ProSoft Technology's Profibus modules for CompactLogix

ProSoft Technology's ILX69 modules for CompactLogix are a cost-effective PROFIBUS solution.

ProfSoft's PROFIBUS DPV1 Master and Slave modules promise the convenience and functionality of an in-chassis PROFIBUS interface at the cost of a gateway.

With these modules, CompactLogix™ processors can easily communicate with slave devices supporting PROFIBUS DPV0 and DPV1 protocol. The module acts as an input/output module between the PROFIBUS network and the processor supporting complete Master specifications according to IEC 61158.

Master Features:

• AOI: Module integrates with RSLogix 5000 using a sample Add-On Instruction (AOI), reducing configuration time
• Autoscan: The Autoscan feature reduces configuration and start up times by scanning the PROFIBUS network and uploading slave device addresses and configuration information. (Reads and maps nodes automatically to the module.)
• ComDTM: Allows remote Ethernet connectivity for Asset Management Software to significantly lower your maintenance costs. You can configure, commission, maintain and diagnose your fieldbus devices throughout their entire lifecycle with this comprehensive, fully integrated engineering and maintenance environment
• SD card slot (SD card optional) is used for storing configuration files in the event of a disaster

Slave Features:

•  Ethernet port allows remote configuration and maintenance
• Supports both I/O control and messaging
•  Explicit ladder logic CIP message blocks provide slave status diagnostic data and acyclic messaging
• Module appears to the CompactLogix controller as a standard I/O module allowing it to be configured via RSLogix™ 5000
•  Equipped with a diagnostic interface and rotary switches for setting of the bus address

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The ultimate guide to going mobile

Rockwell Automation have produced the ultimate guide to going mobile with your HMI displays.

Learn how the top 10 design tips for mobile HMI can make your operators more productive by providing an interface for status indicators, machine control, data trends and alarm information.

The contents for designing a mobile HMI with FactoryTalk® ViewPoint include:

• Think small
• Always design for touch
• Make content easy to find
• Make important information obvious
• Keep graphics simple
• Different users have different experiences
• Optimise for performance
• Know what’s published (and what’s not!)
• Expand the system
• Work from the beach… maybe!

Click here to download the document and if you have any further questions on Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ViewPoint you can email info@routeco.nl or please visit our website www.routeco.nl

Pentair ‘Business Partner Conference’ – Polen, Maart 2016

Vorige week vond de jaarlijkse Business Partner Conferentie van Pentair plaats in Warszawa, Polen. In uiteraard winterse omstandigheden werden een zeer groot aantal aanwezigen bijgepraat omtrent de laatste innovatieve ontwikkelingen binnen het Hoffman portfolio.

Naast alle aandacht voor de producten werden alle gasten ook door het nieuwe gedeelte van de fabriek geleid welke pas recent is voltooid. Met deze uitbreiding kan Pentair een belangrijke aanpassing doorvoeren en zal deze locatie de centrale hub van Europa vormen.

Routeco BV is geautoriseerd distributeur van Pentair, waardoor wij onze klanten Hoffman behuizingen kunnen aanbieden en leveren. Ons team van specialistenzijn volledig getraind om te adviseren omtrent de mogelijkheden van specifieke bescherming van een installatie, eventueel in combinatie met specifieke vereisten wat betreft koeling.

Voor meer informatie, neem contact op via sales@routeco.nl  of bezoek onze website. 

What to Consider When Starting Your Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Journey – part one

The term ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ or IIoT seems to be everywhere at the moment! But what does it actually mean?

ProSoft Technology define it as: “The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is about intelligent devices like overloads, photo eyes, variable frequency drives, or PLCs providing data that we use to make our processes more efficient.” 

ProSoft have also looked at some of the ways old-school automation engineers are making use of IIoT concepts to improve their operations, and what considerations all of us should keep in mind.

Remote Monitoring and Equipment Access

• In the old days, remote access meant installing a serial modem connected to a dedicated phone line, so the machines made remote access-capable were limited to the most critical operations.
• What’s changed in the IIoT world is the proliferation of wireless connectivity, especially cellular networks and wireless LAN. Now, all that data deemed not important enough to transmit can be made available from remote sites.
• Remote access to industrial equipment has become more accessible for more people throughout the organisation.
• Finally, machine builders and control engineers responsible for widely dispersed global operations can build reliable connectivity into their systems without the need for custom infrastructure and integration at the end site.
• For mobile equipment, access is available just about anywhere the equipment goes. This simplifies the design and maintenance of the system, and enables the machine OEM to build high-value applications that make use of an “always connected” machine.

Machine and Process Control

• IIoT technology is not just about cellular connections to remote machines.
• Major automation vendors like Rockwell Automation have been offering industrial Ethernet connectivity for PLCs and related devices for more than a decade. Industrial Ethernet protocols like ODVA’s EtherNet/IPTM provide the kind of performance required for automation systems, while also enabling interoperability with the massive Internet Protocol-based network infrastructure found in virtually every organisation.
• Today’s automation engineers are taking advantage of the Internet Protocol-based industrial technologies to design more reliable networks for moving equipment.
• Wireless LAN products designed for the harsh industrial environment and optimised to handle protocols like EtherNet/IP allow engineers to eliminate the cost and downtime of frayed cables, yet still take advantage of high data rates and application-specific requirements like machine safety and time synchronisation.

Asset Mobility

• One area of automation where IIoT technology is creating new opportunities involves taking the network connection anywhere in the plant. 
• Old systems offered only so many places to “plug in.” 
• Automation systems are now benefiting from the same “network everywhere” mindset as our home and office environment. 
• Using industrial hotspots, control engineers can connect to the automation system easily from anywhere in the plant. The same wireless network allows maintenance applications running on smart phones or tablets to access and update equipment records, capture and store photos, and even help maintenance technicians troubleshoot machines. Operators and supervisors can view the status of a machine from anywhere, and even control the machine.

Part Two: Things to consider about how your system can fit into this new world of connected machines. Make sure you’re subscribed to our blog and the part two will go straight into your email inbox. The full whitepaper from ProSoft Technology can be found here.

For further information please contact us by email at info@routeco.nl