Category Archives: Apps, Embedded Solutions & MMIs

SYBU Smart WiFi Scale Solution

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SYBU Smart WiFi Scale Solution is a technology solution for packing punnets, cartons,
containers, tubs and crates to a minimum required weight.

  • Increase productivity by measuring, tracking and incentivising packer performance

Some of the main features are:

  • WiFi scale to pack to a minimum target, with a maximum upper weight
  • One or more packers can work at the same station
  • Packers are tracked with RFID tags and can move between stations during production.
  • Every production unit is recorded
  • Intuitive Touch User Interface
  • Each scale can be individually mamaged or controlled simultaneosly from Sybu CloudMaster
  • Software updates can quickly be deployed via OTA (Over the Air)
  • Scale can function in an offline state without losing production data
  • Leaderboard provides rank information and improves packer performance
  • From the network overview diagram the Scales, Leaderboards and operational control from the ScaleMaster are connecting wireless to a network access point.
  • Multiple such configurations are permitted within the same packhouse or farm to accommodate multiple pack lines.
  • Optionally the SYBU Cloudscale can be utilized to provide production dashboards, reports for executives, which can be accessed from anywhere with internet access.

The SYBU ScaleMaster allows for operational control, configuration of all the scales, packer provisioning and specification assignment.

onPark

Sybu Data onPark – Parking Management System

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onPark

onPark is a locally developed kerbside Parking Management System by Sybu Data comprising of real-time GSM mobile devices and high availability cloud based back office management system for parking service providers and municipalities.

onPark was developed from the ground up to provide real-time results and statistics. Parking marshals can login and download their daily precinct assignments and can quickly record vehicle and parking information and print receipts. Supervisors can inspect a marshal’s parking report and upload parking inspections.  Service providers can perform operation management functions such as precinct and marshal assignment, parking tariff structures, daily cash reports with intuitive web interface.  Role based access allow authorized users such as municipalities view rights to reports.

onPark is designed to function and report parking events in real-time to the back office. In event of network, device, SIM card or communication failure the mobile devices will continue in an off-line mode to record parking events and print parking receipts.

An overview of the solution supporting multiple operators is shown below:

Technical Specifications

Device Specifications

  • Automatic reconnection to server.
  • 7.4V 2150mAh battery provides up to 400 transactions.
  • 128×64 Graphical sunlight-readable LCD display with backlight
  • Color-coded buttons with easy text and digit input.
  • Graphical icons displaying: Battery level, Cellular signal quality, Network activity, Pay-On-Exit reminders.
  • Thermal printer integrated into unit with hard cover securing 58mm paper roll.
  • Marshal and Supervisor login protected by username and password.
  • Realtime GPRS Connection: All events reported to server immediately, or stored until logoff.
  • Device firmware protected by asymmetric keys
  • Automatic restoration of previous state after device reboot, or battery replacement.
  • Intuitive graphical display of parking bays and current parking bay states.
  • Rapid selection of a parking bays with keypad shortcuts.
  • Automatic calculation of amount due for vehicle parked over the originally purchased minutes.
  • Receipt printed on any cash transaction
  • Reprinting of last receipt
  • Display of marshal shift information upon marshal login
  • Optional automatic prefixing of vehicle registration with local registration prefix (e.g. “CEM”)
  • Pay-On-Exit tariff option for vehicles parked before start of collection window
  • Printout of all current parking bay states for supervisor routine inspection.
  • Capture of supervisor routine inspection results are sent to the server  for storage.
  • Over-the-air software updates to device
  • Over-the-air receipt template updates to the device
  • Airtime check with reporting to server for back office management of devices upon marshal logoff.

