Anybus Wireless Bolt

Connect devices, machines and equipment over Bluetooth™ or WLAN

Anybus® Wireless Bolt™ 

Wireless connector giving a machine or cabinet wireless access via Bluetooth® or Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Anybus Wireless Bolt enables you to connect industrial devices to a wireless network. It is attached onto a cabinet or a machine to enable wireless access. Wireless transmission is made via Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy or WLAN technology.

The Wireless Bolt is IP67-rated and has a max range of 100 meters. It can communicate with devices using Ethernet, Serial (RS232/485) or CAN. Regardless of communication method, you have the same connector (2x9p;3,5 Plug Connector) for both power and communication.

What you can do with the Anybus Wireless Solutions

Point-to-point cable replacement

Anybus Wireless Solutions are used as an Industrial Ethernet cable replacement. Ideal when industrial cables as not desirable - ideal for harsh industrial environments. 

  • Use as a point-point cable replacement for Industrial Ethernet protocols (PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, BACnet/IP) 
point-to-point

Multipoint wireless access

Anybus Wireless Bridge can act as an access point connecting up to 7 different clients. Both Anybus Wireless Bridge and Wireless Bolt can also act as clients.

  • Combine Anybus Wireless Bridge and Anybus Wireless Bolts  - Bridge and Bolt work seamlessly together
multipoint-access

Configure a machine wirelessly

Anybus Wireless Bolt can enable you to configure any machine via a wireless network. You can access your machine over Ethernet. (Serial RS232/485 or CAN interface from Q3 2017).

From here you can configure the machine or maybe create your own self diagnostics app, in order to to reduce machine downtime.

  • Increase operator safety by going wireless
configure wirelessly

Eliminate expensive HMIs

Connect a Wireless Bolt to your machine and access the internal web pages via a laptop, tablet or smart phone.

  • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) means that you no longer need an expensive HMI, and with a 100 m range, you do not need to be physically located at the machine.
Eliminate HMI's and Bring your own device (BYOD)

Data acquisition

With Anybus Wireless Solutions you also get the possibility to connect to a cloud service of your choice.

Get live data from a machine for analysis and reporting and integrate it into a SCADA system, without interfering with the machine operation.

  • Realize IoT and use your cloud service of choice

 

Connect to cloud systems

Connect a field device (AGV)

Connect a Wireless Bolt directly to a field application such as an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle).

Ideal when operating in hazardous locations where operator safety is paramount. 

Connect Wireless Bolt to an AGV

Availability

Bluetooth or WLAN?

Wireless communication can either be made via Bluetooth or WLAN 2.4/5 Ghz. Which is best suited for the environment in which they will operate?

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