Product category:
Environmental sensors and sampling systems
News Release from: AKCP | Subject: sensorProbe8
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2003
An intelligent 8 port remote monitoring
device
AKCP Co, from Thailand, a supplier of easy-to-use, web-enabled products for remote environmental monitoring, announces the release of its latest environmental monitoring product - the sensorProbe8
The sensorProbe8 is a low cost, monitoring device, with 8 sensor ports for sale at just USD645 including a 1 foot temperature sensor AKCP products are designed to monitor valuable infrastructure environmental conditions, power and security
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 26 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SP8 is a handy compact device.
It features the capability of plugging-in any intelligent sensor from AKCP, into any of the 8 ports.
These include temperature, humidity, airflow, water detection, voltage, security and dry contacts, etc The SP8 connects directly to a standard 10 BaseT network via a built-in RJ45 socket.
It comes with an enhanced web interface for easy navigation.
An optional 1U rack-mount kit is also available.
The SP8 has user settable thresholds for each sensor that will alarm and notify users.
For example, if a server room or rack enclosure is tampered with, has an overheating situation, has experienced a loss of air flow, or there is a water leakage, the SP8 sends out an alarm.
User can select the alert type including E-mail, SMS, or SNMP trap.
The sensorProbe8 is supplied with a MIB to allow its interface to SNMP based network management systems such as HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, What's Up Gold, and others.
The sensorProbe8 has many advanced features, and will fulfill most customer monitoring needs, while still fitting tight budgets.
The device will fit in small server/computer rooms, institutions, data centres, rack-mount monitoring, or any critical area in which environmental and power conditions must be monitored and controlled at strict levels.
AKCP was established in 1981 has become a leading global provider of IP-based intelligent monitoring solutions.
Over 1000 organizations use the AKPC solution, which prevents disaster and secures their infrastructure by providing early warning of conditions that threaten the integrity of the company data and assets.
The AKCP customer base includes leading operators in the rack-mount industry, corporate data centres and wiring closets, educational institutions, food and beverage industry and the department of defense.
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