Automated process control system comprised of logic based hardware used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, turbines, generators and compressors; Automated process control system, namely, micro-processor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, turbines, generators and compressors; Automated process control system, namely, micro-processor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of industrial processes, namely, power generation, electrical distribution and oil and gas processing; Industrial automation controls; Hardened units composed of microprocessors and integrated transmitters and receivers installed in the field, affixed to equipment, or worn by personnel at large scale mining, construction, and industrial sites to transmit telemetry data on equipment and personnel to central processing facilities and to receive automated proximity alerts of other equipment or personnel for operations and safety management systems