We help small business monitor their chiller equipment from their phones.

Control your RS-485 / modbus RTU chiller from your phone.

What makes it special?

This board is a simple way to monitor your industrial equipment to your phone. Connects to a simple mobile app for Android and iOS. Leverages the powerful and inexpensive/free particle.io ecosystem. Open source.

Summary

• RS-485 half-duplex line driver with Featherwing connector for Particle.io Argon or Boron modules
• 5.2 - 36vdc
• Connects to the lowcost/free particle cloud
• Monitor your RS-485 modbus RTU equipment from your phone

What is it?

Control RS-485 modbus RTU device(s) via a simple phone app or google spreadsheet.

Some firmware programming required

Use this board along with a Particle.io Boron (Cellular) or Argon (Wifi) microcontroller (not supplied)

Sample firmware: Novus N322 Temperature Controller modbus RTU driver (github)

Why did you make it?

I've been installing simple apps to allow the control of chillers in wineries.

Options

• RS-485 Board only. For use with Particle Argon, Boron, or any Feather-compatible microcontroller
• Fully Assembled, with pre-programmed WiFi Particle Argon for generic modbus RTU Ready to be deployed, connect to your equipment, connect to wifi, and immediately start monitoring your chiller from your phone. Equipment must support Modbus RTU.

Let's talk

This module is for you if:

• If you feeling frustrated that you are tied to driving to work to monitor your equipment.

• If you are feeling exhausted that you can't track how the process has changed over time.

• If you desire more time and location freedom from your work.

Are you interested in this system of tools I'm building?

I would love to talk with you!

Please book a free 20 minute session - Hudson Sonoma Office Hours - if you would like to talk about any of the following:

• Understanding what this is and why it might be useful for you
• Getting started customizing the firmware or mobile app
• Feedback having used (or tried to use) this product