The reason Conet is considered by many in the industry to be the most cost-effective data collection network available is its ability to operate on very low-cost cabling (any grade of a 2-core cable) which is often already available onsite as a free pair in a multi-core cable. In many instances Conet has proved to be the difference between projects going ahead or not, as the costs associated with recabling, digging of trenches to lay new cables and scaffolding for cable trays can be staggeringly expensive and disruptive. The ability to utilise spare cores in existing cables means that networks can be installed around buildings and across sites by inter-connecting these spare cores to form a single or multi-network solution very cost-effectively.
Omniflex’s range of multiplexing I/O products, such as the Maxiflex system and Teleterm RTUs, all support Conet, Modbus, Ethernet and radio comms, enabling all types of data to be cost-effectively transmitted around sites and monitored from virtually anywhere. Other features include:
• Up to 10 km transmission distance over one Conet network.
• Integration with other networks such as Modbus RS-485, Ethernet and radio.
• Unlimited number of Conet networks can be interconnected.
• Very high system reliability.
• Very high noise immunity.
• CRC plus automatic error detection.
• DCS and scada remote I/O.
• Data acquisition.
• Critical event monitoring.
For more information contact Ian Loudon, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists, +27 (0)31 207 7466, [email protected], www.omniflex.com
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