Back-office and Management

  • Individual views for System Administrators, Service Providers and Municipalities
  • Secure login to back-office by username, password and One-Time-Password sent by SMS.
  • Password Reset and Password Change facility
  • User log-out facility
  • Securely hosted in data center with redundancy backup for both data and application.
  • Capability to dynamically scale solution for increased traffic.
  • Service Provider
    • Overview screen: List of devices with airtime value of less than R10.00
    • Marshals screen: Management of marshals – adding, editing and removing from system. Management includes marshal ID and PIN, Full name and ID Number.
    • Devices screen: Display of all devices used by Service provider, including:
      • Device Unique ID
      • Serial Number
      • Cell Number
      • Service Provider reference number
      • Airtime retrieval command
      • Current airtime value
      • Date/time of last contact with server
    • Tariffs Screen: Management of tariff groups.
      • Each tariff group is comprised of a number of a number of durations specified in minutes and the cost associated to each.
    • Parking Bays screen:
      • Import of Google Earth/KML File containing precincts and parking bays.
      • Assignment of tariff group to precinct.
      • Association of vehicle registration prefix to precinct
      • Overview of Precincts, precinct description and parking bays associated with precinct, including display on map of parking bay location.
    • Assignment screen
      • Assignment of marshals to precincts
      • Display of precinct, number of parking bays in precincts and assigned marshal to precinct.
      • Search bar for precinct.
      • Display of unassigned marshals. Marshal ID, Marshal name, system-assigned score
      • Option to clear marshal assignment to currently selected precinct.
    • Assignment Report
      • Create PDF report displaying marshals assigned to precincts.
      • Option to print in Portrait or Landscape
      • Sorting by Marshal ID, or Precinct ID.
    • Cash-up Report
      • Create PDF report displaying amount collected, amount not collected and ratio for each marshal.
      • Warning displaying number of marshal not logged off yet.
    • Daily Report
      • Create PDF report displaying amount collected amount not collected and ratio for each marshal or precinct.
      • Option to create report sorted by marshal or precinct.
      • Selection for specific date
    • Monthly Report – By Marshal
      • Create PDF report showing Marshal, Total amount collected, total amount not collected and ratio
      • Selection of specific month.
    • Monthly Report – By Precinct
      • Create PDF report showing Precinct, precinct description, number of parking bays, number of vehicles parked, amount collected, amount not collected and ratio
      • Selection of specific month.
    • Monthly Report – By Day
      • Create PDF report showing day of month, number of vehicles parked, total amount collected, total amount not collected, and ratio
      • Selection of specific month.
  • Municipality View
    • Daily Report – See above
    • All monthly reports – See above.

Some of the Operator Management screens are shown below.

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3G Mobile Call Divert Class library

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Project : 3G Mobile Call Divert Class library

Description: The mobile call divert interface, allows for the divert of a mobile number to any other number and can report back on divert success.  The Class library interfaces to a 3G cellular modem.

The Class library will attempt the divert and will also request the diverted state back from the network.  The success of the divert will reported back to the hosted system.  The hosted system can then notify the user by SMS. The Class library will also provide status/error information for events such as no network connectivity.

Technology: C# class library

Solution Features:

  • C# class library to perform line divert and check line divert status
  • Compatible with 3G USB devices

Energy Management Solution

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The Energy Management Solution controls Electrical devices such as lighting and appliances by preconfigured schedule or by local or remote web-based control. The current status of each controllable device at each store can also be viewed remotely. The solution is targeted at chain stores. Energy management profiles can be published to each store where an intelligent controller interfaces to a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to switch air-conditioning units, refrigerators, and lighting dim levels. The profiles are generally configured to coincide with the operating hours of each store. Certain inputs may also be used for logging and control purposes.

  • Switching profile can be created an published centrally to remote stores
  • Individual status of each output can be monitored remotely
  • Switching can be overridden to allow local manual operation
  • Reporting and logging to central location from each store based upon scheduled switching and local override events.
  • Demand selection input can selectively switch outputs if electrical consumption exceeds threshold.
  • Security alarm can be linked to system to log arming, disarming, and trigger events centrally.

 

Solution Overview

Store Components

The store-side components feature a web server, custom developed website and Modbus controller. The application is run on the Mono Framework on a Ubuntu Linux installation.

1.      Web pages

As an easily accessible interface for each store, custom web pages were developed for the solution to include:

  • System Status: indicates uptime, local IP Address, software version and PLC status
  • Operational Mode: Displays and allows setting of the current operation mode (Disabled, Manual, Auto, Test)
  • Remote Control: View and control all inputs and outputs
  • Configuration: View and set all parameters pertaining to application configuration
  • PLC Configuration: Configure PLC and label inputs and outputs
  • Switching Schedule: Display the current switching schedule for the store for each output.

