Shepherd Digital Hub

Shepherd Digital Hub

Shepherd’s Digital Hub is an integrated communications and command platform. The hub receives and sends data and commands between the field network of Shepherd sensors and remote operations centers. The hub controls wireless alarms, powered by a solar panel, and can be positioned on location. The hub allows both onsite and offsite personnel to monitor field crew safety and emissions from any location at any time.

Incident notifications, which include named sensor identification, contact numbers, and GPS coordinates, are communicated to our clients via text, email, mobile app, and our client portal. Our hub can communicate via Ethernet, Wi-Fi, cellular LTE, and satellite. Alerts can also be triggered before gas levels reach a critical level, so that problems are detected early and life-saving decision are made faster.

The touch-screen hubs enable 24/7 connected monitoring and overwatch, automated calibration, active status message display, and an active sensor list with rotating gas and reading status. All data collected from the sensors are stored to create an extensive record of exposure levels and employees’ responses – invaluable information for health, safety, and environment professionals and executives.

Detection

Electrochemical and microchip-based nondispersive infrared (NDIR) optical gas sensors are incorporated in our sensors for single- or multi-gas detection. For some toxic gases with low concentrations, electrochemical detection measures the concentration of a target gas by oxidizing or reducing the target gas at an electrode and measuring the resulting current. For other gases, proprietary Shepherd NDIR technology uses an infrared light emitter and an infrared sensor to accurately detect gas type and concentration with uniquely low power consumption, under 3 mW. Shepherd sensors are proven to deliver high reliability, accuracy, and fast time to detection for growing gas concentrations.

Specifications

  • 24×7 connected monitoring and overwatch
  • 12 in. × 10 in. × 6 in. explosion-proof, fiber-class casing
  • Ethernet connectivity, Wi-Fi, cellular LTE, or Satellite
  • Iridium Q9603 modem
  • Automated calibration
  • Stand-alone alarms set to activate at different levels
  • Touch screen operations
  • Password-protected lock screen
  • Active status message display
  • Active sensor list with rotating gas and reading status
  • Supports eight, 4-20 mA sensor reading outputs
  • Customizable sensor allowed/block list
  • GPIO General-Purpose Input-Output support
  • 16-bit Modbus slave support
  • RTU, TCP, UDP, and ASCII protocols
  • RS-485, RS-232 protocols
  • IP Direct protocols
  • Operating voltage: 12V DC, 110V AC
  • Current consumption: 750 mA at 12V DC

*NDIR = nondispersive infrared

Configurable Settings

  • Duration
  • Gas
  • Message delay
  • Relay type
  • Siren delay
  • Threshold
  • Updated interval

Contact us for a demonstration or to learn more.

877.394.1187
info@shepherdgas.com