CHALLENGE

To monitor the effects of climate change on Arctic coastalecosystems, the client needed a reliable, programmable system to measure variables such as:

• Water temperature
• Salinity
• Turbidity

Understanding these parameters is key to protecting biodiversity and supporting adaptive management of Arctic fjords.

SOLUTION

Industrial Shields provided a scalable monitoring system based on open-source PLCs:

  - Installation of 12 outdoor mesocosms, 3 of them used as       controls.

  - Each mesocosm includes:

• • 3-way temperature valve
• • 2-way fresh water valve 
    

  - All connected to M-Duino 42+ PLCs with analog inputs.

  - 1 PLC controls 3 mesocosms; a master PLC handles:

• • Data logging via µSD card
• • Communication with the control PC via WebSocket over RJ45. 
    

  - A custom C# interface manages real-time monitoring            and control.

 RESULT

Remote management from anywhere.

Reliable data acquisition on key environmental indicators.

Experimental control for studying warming effects under semi-natural conditions.

Easy integration with sensors via RS-485.