Pages use AJAX/XmlHttpRequest for live status feedback. All responses are generated by the custom developed web server.

2.      Custom Web Server

The Sybu Data .NET Web Server component was adapted for this solution. The web server server the set of web pages, selectively replacing placeholder tags within the pages with the appropriate data from the system. All AJAX requests are handled by a POST-Method event handler. The web server is also capable of receiving updates for the software.

3.      Scheduler

The scheduler checks the energy profile and switches the outputs accordingly. Any manually switched output will not be overridden by the scheduler.

4.      Event Reporting

Inputs are monitored for state changes. These inputs can range from operational override, alarm state to enclosure tampering switches. These events are then sent to the server component where they are logged.

5.      Remoting

.NET Remoting is utilized for communications between the server and store components.

 

Server Components

1.      Remoting

.NET Remoting is utilized for communications between the server and store components.

2.      Database

A Firebird database is used to store information such as store switching schedules, log information etc.

 

Screenshots of controller

Status display and PLC connection information

System Operational Mod

PLC Input / Output configuration

Remote Control Status

Grape Sorter

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The Grape Sorter Management System configures, controls and manages the process of sorting (grading and sizing) of grapes into cartons or punnets in a packhouse.

The system groups bunches of grapes together, that meet a specified sort (size, colour and weight) criteria, and will allocate to a carton or punnet to optimal weight within a set tolerance.

System Features are:

  • Grape sorting to target carton weight, including colour and diameter grading.
  • Interfaces with Vizier Systems sizer hardware.
  • Support 4 grades per lane and 20 unique size and colour combinations.-Automatic or manual control on production belt speed for optimal performance
  • Visually intuitive graphical planning interface – fast setup of sort program
  • Real-time statistical data during sort process.
  • Comprehensive reporting and printing.
  • Support for mobile devices (allows for PDA devices to connect wirelessly and receive real-time statistical data)
  • Support for punnets (this includes setting the maximum number pf small pieces, also allows for punnets of mixed colour, each with a set minimum percentage)
  • Support for combined packing of punnets and cartons

The sort modes are:

  • Sort on bunch weight to specified carton target weight.
  • Sort on bunch weight and colour grading to specified carton target weight.
  • Sort on bunch weight and average berry diameter size to specified carton target weight.
  • Combined carton and punnet sorting
  • Punnet sorting with options to pack 2 colours, each with minimum percentage.

More Information:

  • Various statistics available during sorting (Cartons per Drop, Count per Drop, Counts per Kilogram, Counts per Number of Fruit, Cupfill, Carton Rate, Bunch Rate, Cupfull Errors Detected, Cups Missed, Weight Histogram, Carton Statistics)
  • Full configuration of hardware and sort setups
  • All sort data is stored to database, this allows for any production run data to be retrieved.
  • Resumes previous state in case of power-failure.
  • Information from various hardware inputs shown while sorting.
  • Network connections and activity monitor included in server application Automatic sorting mode lets sorted adjust its settings dynamically.
  • Easy calibration of various hardware devices from client.
  • Integration with Packhouse Production System, Barcode Scanning System, Reporting Engine and Cutter Monitoring System
  • Cutter monitoring module allows :
    • detecting number of bunches cut by a specific cutter
    • number of bunches of particular cutter inspected by quality control
    • cutter peformance reporting
    • intake and scrap weight for each cutter
  • Remote monitoring, administration and support via GSM cellular network using GPRS / 3G services.
  • Systems are installed on 3 continents in countries South Africa, Egypt, Chile and Mexico.
Bunches on the conveyor prior to weighing and classification. Grape sorting in progress.Bunches being weighed and classified to colour and size.
Intake being scanned. Intake being processed by cutters.
500g punnets after sorting.This example shows 2 grades per punnet with a minimum percentage required per grade. Cutters processing intake.Rejected berries are cut from bunch.QA personnel adding bunches to sorter after inspection.
Management application – displays real-time statistics and allow for sorer control.

