Little known fact: SCADAPacks can act as a Modbus Store and Forward hub when configured properly. Lesser known fact: SCADAPacks will also Store and Forward Enron Modbus, ROC Protocol, or basically any communications protocol where the first byte of the message is the address, has messages less than 240 bytes and uses Modbus CRC for […]
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Fun with Red Lion DSP – Polling MC-IIIs
The Red Lion DSP is a great little unit. It has mostly the same internals as their G3 HMI line but without the display. This makes it useful as a protocol conversion box, a data collector or a simple web based remote monitoring unit using the built-in web server. BUT it has its quirks; it […]
Remote SCADA Access to Prosoft E-AFC Card
I was asked recently to build a meter template for ClearSCADA for Prosoft’s new, enhanced E-AFC card. It is a 16 run flow computer module for Allen Bradley PLCs and it comes with Ethernet for simple connections. As I started testing things I immediately ran into a wall. It did not matter which platform I […]
Use a 4102 Multi-Variable Transmitter with a Floboss 107
The past few weeks have been incredibly busy. I cannot describe it. But I decided to make some time to try out something non-standard that might save clients some money on their transmitter costs. First off I need to give a shout out to Simark Controls for lending me this new 4102 transmitter so I […]