Motorola RTU | ACE3600 - TinBox Energy Software

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ACE3600 RTU

The combination of ACE3600’s Flexibility an Straight Forward Operation Makes it the Perfect Upgrade with Minimal Cost

Empower Your SCADA Network

Utilities, now more than ever, are facing newer and greater hurdles. Multiple wired and wireless communication technologies are challenges to seamless networking. Heightened security concerns amplify the need for secure connections. Operating flaws, system breakdowns and security failures are unacceptable. Versatile network interoperability, powerful data management and an intuitive user interface are mandatory.As the lead component in a SCADA system’s remote monitoring and control capabilities, Remote Terminal Units (RTU) must face these challenges head on.

The ACE3600’s processing power provides accurate data analysis for the most critical, real-time monitoring and control applications.

Robust Transmission Processing

ACE3600’s Optimized Wireless Protocol works in concert with its flexible communication capabilities to gather and analyze data from multiple sensors or other intelligent electronic devices (IED), at any number of remote sites.

The RTU acts as a communication node or Store-and-Forward repeater, allowing for coverage extension or data transfer between RTU’s in the event of a disruption in service. This enables redundant data transfer for an even higher level of security, dead-spot elimination and additional reliability.

The ACE3600 eliminates the need to make a choice between an RTU and PLC, by incorporating the best features of mid-sized PLC functions to provide local programming for control with intelligent RTUs’ protocol and communication capability.

Features

Remote control and monitoring in numerous applications

Water and Wastewater: remotely control valves, pumping stations and lift stations; monitor pressure and flow along pipelines, reservoirs and lift stations.
Electric Power Distribution: remotely control load break switchgears, reclosers and medium voltage substations: monitor loading conditions and fault locations via intelligent electronic devices (IED).
Oil & Gas Pipelines: monitor flow and pressure, perform emergency shutdowns, monitor remote exploration sites and storage reservoirs.
Early Warning & Siren Control: perform routine tests and remotely activate warning sirens to provide public annunciation of emergency conditions.
Fire Station Alerting: quickly dispatch fire equipment and resources with remote control of lights, sirens, voice public address systems, doors and etc.

Versatile communication options

With support for up to 5 ports, the ACE3600 RTU can simultaneously communicate over RS-232, RS-485, radio port and IP Ports, while using the same or different protocols. It supports a wide range of networks at speeds from 1200 bps to 100 Mbps.

VHF/UHF/800MHz analogue conventional radios
800 MHz/UHF analogue or digital trunked systems
VHF/UHF/900 MHz Multiple Address Systems
Telephone and leased lines and fibre-optic links via external modems
Microwave and satellite via built in serial port
Wired and Wireless IP networks

Data security

The ACE3600 RTU supports encryption over wireless network with downloadable keys.

Graphical User Interface

The System Tool Suite (STS) programming tool features user friendly, menu driven GUI that allows program development and local and remote system setup and maintenance on the RTU.

Industry accepted protocols

The ACE3600 RTU supports a range of industry accepted protocols such as Modbus via RS-232 and IP, DF-1 via RS-232 (Master), DNP3.0 via RS-232, RS-485 and IP and IEC 60870-5-101 and allows direct connection of smart sensors, PLCs and IEDs.

Motorola Data Link Communication (MDLC) protocol

Based on the seven layer ISO/OSI standard, the MDLC protocol is enhanced with robust error handling to provide reliable communication. It enables RTU-to-control centre as well as RTU-to-RTU direct communications without passing through a dedicated repeater.

Training

Day 1

Introductions and agenda
Discuss H/W architecture and options
Discuss Protocol and communications
Installation and introduction to STS Programming software
Resetting and connecting to an ACE RTU

Day 2

Introduction to CTH coding standards
Hands on Lab #1, 2

Day 3

Hands on Lab #3, 4

Day 4

Hands on Lab #5, 6
RTU to RTU networking and communications