Graoe Sorter Remote Mobile grape sorter client application.

Allows for wireless monitoring and remote control of sorter with an iPhone

 

grape sorter program

Grape sorter client showing a typical sort program.

 Grape sorter stats Statistics provided during sorting.

Fruit Sorter

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The Fruit Sorter Management System configures, automates and controls the sorting (sizing, grading and classification) of fruit such as apples, pears, plums, citrus, etc in packhouses and farms.

Fruit Sorter main screen

Product Features:

The system features are:

  • The Fruit Sorting System consists of an Fruit Automation Server and a Fruit Sorting Client Software.
  • Support up to 8 lanes, each with 64 drops and demand feed product belt
  • Classification and sorting by weight, colour, diameter, ratio and their various combinations
  • Support for 4 grades (classes) per run.
  • Support of a cuprate of 10+ cups/sec
  • Highly intuitive user interface to configure and setup new sort programs.
  • Fast and intuitive colour and diameter calibration.
  • Real-time statistical data.
  • Real-time built-in 1kHz oscilloscope for quick diagnostics.
  • Alarm subsystem for monitoring error conditions
  • Comprehensive reporting and printing
  • Software interfaces to Packhouse Production System to unify production information.
  • Hardware interfaces to Vizier Systems Cup and Roller sizers
  • The automation server of v4 and newer has been completely re-developed using Windows Embedded OS
  • The client software of v4 and newer has been completely re-developed for the Windows .NET framework and supports Windows Vista and Windows 7

Total number of fruit sorter installations nationally and internationally: 70+

Pears on conveyor Pears being washed. Pears on conveyor Pears on conveyor
Damaged pears removed Quality control at intake Classified pears at packing point Classified pears at packpoint
Final product Final packed product

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Event Notification System

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The Event Notification System (ENS) monitors employees attendance and access and compare it with roster and shift definitions.  When time or grace periods are violated managers will be notified.

Scheduled imports of shift information, employee and manager data is done from external systems. Real-time clock data is received from a time and attendance (T&A) system of employee clock-in and clock-out actions.

  • Definitions of late clock-in and early clock-out grace periods per job grade.
  • Notification to managers by either SMS or e-mail or both through a workflow process.
  • Printing of following shifts for employee upon clock-out.
  • Printing of following shifts for employee upon clock-in if shifts have changed since last print.
  • Notification of employee being late, absent, late to clock-out, failure to clock-out, and clock-in on an off-shift
  • Location-aware clock actions supported.

 

 

Sybu Data Phone Line Divert software

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Features

  • Automated system to perform scheduled divert of phone line to specified employee.
  • Typically used by specialized services such as a medical practise to redirect after hours calls to a specific on-call person.
  • Schedules can be set and changed via
    • Admin module
    • IVR (interactive voice response ) by dialing in on admin telephone line
    • Online web interface
  • Modules: Divert Service. Admin module. IVR. Logging and reporting via SQLServer. Web interface
  • Interfaces: Modem1 for divert/undivert setup.  Modem2 for IVR and admin management

 

Sybu Data developed TimMan

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  • Graphical User Interface for detonator timing management.
  • Blast Planning
  • Supports multiple pattern types
  • Supports multiple detonators per hole
  • Initividual timing for each deck
  • Timing design by increment
  • Timing design by contour / chevron
  • Blast simulation
  • Graph for detonators by delay
  • Display of time contour lines
  • Interfaces to detonator scanner
  • Client : Orica

Sybu Data Vessel Monitoring System for Telkom SA undersea cables

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Eneo is the vessel monitoring system developed by Sybu Data. It tracks the movement of vessels in the region of undersea communication cables, such as SAT 2,3.

Features

  • Real-time monitoring of vessel movement
  • User defining of advanced zone to be monitored
  • Rule based alarm management
  • ECDIS – Electronic chart display information system
  • Historical data recall and replay of vessel movement
  • Multiple RADAR support

Installed systems for Telkom South Africa at Melkbostrand Cable Station outside Cape Town and along Kwazulu Natal coast at Mtunzini Cable station.