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Adam extends controller family

April 2007 PLCs, DCSs & Controllers

Advantech has extended its selection of PC-based controllers with five new products in the Adam-5510KW and Adam-5510 series.

The most powerful new controller is the Adam-5510EKW/TP, which integrates Modbus TCP server/client functions and supports KW Multiprog for programming of IEC 61131-3 SoftLogic languages. This is an eight-slot controller equipped with KW's ProConOS software runtime engine and the Multiprog programming utility. Multiprog complies with the IEC-61131-3 standard, which supports five control languages: Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and Instruction List. The controller can function as a Modbus TCP client to retrieve data from remote I/O, and as a Modbus TCP server to connect with the HMI/scada software. It is possible to remotely maintain multiple 5510EKW/TP controllers running Multiprog via an Ethernet network.

The second product in the series is the Adam-5510EKW, an eight-slot controller supporting Modbus RTU master and slave functions.

In the Adam-5510 series of PC-based programmable controllers, Advantech has introduced Ethernet-enabled features. The new four-slot 5510/TCP and eight-slot 5510E/TCP support HTTP server, FTP server, and e-mail alarm functions. These can be used to monitor a system via the Internet, acquire data through an FTP connection or send alarms to designated e-mail addresses if a critical situation emerges. Both these controllers also support Modbus TCP server/client functions.

The new Adam-5510E provides eight I/O slots and offers Modbus RTU master and slave functions.

For more information contact Elton Prytz, ProMicro, +27 (0)11 706 7913, info@promicro.co.za, www.promicro.co.za





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