Senquip Quarterly Update

Quarterly Update Q1 2025

💥Senquip Vision💥 A Powerful New Dashboard for Your Operations Senquip is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Senquip Vision, a highly customisable dashboard designed to provide businesses with a clear and intuitive interface for monitoring and analysing key operational metrics.  Whether for management, maintenance, or operational teams, Senquip Vision enables real-time tracking, historical trend …

A selection of machines that Rajkot work with.

🌟 Welcome Rajkot Disel Machines to the Senquip Family! 🌟

We are thrilled to announce Rajkot Diesel Machines as our official Senquip distributor in India, Egypt, and the GCC countries! 🎉 With 20+ years of expertise in marine, oil & gas, power-gen, and automation, Rajkot Diesel Machines and its subsidiary 4JB AUTOMATION bring deep industry knowledge and technical excellence. Their commitment to quality and customer …

AssetFindr team standing by large truck

Shoutout to Sugih and Rahmat

Big thanks to Sugih and Rahmat from AssetFindr, our Indonesian distributor, for completing a complex Senquip install this week! Their expertise keeps fleets connected and running efficiently. Great work, team! 💪👏

Screenshot of CAN data on a Kenworth truck

CAN Termination is Not Optional

An image showing he CAN network on a Kenworth truck before and after CAN termination

Correct termination is essential for reliable CAN network performance. In a recent install on a Kenworth Truck J1939 network, the initial scope trace showed no data while the Senquip device reported CAN errors. After installing a 120 Ohm termination resistor at the Senquip device, full diagnostic data was restored.

CAN network termination is the key to a dependable J1939 communications.

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Industrial fan vibration being monitored on a Senquip device

🫨Remote Vibration Monitoring🫨

Senquip has collaborated with Kjaerulf Pedersen a/s to offer remote vibration monitoring via low bandwidth connections. The KPV200 sensor captures vibrations up to 1600Hz, enabling effective equipment health monitoring. Recent firmware updates allow communication with KPV200, enhancing the Senquip Portal for monitoring applications in various industries.

Why is RS485 Better

After yesterdays post on the differences between RS232 and RS485, we have been asked a few times why RS485 is more noise immune. It is because RS485 uses a differential signalling method. Here’s how it works, and why it’s effective: 🔗 Differential Signalling in RS485: RS485 uses two wires to carry a pair of signals that …

RS232 vs RS485

RS232 and RS485 are standards for serial interfaces that each specify the transmission media and a defined set of logic levels, data rates and timings. These are some of the oldest serial interfaces around, yet they are still very widely used in control and measurement equipment, mainly due to their simplicity and low cost. RS232: …

Senquip Quarterly Update

Quarterly Update Q4 2024

Senquip Cloud API V2 Senquip is pleased to announce the availability of an updated self-service API. The Senquip Cloud API allows you to seamlessly integrate with the Senquip platform, providing real-time access to asset data and to streamline the management of multiple devices from a central platform. Whether you need to track performance, manage diagnostics, …

Animation showing how boost converters work

Boost Converters

Senquip devices can power external sensors even when input power is disconnected. The QUAD can generate an output voltage from 5V to 25V, and the ORB 12V; both from the internal 3.7V backup battery. We are often asked how this is possible. Senquip uses a boost converter, also called a step-up converter, that converts a low …

Brocken sensor cable

Measure Sensor Current

Senquip devices that power external sensors can also actively monitor the supply voltage and current? 💡 If the supply voltage starts to drop, it may indicate that the supply is overloaded. 💡 A drop in current could point to a failing connection. 💡 A sudden current increase could indicate a short circuit. By simultaneously supplying …

RFID card reader and Senquip ORB

Word Salad

This week I was interfacing an RFID card reader to a Senquip device, and I came across expressions in the manual like “inform type serial” – essentially meaningless. They made me think of the term “word salad”, a phrase used often in a recent election. I realised that without good instructions, a Senquip device is little more …

Senquip V2 Cloud API

Comprehensive API V2 Available Now

Senquip is pleased to announce the availability of an updated API. The Senquip Cloud API allows you to seamlessly integrate with the Senquip platform, providing real-time access to asset data and to streamline the management of multiple devices from a central platform. Whether you need to track performance, manage diagnostics, or leverage advanced analytics, this …

Selection of Senquip QUAD lids

Scale

From 10s to 100s to 1000s – Senquip continues to scale! Exciting times as we ramp up production to meet growing demand. Grateful to our team and partners for making this possible. 🚀

Senquip Quarterly Update

Quarterly Update Q3 2024

Senquip Connect App The Senquip Connect App is a mobile application that allows users to connect to nearby Senquip devices using Bluetooth to configure networks and for data viewing. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices running recent firmware. See the Senquip Device Firmware Changelist for more information on compatible firmware versions. …

Drill Rig monitored by Senquip

Own a Drill Rig?

Real-time drill depth measurement is essential for optimising drilling operations. By accurately monitoring drill depth, operators can: 🎢 Enhance Operational Efficiency: Ensure the drill bit operates at the correct speed and pressure for the formation, reducing equipment wear and minimizing downtime. ⛰ Improve Geological Data Collection: Accurately correlate geological data with specific depths, aiding in …

Truck monitored by Senquip

CAN vs J1939

In the world of automotive and heavy machinery, the terms CAN Bus and J1939 are often incorrectly interchanged. What exactly sets them apart? 📞 CAN Bus (Controller Area Network): Think of CAN Bus as the telephone system that connects different parts of a vehicle. It’s the physical wires and the way in which messages are communicated, …

Genius!

The 4–20 mA convention was born in the 1950s out of the earlier highly successful 3–15 psi pneumatic control signal standard which had the same features of being able to power some remote devices and have a “live” zero. With the advent of faster, networkable protocols, why has a 1950s protocol persisted? 🔌 In so …

Roadtrip!

One of our software developers had planned a road trip up the east coast of Australia. We took the opportunity to test the LTE network. Over 5000km travelled and virtually no outages show the power of CAT-M1 in remote areas. Hope you enjoy the view.

Senquip ORB with frost fan in background

Meet Rekarma, Senquip Distributor in Turkey

Rekarma, Senquip distributor for Turkey are finding opportunities in control and monitoring of agricultural equipment. Cenk and Emre recently started installing Senquip ORBs on frost fans. The ORB enables remote start, stop of the equipment, and remote monitoring of ambient temperature, location, fuel level, engine hours, rpm, fault codes, and the built in accelerometer assures …

Senquip QUAD powering external sensors

Power Your Sensors

One of our very first customers used a Senquip ORB to detect movement in bridges. The application was solar powered and required a sensor that needed 5V power. The ORB can produce 12V at night by boosting the internal backup battery, but the customer had to use an external 12V to 5V converter which was frustrating. When …

Modbus Madness

A customer recently got caught out when interfacing to an engine controller with Modbus. The data to be read was shown with register numbers 400001 onwards. Of course, in Modbus land, 400001 means the data is contained in a holding register (4) and the register number is 1 (00001). Register 1 has address 0 and a …