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A system for remote monitoring and control of remotely located equipment that minimizes wireless airtime includes an interface device coupled with the remote equipment. The interface device selectively communicates over a wireless network with a central server and/or a user device. Wireless communic

A system for remote monitoring and control of remotely located equipment that minimizes wireless airtime includes an interface device coupled with the remote equipment. The interface device selectively communicates over a wireless network with a central server and/or a user device. Wireless communication with the interface device is field configurable by a user to be selectively triggered based on user specified operational conditions. Communication by the interface device may be with one of a first protocol and a second protocol based on user specified operating conditions to optimize wireless airtime. Field configuration of operation of the interface device may be performed with a customization template.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system to monitor and control remote equipment, the system comprising:an interface device having wireless communication capabilities;a computing device in bi-directional communication with the interface device using one of a first message protocol and a second message protoc

What is claimed is: 1. A system to monitor and control remote equipment, the system comprising:an interface device having wireless communication capabilities;a computing device in bi-directional communication with the interface device using one of a first message protocol and a second message protocol;the computing device configured to provide a customization template configurable by a user of the computing device with user settings to configure and direct operation of the interface device; andthe computing device further configured to transmit the user settings to the interface device using the first message protocol, the first message protocol being a first message format that is a user customizable data string having a format and a number of bits included in the user customizable data string that are specified by the user; andwherein the interface device is configured to generate and wirelessly transmit a second message format that includes a data file, the second message format generated in accordance with user settings specified in the customization template using the second message protocol upon occurrence of a condition specified in the customization template with the user settings, wherein the condition is specified in the customization template using a logic statement triggered by a trigger event specified by the user in the customization template.