Ethernet / LAN Temperature Data Loggers

A wired connection is the most predictable link a logger can have. There is no Wi-Fi password to change, no signal fading behind a steel rack or a cold-room wall, and no SIM plan to renew. The logger sits on a network port your IT team already manages, so it can be placed on the right VLAN and monitored like any other device.

A LAN data logger also takes the monitoring system out of the list of things that break when someone changes the Wi-Fi. In audits, a device that has been on the same wired port for years with a continuous record is easy to defend. That makes an Ethernet temperature data logger the natural choice in places where Wi-Fi is either weak or not allowed.

All six models connect over LAN Ethernet RJ45 10/100 and share the same core hardware: a 1.3 inch 128 x 64 OLED display, an internal 2600 mAh Li-ion battery with under and over-voltage protection giving up to 20 hours of backup during a power failure, a DC 5 V / 1 A input, a plug-and-play wall-mountable IP64 rated enclosure, and internal storage for 90 days of readings at a 15 minute sampling interval.

Temperature accuracy is ±0.5 °C between -10 °C and +50 °C with 0.1 °C resolution. External probes are purchased separately, and cable length can be customised at extra charge.

Server rooms fail slowly and then suddenly: a CRAC unit trips, a door is left open or a rack runs hot, and by the time someone notices, equipment is throttling or shutting down. A server room temperature monitor on the LAN catches the rise early and sends an alert before it becomes an outage.

The IBI-ETH50 with its built-in sensor suits ambient monitoring of the room, while the IBI-ETH70 and IBI-ETH120 take an external probe that can be placed at the hot aisle, the top of a rack or the supply air. Humidity readings help you avoid both static risk from dry air and condensation from damp air. Our server room monitoring page explains how to place sensors across a room.

Ethernet loggers report to the Ideabytes web and mobile apps for iOS and Android, giving real-time visibility of every device. Depending on the software plan, you get live alerts and app push notifications, SMS alerts, alarm logs, trend graphs, scheduled and on-demand reports, MKT values, an audit trail, CAPA records and 21 CFR Part 11 compliant PDF reports. Data is polled every 15 minutes by default, and the interval is configurable.

If the network or the server goes down, the logger keeps recording to its internal memory and the battery keeps it running through a power cut of up to 20 hours, so the record stays continuous for audits.

Choose Ethernet when there is a network port within reach and your IT team prefers wired devices. Choose Wi-Fi when cabling is impractical but the site Wi-Fi is dependable. Choose 4G with a built-in M2M SIM when there is no site network at all, when the logger must work independently of IT, or when the equipment is remote. The same software, reports and alerts are available across all three, so a site can mix them.

A common pattern is Ethernet loggers in the server room and QC lab, Wi-Fi loggers in offices and pharmacies, and 4G loggers in the cold store at the back of the site and in vehicles. Everything reports to one dashboard, with one set of users, alarm rules and reports, so the connectivity choice can be made point by point rather than for the whole site.

Ideabytes IoT has built data loggers since 2009, with manufacturing in India and development in Hyderabad, and is registered on GeM for government and PSU buyers. The temperature-only Ethernet models carry HSN code 90251990 and the temperature and humidity models 90258090 in their listing.

For a quote, share the number of rooms or points, whether you need humidity, the probe positions and cable lengths, and your IT requirements for network devices. NABL-traceable calibration certificates are available on request.