Monitron, which class for which device?

Hello,

Monitron is dedicated to industrial pieces of equipment. Valid options for the machine class are based on the ISO 20816 standard. Namely:

• Class I: Individual parts of engines and machines, integrally connected to the complete machine in its normal operating condition, for example, production electrical motors of up to 15 kW.
• Class II: Medium-sized machines (typically electrical motors with 15 kW to 75 kW output) without special foundations, rigidly mounted engines or machines (up to 300 kW) on special foundations.
• Class III: Large prime-movers and other large machines with rotating masses mounted on rigid and heavy foundations that are relatively stiff in the direction of vibration.
• Class IV: Large prime-movers and other large machines with rotating masses mounted on rigid and heavy foundations that are relatively soft in the direction of vibration measurement, for example, turbo-generator sets and gas turbines with outputs greater than 10 MW.

Monitron would not be suitable to monitor consumer appliance such as coffee machines or washing machines. In addition, and at this time, Monitron is best suited for continuously running rotating equipment. For other types of use case, I would recommend cheaper options. Industrial IoT options could leverage CloudRail-enabled sensors. Otherwise, any connected sensors you can connect to a Raspberry Pi might be a good option (check out this article written by one of our solutions architect if you'd like to get some inspiration).

Hope this helps,

Michaël.