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IEC 61850: A Protocol with Powerful Potential

As the international standard for power substation automation systems, IEC 61850 defines the communication between devices in the substation and related system requirements. Although there are over 50 protocols worldwide for substation automation, IEC 61850 is the only one that provides a standardized method of communications and integration whose goal is to support systems built from multi-vendors intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) networked together to perform protection, monitoring, automation, metering and control.

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Cellular Wireless: A New Communication Option For Industrial Automation

As wireless communication has proven itself as a valuable tool in the industrial automation arena, the number of options has grown to meet application-specific needs. With the introduction of industrial cellular wireless communication, manufacturers have another wireless alternative. As with any tool, the key to deriving maximum benefits from cellular wireless communication is to determine if its capabilities suit your application’s needs and understand the steps required for effective implementation.

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Award Winning Wireless

ProSoft Technology’s commitment to high performance wireless products backed up with decades of knowledge and experience in automation systems, makes ProSoft the best choice for industrial wireless. This year we have been recognized for our superior wireless products and services with the following honors:

• Wireless Industrial Network Components – Control Design’s Reader’s Choice Award 2009
• Wireless POINT I/O Adapter - Plant Engineering’s 2009 Product of the Year Award Finalist
• Water/Dust-Tight 802.11abg Industrial Hotspot - InTech Mexico’s Innovation Technology Pavilion Award at the ISA Expo Control 2009 Image

ProSoft Wireless Designer: Design a Wireless Network with a Full List of Components

ProSoft Wireless Designer (PWD) simplifies the task of planning and specifying your ProSoft Technology wireless network. The user-friendly, wizard-based interface creates a visual layout of your radios and sites, and it generates a complete bill of materials including radios, cables, lightning protection, connectors, splitters, and antennas. When creating the site layout, PWD is able to validate wireless signal strength and link feasibility based on path length, recommended accessories, distance, local regulations and hardware choices. Network site, link, and parts details can be exported into a spreadsheet.

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ProSoft “Live Chat” Technical Support:

ProSoft’s worldwide technical support team is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our North America office to assist you from pre-sales questions to set-up and throughout the life cycle of the product. ProSoft Technology’s Live Chat allows you to quickly reach a live technical support engineer directly from our website by clicking on the ‘Online Help’ icon located on the left-hand side of our homepage.

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The MVI56E Generic ASCII Serial Enhanced Communications Module

The MVI56E-GSC is a backward-compatible ASCII communication card for Rockwell Automation^® ControlLogix^® PACs, enhanced with new features including an Ethernet port and built in web server for remote access to module diagnostics. The MVI56E-GSC is designed to easily communicate with ASCII devices such as bar code scanner interfaces, weigh scale interfaces, legacy ASCII protocol connections, terminal port emulation, printer driver (alarm/status printer), data liners, distance gauging devices, frequency inverters, pressure and vacuum gauges, or glue guns.

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802.11n Industrial Broadband Solutions

ProSoft Technology’s new 802.11n wireless solutions leverage the latest technology to provide greater flexibility and performance to a broad range of manufacturing and production applications. The radios utilize multiple antennas to improve performance for high-bandwidth video applications and high packet-rate control applications, or to provide better range in obstructed/reflective environments like mobile factory settings. Where concerns about network crowding exist, the radios can operate in the 5GHz Band, which contains 24 non-overlapping channels.

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Wireless POINT I/O Adapter

The Wireless POINT I/O Adapter (ILX34-AENWG) is a high-speed, standards-based 802.11g wireless I/O that combines the best of both worlds for users with ProSoft’s wireless technology and support and Rockwell Automation’s field proven I/O. The Wireless POINT I/O Add-On Profile (AOP) utilizes RSLogix 5000 programming environment and connection-based EtherNet/IP to simplify configuration and communication. The ILX34-AENWG is fully compatible with our new 802.11n radio.

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Cellular for Remote Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Intelligent Cellular provides an easy-to-install, inexpensive solution for systems requiring long-range communication—such as water and wastewater projects which monitor remotely located pump and lift stations, flow meters, reservoirs and storage tanks. Machine builders can easily install the Intelligent Cellular radio with their machines to remotely troubleshoot customer applications around the globe. Intelligent Cellular leverages existing cellular infrastructures to bring access to these remote devices and locations. Event detection and alarm reporting allow authorized personnel to receive SMS notifications at predetermined set-points in the digital input readings, and allows for remote troubleshooting over the cellular network, saving costs in both time and travel for maintenance repairs. Support industrial operating temperatures and Class I Div 2 hazardous location certification. Versions are available for both serial and Ethernet devices for CDMA and GSM based cellular networks.

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Message Manager for ControlLogix

The Message Manager allows users to transfer PLC data from OEM equipment without modifying the OEM’s code, providing a unique benefit to system integrators and end users who utilize customized OEM equipment in conjunction with overall process automation schemes. This eliminates the need for access to the OEM source code (which may be locked or unavailable), concerns about affecting the OEM’s machine operation, and/or owning and maintaining other PLCs’ programming software

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