Wago supports telecontrol protocols

August 2011 Fieldbus & Industrial Networking

Internationally standardised protocols are becoming increasingly important in infrastructure automation applications.

With the I/O-System telecontroller, Wago already supports both standardised IEC 60870-5-101 and 60870-5-104 telecontrol protocols. New components supporting both IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25 communication protocols have now joined the Wago-I/O-System. As a result, the modular automation platform now not only supports telecontrol protocols, but also provides users a wide range of I/O modules for diverse applications.

The new telecontroller 750-872 and more powerful 758-870 and 758-875 are programmable using CoDeSys V2.3, providing internationally standardised protocols via CoDeSys libraries. Depending on the application, Wago provides scalable solutions from a 32-bit controller to high-performance IPC. A specialty configuration tool simplifies IEC communication parameterisation.

Internationally standardised telecontrol protocols monitor supply networks and transformers, integrate pumped-storage and hydroelectric power plants into control systems and provide a network platform for wind and solar farms.

For more information contact Dino Singh, Shorrock Automation, +27 (0)12 345 4449, sales@shorrock.co.za, www.shorrock.co.za

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