You can generate an output (0VDC/5VDC) using a dry contact sensor on the both the sensorProbe2 and sensorProbe8 on an alarm state, however this is done using one of the 2 or 8 RJ-45 Intelligent sensor ports on these units and not the 20 extra dry contacts. The extra dry contacts on these devices are for input only.
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Data Center Water Usage (WUE)
Data centers have been meeting the demands of becoming carbon neutral and reducing their PUE. But with this a new metric has arisen, WUE.
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Increasing Energy Use in the Data Center
With cloud based services increasing in popularity, the demands for data centers is increasing, and with it energy use.
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Selecting a Co-Locating Data Center Partner
For customers in co-location data centers it is vital to understand the cooling system and its associated energy costs.
Case Study: AKCP Power Monitoring for Colocation Data Centers
Salam offer co location data center services. AKCPs dealer in Saudi Arabia, SETRA, successfully implemented the installation of a power monitoring system using in Line Power Meters (ILPM) to provide billable grade accuracy. This allows Salam to accurately bill their clients who are renting space in the co-location data center facilities.
The requirement was for monitoring of 30 racks. The ILPM were connected to the AKCP sensorProbeX+ devices which provide networked monitoring via a built in user interface and SNMP to their existing network management platform.