Methods and systems for data collection for a chemical or pharmaceutical production process is disclosed. The system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure can include a plurality of data collectors including a swarm of self-organized data collector members, wherein the swarm of self-organized data collector members organize to enhance data collection based on at least one of capabilities and conditions of the data collector members of the swarm, and wherein the plurality of data collectors is coupled to a plurality of input channels for acquiring collected data relating to the chemical or pharmaceutical production process, and a data acquisition and analysis circuit for receiving the collected data via the plurality of input channels and structured to analyze the received collected data using a neural network to monitor a plurality of conditions relating to the chemical or pharmaceutical production process.

Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A system can include a plurality of analog sensors, wherein each of the plurality of analog sensors is operationally coupled to a respective data collection point of a machine component, and generates a respective stream of detection values. A data acquisition and analysis circuit can receive the respective stream of detection values and analyze the respective stream of detection values using an expert system analysis circuit, wherein the expert system analysis circuit determines an occurrence of an anomalous condition based on an analysis of the respective stream of detection values, wherein the expert system analysis circuit utilizes a neural network including one of a probabilistic, a time delay, and a convolutional neural network.

Systems and methods for data collection and detection of motor noise patterns are disclosed. A system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to at least one input channel, wherein the at least one input channel is operatively coupled to a vibration detection facility structured to detect a motor noise pattern of a motor, a library to store the detected motor noise pattern, an interface circuit structured to make the detected motor noise pattern available to a motor noise pattern data marketplace including a plurality of motor noise patterns from a plurality of motors, and a user interface for accessing at least one of the plurality of motor noise patterns of the motor noise pattern marketplace.

Methods and systems for data collection in a chemical or pharmaceutical production process with haptic feedback and control of data communication are disclosed. A system can include a data collector to collect data from plurality of input channels based on a selected data collection routine, a data storage to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, wherein the plurality of collector routes each includes a different data collection routine, a data acquisition circuit to interpret the collected data and determine an occurrence of an anomalous condition, a data analysis circuit to analyze the collected data by evaluating a data communication constraint of the monitoring system and adjusting a volume of collected data communicated between the input channels and the data storage, and a haptic user device for generating a haptic stimulation in response to an occurrence of a specified anomalous condition.

Systems, methods and apparatus for data monitoring are disclosed. A system may include a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit, a data storage circuit structured to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of bearing types, a bearing analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a bearing performance parameter, and a response circuit structured to initiate an action in response to the bearing performance parameter.

Methods and systems for policy automation for a data collection system in an industrial environment are disclosed. A policy input interface may be structured to receive policy inputs relating to definition of at least one parameter of at least one of a rule, a policy, or a protocol, wherein the at least one parameter defines at least one of: a configuration for a data collection device, an access policy for accessing data from the data collection device, or a collection policy for collection of data by the data collection device, and a policy automation engine structured to interpret the policy inputs and automatically configure and deploy the at least one of the rule, the policy, or the protocol within the data collection system.

Systems and methods for data collection and processing are described, including a plurality of variable groups of industrial sensor inputs operationally coupled to an industrial environment and a multiplexer communicatively coupled to the industrial sensor inputs; and a controller configured to receive and monitor the data and adaptively schedule the data collector.

Methods and systems for data collection in an industrial environment with haptic feedback and data communication and bandwidth control are disclosed. A system can include a data collector to collect data based on a selected data collection routine, a data storage to store a plurality of collector routes and data, a data acquisition circuit to interpret the data and determine an occurrence of an anomalous condition, a data analysis circuit to evaluate a data communication constraint and adjust a volume of data communicated between the input channels and the data storage, wherein the data analysis circuit determines an aggregate rate of data being collected, and, if the aggregate rate exceeds a current bandwidth allocation rate, request an increase to the current bandwidth allocation rate, and a haptic user device for generating a haptic stimulation in response an occurrence of a specified anomalous condition.

Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment can include a data collector to route analog signals from a plurality of analog sensor inputs to a plurality of output channels of in accordance with a first routing scheme and a controller configured to adjust the routing scheme to a second routing scheme. The first routing scheme may include providing at least two of the plurality of analog sensor inputs at one of the plurality of output channels and the second routing scheme may include providing at least one of the at least two of the plurality of analog sensor inputs to a different one of the plurality of output channels.

Systems, methods and apparatus for data collection in an industrial environment are described. Signals from a plurality of analog sensors may be routed via an analog crosspoint switch which includes at least one high current output drive circuit suitable for routing an analog signal. The switch may be configured with data routing information from a data collection template where the routing includes switching a portion of the analog signals to a portion of the plurality of analog signal paths.