Your backup generator is designed to operate when the unexpected happens. But what happens when the generator is located somewhere cellular coverage is limited, unreliable, or unavailable?
That is where T-Satellite combined with OmniMetrix remote generator monitoring can provide an important new layer of connectivity. If you can see the sky, you have coverage!
T-Satellite is now available with the OMNI and OMNIPRO remote generator monitors and expands your connectivity to OmniView & your OmniMetrix remote monitors. Instead of relying solely on traditional cellular connectivity, satellite-enabled monitoring can help extend visibility to generator assets located in challenging environments.
WHAT IS T-SATELLITE?
T-Satellite is a satellite-based connectivity service designed to extend communication beyond areas served by traditional cellular towers. Satellite connectivity can be especially valuable for equipment located in rural, remote, industrial, or otherwise difficult-to-connect locations.
For remote generator monitoring, the concept is simple: the generator monitor collects information from the generator’s control system, and the connectivity layer provides a path for that information to reach the OmniMetrix cloud-based monitoring environment.
That means critical information can continue moving from the generator to the people responsible for maintaining it, even when conventional connectivity is a challenge. OmniMetrix has long offered cellular and satellite communication options for remote monitoring. The company states that its monitors can transmit from nearly anywhere on Earth using satellite uplink when cellular coverage is unavailable.
HOW DOES T-SATELLITE WORK?
The process starts at your generator. OMNI or OMNIPRO remote generator monitors connect to the generator’s control panel the same way you would connect via cellular coverage. The monitor will, then, send critical data such as battery voltage, fuel level or pressure, coolant status, oil status, operating condition, missed exercise events, and system alarms to ensure good generator health and preventing fail-to-start situations. This is typically done through a cellular connection.
T-Satellite provides another pathway for communicating information from qualifying monitored equipment. The information ultimately becomes available through the OmniMetrix monitoring environment, where users can review generator status, receive notifications, and manage monitored assets remotely.
OmniMetrix’s OmniView platform provides centralized access to monitored equipment and supports real-time and historical information, alarm notifications, reporting, and remote diagnostics. OMNIPRO also supports remote control capabilities, including remote generator start/stop functionality where supported by the connected generator system.
The OMNIPRO Commercial Generator Monitor features a smaller, sleek, modern design that easily mounts to most surfaces via magnetic feet or screws. This new design matches the compact footprint of the OMNI while packing the punch of a commercial generator monitor. Multi-colored LEDs provide clear status information for troubleshooting and the swappable color-coded cables/modular wiring that make installation, repairs and upgrades quick and easy!
The OMNIPRO’s future-proof design allows for fast installs by your service technician in less than 60 minutes, USB-C connection and patented, over-the-air programming to push updates & improvements at no cost to you! Plus, should you need support, our US-based OmniMetrix team will also support you & your technicians should you need any additional assistance before, during, or after installation.
The OMNI Residential Generator Monitor features a sleek, modern design that easily mounts to most surfaces via magnetic feet or screws. The simplistic design features multi-colored LEDs also provide clear status information for troubleshooting and the swappable color-coded cables/modular wiring that make installation, repairs and upgrades quick and easy!
The OMNI’s future-proof design allows for fast installs by your service technician in less than 60 minutes, USB-C connection and patented, over-the-air programming to push updates & improvements at no cost to you! Plus, should you need support, our US-based OmniMetrix team will also support you & your technicians should you need any additional assistance before, during, or after installation.
FAQs About OmniMetrix Monitoring Solutions
What is T-Satellite generator monitoring?
T-Satellite generator monitoring combines satellite connectivity with an OmniMetrix remote generator monitor to provide a communications path for generator information in locations where traditional cellular connectivity may be limited or unavailable.
Is T-Satellite available with OMNI and OMNIPRO?
Yes. T-Satellite is now available as a connectivity capability for OmniMetrix’s OMNI and OMNIPRO remote generator monitoring solutions.
Why use satellite instead of cellular generator monitoring?
Cellular connectivity works well for many generator installations. Satellite connectivity provides an additional option for locations where cellular coverage is limited, unreliable, or unavailable.
What can an the OMNI monitor?
Depending on the generator and configuration, the OMNI can monitor up to 50 alarms and parameters, including battery voltage, fuel, oil, coolant, missed exercises, and system alarms.
What can the OMNIPRO monitor?
OMNIPRO can provide access to up to 1,000 alarms and parameters, depending on the connected generator and control system. Available information can include battery, fuel, coolant, oil, exercise status, system alarms, and other diagnostic information.
Does satellite monitoring replace generator maintenance?
No. Remote monitoring complements a regular generator maintenance program. It provides additional visibility between scheduled service visits and can help identify alarms or changing conditions that may require attention.
Does OmniMetrix work with different generator brands?
Yes. OmniMetrix states that its remote generator monitors are compatible with all major generator brands, including Briggs & Stratton, CAT (Caterpillar), Champion, Cummins, Generac, Kohler, MTU, DynaGen, and others.
Is T-Satellite right/needed for every generator?
The appropriate communications option depends on the generator location, available network coverage, equipment configuration, and monitoring requirements. OmniMetrix can help determine the appropriate setup for a particular application.
Does OmniMetrix provide installation services?
We’ll be a part of the installation process for your air compressor monitor, but we don’t provide actual on-site installation technicians. In the event the installation goes beyond the service team or requires custom solutions, our Engineering Solutions team can aid in the setup and completion of your project.
Regardless of your individual situation, we will help ensure monitor installation. We offer live phone support and written installation guides for specific control panels.
WHY CHOOSE OMNIMETRIX?
THE POWER OF DATA & ANALYTICS
PREVENT
With something as important as your facility’s air compressor, it’s vital your company’s operation stays up and running at all costs. Utilizing innovative technology like AIRGuard, now you can detect failures which used to have gone unnoticed until it was too late. Whether being used internally or in conjunction with your maintenance provider, AIRGuard prevents failures from occurring.
ANALYZE
OmniMetrix can provide more data and more insight to make the proper choices and decisions as it relates to your air compressors.
By utilizing over 25 years of IoT/M2M industry knowledge, we’ve designed a product that provides unlimited data, reporting & graphing tools for all your data analytical needs.
EFFICIENCIES
Why take the time out of your busy day to physically check your compressors, when the information you need is on your phone or desktop computer? The AIRGuard monitoring system proactively notifies you and/or a maintenance provider if any particular parameter reaches a critical point that may cause a failure. Solving a problem, before it’s a problem, makes everyone more efficient.
Remote generators should not be limited by their location. With T-Satellite and OmniMetrix OMNI and OMNIPRO, critical generator monitoring can go beyond traditional connectivity limitations—helping you maintain visibility, receive important notifications, and manage backup power with greater confidence.
UPGRADE YOUR REMOTE MONITORING WITH T-SATELLITE & OMNIMETRIX
A backup generator is only useful if it is ready when you need it. Knowing its condition before an emergency can make a meaningful difference.
With T-Satellite now available with OmniMetrix OMNI and OMNIPRO remote generator monitors, organizations have another way to connect critical backup power assets and extend remote monitoring into locations where traditional cellular connectivity may not be sufficient.
From residential backup generators to commercial generator fleets, OmniMetrix combines remote monitoring hardware, communications, cloud-based visibility, alerts, reporting, and support into a connected monitoring solution.
Don’t let a remote generator become an invisible generator. Add satellite connectivity and bring critical power information within reach.
Contact OmniMetrix to learn whether T-Satellite is the right connectivity option for your OMNI or OMNIPRO remote generator monitoring application.
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