At Churchill Controls, we are the UK’s leading manufacturer of low power radio telemetry & control equipment. Founded in 1976 and based in Crowthorne, Berkshire, we supply cost effective solutions to the problems of monitoring and control of remote industrial plant and processes.
The Mega_Link telemetry & control system, (which is enhanced and partnered with the Mega_Bridge IP communicator), is a low-cost and versatile telemetry communication system for passing two-way instrumentation, measurement and control data between industrial plant and equipment which can be distributed over wide geographical areas and remote locations.
Our telemetry & control systems typically concentrate on point to point or point to multi-point communications for the “relay” of signals from one location to another. Simply put, digital and analogue inputs go in one end and they come out as outputs at the other location, and this works in both directions. Units are fully configurable so that for example; a multi-point system can be set up as required to “steer” input/output signals in any order and combination between units. Further input and output expansion modules are available to handle all the I/O you will ever need.
The system can also interface with 3rd party PLCs and SCADA systems at either or both the basestation and outstation ends, using industry standard serial interfaces like Modbus, Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi protocols.
For a typical radio system, our service often starts with a radio path site survey to check signal strengths in order to specify aerial requirements, cabling and pole lengths etc. as needed for our quotation. On receipt of an end customer’s I/O requirements and your order we perform factory set up, test and supply of equipment, aerials and all necessary hardware. We can also offer optional on-site commissioning support if required for more complex systems and first time customers.
While licensed and licence free UHF low power radio in the 458/869 MHz bands has been the mainstay of our telemetry communications through multiple generations of equipment, the product range has continuously evolved to also include 2G/3G/4G and Internet Protocol (IP) based solutions with IOT architecture.
Our latest product, “Mega_Bridge” adds flexible and fully featured internet protocol (IP) connectivity to the well-established Mega_Link family of telemetry & control units used to pass two-way instrumentation, measurement and control data between equipment and industrial plant. IP connection scenarios range from simple self-contained Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN) to multiple networks anywhere across the internet for even wider distributed geographical areas and remote locations.
Security is addressed by the incorporation AES-256 Bit encryption which is the widely accepted industry standard for data protection, along with a VPN capability.
Churchill Controls proudly supply telemetry products to water companies, utilities and their electrical contractors all over the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on the high level of customer technical support and spares/repairs backup we provide to our customers and their ICA Engineers, including previous generation and legacy products.
Our long established pedigree and knowledge create flexible, versatile, self-contained, easy to install and ready to go out of the box products that do exactly what’s required.
Telephone: +44 (0)1344 750233
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.churchill-controls.co.uk
