding our research in context of the project “Digitalisierung in der Industriellen Biotechnologie (DigInBio)” (BMBF FKZ 031B0463C) and the Projektträger Jülich. The authors also thank their partners in that project: the Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften, Department for Bioprocesses and Bioanalytics at the Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Biochemical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich for testing prototypes of the hardware presented here. They also thank the Tecan Software Competence Center for help and support with their open source SiLA2 implementation and the Bopla Gehäuse Systeme GmbH for permission to publish CAD-Files and drawings based on their technical documentation under an open hardware license. The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access fund of Leibniz Universität Hannover.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - In this article a gateway module to integrate legacy laboratory devices into the network of the digital laboratory in the 21st century is introduced. The device is based on ready to buy consumer hardware that is easy to get and inexpensive. Depending on the specific requirements of the desired application (bare embedded computer, RS232 serial port connector, IP65 certified casing and connectors) the needed investment ranges from about 95 € up to 200 €. The embedded computer runs an open source Linux operating system and can in principle be used to run any kind of software needed for communicating with the laboratory device. Here the open source SiLA2 standard is used for presenting the device's functions in the network. As an example the digital integration of a magnetic stirrer is shown and can be used as a template for other applications. A method for easy remote integration of the device to ensure an easy and consistent workflow in development, testing and usage is also presented. This incorporates a method for remote installation of SiLA2 servers on the box as well as a web frontend for administration, debugging and management of those.
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KW - Digital integration
KW - Digitalization
KW - Digitization
KW - Embedded computing
KW - Internet of things (IoT)
KW - Laboratory
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DO - 10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00118
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