The NanoSUM data acquisition and communication system was designed by SIAP+MICROS as a compact, cost-effective and lowpower solution for environmental monitoring in meteorological and civil protection applications. Depending on the type of application, it can be housed in various enclosures, with or without an integrated battery and solar panel power supply system. In all cases, both the data acquisition frequency and the frequency of data transmission via FTP or FTPS can be programmed on the device. The system has been designed for extremely low power consumption and to be used even in systems without an external power supply. NanoSUM has been designed to interface with systems and sensors featuring RS-232, RS-485 and RS-422 serial outputs using the MODBUS protocol, as well as SDI-12 sensors. Its basic functions include data acquisition, processing, local storage and transfer via the public telephone network (xG) to an FTP/FTPS server. The device is capable of powering (ON/OFF) external equipment at a nominal voltage of 12 Vdc. NanoSUM is equipped with two digital inputs to which a sensor with a pulse output (e.g. rain gauge) can be connected.
The device is also equipped with two digital outputs for enabling external power supplies. NanoSUM is fully configurable via the DAK software.