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Reserve Your Seat TodayHow to Get a Perfect-Fit Device with a Virtual Prototype
When a DPS client like you calls me about a remote monitoring project, an off-the-shelf product will do the job about 80% of the time. Sometimes, I create a virtual prototype to help you visualize what DPS is about to build for you. Check out this AC+DC PDU I built for a multi-state power utility.
Andrew Erickson
April 14, 2022
How to Plan Your Installation of Remote Monitoring Devices
There is one concept that is critical to understand when you're rolling out monitoring gear: You have to realize that it is not just the cost of buying the gear, but the total cost of...
Andrew Erickson
April 5, 2022
How to Monitor Your Lift Station Wet-Well Effectively
Let me walk you through the customized wet-well monitoring system that I put together for my client. In this case, the well was a critical component of operating a county fairground. The solution blends existing control gear with a new RTU.
John Ebury
March 28, 2022
How to Get the Right PDUs for Your Telecom Cabinets & Huts
Semi-custom work is routine at DPS, especially for medium or large projects involving Qty 11 or higher. Let's take a look at several active projects I'm working on related to Power Distribution Units, which will give you a good background on how to choose your own PDUs.
Andrew Erickson
March 14, 2022
How Good Remote Monitoring Improves Public & Staff Safety
I just got back from a fantastic installation trip in the mountainous west of the US. It made me think in more detail about the safety aspects of good remote monitoring equipment that I always try to design and deliver perfectly.
Andrew Erickson
March 2, 2022
Monitoring ILS and Other Critical Aviation Safety Equipment
DPS equipment is frequently used in life-and-death scenarios, but few are so immediate as in aviation. In instrument conditions (zero visibility), a malfunctioning ILS (Instrument Landing System) can quite literally send airplanes into mountains.
Andrew Erickson
February 14, 2022
Pandemic Drives the Need for Alarm Monitoring In the Healthcare Industry
DPS Telecom gear is frequently utilized by utility, telecom, and transportation companies. I recently worked to provide a solution for a less common industry from us: medical. This client was needing a solution to monitor their freezers and refrigerators.
John Ebury
February 13, 2022
Combining HVAC Management with General Remote Monitoring and Control Functions
I'm currently working on a project with a company that remotely monitors and manages HVAC systems for their customers. My role in this project will be to integrate general remote site management for other equipment to supplement HVAC management.
Andrew Erickson
February 6, 2022
Alternatives to Programming Logic Controllers
Every SCADA system (or other "remote monitoring and control system") necessary involves some number of remote input and output devices. RTUs represent a simpler approach that can be used to accomplish many monitoring goals.
Andrew Erickson
February 6, 2022
How to Monitor Your Remote Building Temperatures
Temperature sensing at remote buildings is important for many different industries. If you have telecommunication sites at a telco, power company, railroad, or county agency, you must monitor temperature. If you have a data center, a server room, or a...
Andrew Erickson
January 30, 2022
