Thermon Genesis Network
The Thermon Genesis-Network Heating System revolutionizes heat trace system management with its comprehensive operational awareness and supervisory control capabilities, all while ensuring low total installed costs and unmatched flexibility. By employing wireless mesh communications, the Genesis Network connects all heat trace controllers, providing seamless integration with the control room. From there, operators, maintenance teams, and management can access alarms and performance history via an intuitive browser-based interface, accessible from any PC or tablet.
The Genesis Network offers a range of benefits, including increased uptime through site-wide visibility of all heat trace operating conditions and alarms, optimized alarm settings to accurately identify outlier behavior, reduced maintenance hours with rapid diagnoses and troubleshooting, streamlined maintenance and operations through accurate data analysis, and improved responsiveness to upgrades, expansions, and maintenance activities.
APPLICATION
The Genesis Network delivers full operational
awareness and supervisory control over heat trace
systems, with low total installed cost and maximum
flexibility. Genesis Network connects all heat trace
controllers via wireless mesh communications to
the control room. In the control room, alarms and
performance history are logged and displayed to
operators, maintenance teams, and management
via a user-friendly browser-based interface
accessible from any PC or tablet.
The Genesis Network enables:
• Increased up-time resulting from site-wide
visibility of all heat trace operating conditions
and alarms
• Optimized alarm settings tuned to accurately
flag outlier behavior and avoid nuisance alarms
• Fewer maintenance hours due to rapid
diagnoses and troubleshooting of issues and
sources of alarms
• Streamlined maintenance and operations
resulting from the accurate and timely analysis
and presentation of data relating to the heat
trace system
• Improved response to upgrades, expansions,
and maintenance activities and the related
configuration changes
The Genesis Bridge links panels and controllers to
the wireless mesh network. The Genesis Bridge is a
more cost effective, flexible, and feature rich method
for establishing communication when compared to
traditional wired networks.
The Genesis Bridge acts as a repeater for other
nodes. It dynamically adjusts to “heal” or “repair”
paths within the mesh network. Industrial facilities
have numerous obstacles that can interfere with
wireless communications, and the Genesis Bridge
provides the additional redundant wireless paths to
maximize communication success.
Alternatively, bridges can communicate using a
traditional wired Ethernet network.
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF GENESIS NETWORK
• Thermon Genesis Bridge – node for wireless
mesh communications
• Thermon Genesis Gateway – access point to/
from the control room
• Thermon Genesis Server – supervisory and
data analytics software
FEATURES & BENEFITS OF GENESIS NETWORK
• Wireless Communication: Reduces total cost
of ownership by eliminating installation and
maintenance of wiring, tray, and/or conduit.
• Mesh Network: Maximizes uptime by providing
multiple and redundant communication
pathways that automatically adjust.
• Scalable: Meets simple needs or supports the
largest plants and heat trace circuit counts. Up to
1024 nodes.
• Real-Time: Superior response time when
compared to a traditional Modbus network. Timely
alarm reporting and tracking of temperature
and current measurements in the control room
enables efficiency with troubleshooting issues.
• Software Updates: Using smart IIoT technology,
easily deploy new software to Genesis Network
devices and controllers in the plant and add
features over time to realize greater value.
• Browser Interface: Users can access the system
from any browser (PC or tablet) on the plant
network ensuring access from anywhere.
Eliminates effort to keep client access points up
to date.
• Communication Options: May be configured
for either wireless (preferred) or wired
communication or any combination of wired and
wireless depending upon the needs of the site.