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Networking - Products & Services Communications Gateway Provides Access to Transfer Switch Information from Web-Enabled Devices An accessory to the company's RPTCS Automatic Transfer Switch Control, the Russelectric DTWG Web Server Communications Gateway provides access to automatic transfer switch (ATS) data from any personal computer, smartphone, tablet, or other web-enabled device. It also serves as a pass-through gateway, allowing access to the ATS through SCADA or building automation systems. With the Russelectric DTWG, users can view stored information from anywhere inside or outside a facility, at any time of the day or night. Displayed on a user-friendly dashboard, this information includes realtime and historical ATS, engine, and exerciser status and performance data for normal and emergency sources, switch configuration, trends, event logs, metered voltage (phase-to-phase), frequency, percent of unbalanced current, percent of unbalanced voltage, accumulated energy (KWH, KVAH, and KVARH), and per-phase and 3-phase totals for real power (KW), apparent power (KVA), reactive power (KVAR), and power factor. The DTWG can provide e-mail alerts of power issues to assist personnel in correcting problems and managing power usage. By remotely reviewing events prior to a problem, personnel can quickly and accurately identify the nature and cause of problems and institute procedures to prevent future occurrences. Through the DTWG gateway, users can also remotely schedule and initiate equipment exercises. The DTWG stores 30 days of historical data, which can be easily downloaded to analyze power usage and trends, power reliability and power quality for the monitored facility's load. This data can be used to identify historical and real-time trends in energy usage as well as opportunities for energy-cost savings. Often, data will be detailed enough to allow analysis by work shift, enabling both macro and micro power-usage recommendations. The standard Russelectric DTWG supports the Modbus-RTU through its serial ports and can serve as a Modbus master or slave. With optional field-installable modules, the gateway can be configured for the following networks: Profibus, CANopen, EtherNet/IP, Profinet-IO, ControlNet, DeviceNet, EtherCat, Modbus-TCP, and Modbus-RTU. Antaira Technologies' Releases Wireless Access Point/ VPN/Router Antaira Technologies has introduced its newest member of the router product family, the APR-3100N. This router offers VPN tunneling as well as IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless connectivity. The APR-3100N router can handle WAN connection types such as dynamic/ static IP, PPPoE, PPTP and L2TP. In regards to wireless, the user can setup on either a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless network and employ WEP/WPA/WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK/WPA Enterprise or WPA2 Enterprise security features. The APR3100N series has a maximum data rate of 300 Mbps and can also support IEEE 802.11i / 802.1x authentication. The APR-3100N incorporates a router and wireless access point within a single industrial-grade enclosure. This allows the end user to provide routing capabilities to a location and at the same time create or expand a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless network with the access point feature of the APR3100N. The routing features of the APR-3100N series include VPN settings IPsec, Open VPN, PPTP and L2TP. The unit also provides administrative tools such as wireless status connection monitoring, event monitoring by syslog, IP address access table and blockage to websites with either a URL 22 www.RemoteMagazine.com address or keyword. The unit's connection interface has 2xRJ45 - 10/100 Base T(x) ports per radio. The APR-3100N router/wireless access point unit comes with two Omni directional antennas that utilize MIMO technology to improve the communication performance of the wireless access point. The APR-3100N has a wide voltage input range of 12-48 VDC making it suitable for both mobile and stationary applications. The APR-3100N features a hardened industrial grade IP30 metal enclosure and compact dimensions measuring 46 by 155 by 115 mm. The unit also has temperature extreme version options for either a standard temperature range (-10˚C to 60˚C) or an extended temperature range (-35˚C to 70˚C). This device is also compliant with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Siemens Modules and Router Remotely Connect Controls to Higher Level Systems Siemens has introduced three compact communication modules and an industrial router for its Simatic S7-1200 controller. The CP 1243-1, CP 1243-1 DNP3 and CP 1243-1 IEC communications modules connect the controller via Telecontrol Basic and Telecontrol Professional telecontrol systems to higher-level systems or a control center. Designed for simple and economical applications and small data volumes the CP 1243-1 module is based on the Telecontrol Basic system. The CP 1243-1 DNP3 and CP 1243-1 IEC communication modules establish the connections according to DNP3 and IEC 60870-5-104 telecontrol protocols. The communications modules are easily connected to third-generation mobile wireless (UMTS) with the Scalance M874-3 industrial router. Anaren Announces AIR for WICED Bluetooth Smart Module Developed with Broadcom Anaren, Inc.'s Wireless Group has released its first AIR for WICED Smart Bluetooth module and Atmosphere on-line developer platform as part of a strategic engagement with Broadcom Corp. This relationship advances the goal of both companies to support designers, innovators, and end-equipment manufacturers looking for intuitive developer tools, like Atmosphere, that will simplify the challenge of 'going wireless' and speed up their time to market. "All along, our customers have told us that they want to reduce the development costs and time to market for adding wireless technology to their end products," said Mark Bowyer, Anaren's corporate business development manager. "It's great to work with Broadcom on our AIR module family to help non-RF savvy manufacturers go wireless. And it's even better to now engage with Broadcom on our new Bluetooth Smart module and support tools, which combine to make it extraordinarily easy to connect embedded products to the billion-plus Bluetooth equipped mobile devices out there in the market." Among the specific features Bowyer credits for the lower barrier to product developers are the modules' small size, low cost, pre-certification to global standards and comprehensive technical support to the mass market group of customers. "Beyond the module itself, the goal of Atmosphere is to enable any OEM to quickly and painlessly turn a mobile Bluetooth Smart device (such as an IPad, IPhone or Android-based device) into a mobile control panel. In that respect, we believe we are one of the few companies that allows any embedded developer to generate and push software to both the end device and the mobile device simultaneously." http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - Spring 2015

Editor's Choice
The Impact of OPC UA and Information Modeling on Monitoring Solutions
Protecting Critical Infrastructure: Understanding the Threat to SCADA Networks
Small Power, Big Benefits – Fuel Cells for Remote and Off-Grid Applications
What to Expect in the Equipment Industry in 2015
Wireless Well Pad Retrofit
IT-OT Convergence: The Importance of Aligning Historically Disparate Technologies
Internet of Things North Americs Preview
SCADA
Networking
Security
Onsite Power
Industry News

Remote - Spring 2015