ProLinx Stand-Alone Gateways Offer Wireless and Multi-Port Serial and Ethernet Solutions
ProSoft Technology’s ProLinx line of stand-alone protocol gateways are specially developed as inter-network communication solutions for industrial automation applications. These gateways function to bridge the gap between dissimilar protocols, controllers, and networks and are used for both Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS). With over 60 protocols, ProSoft Technology can be the ideal solution for any application looking to create a scalable, efficient network.Targeted Industries
Water / Wastewater
Power Generation / Power Utility
Oil / Gas / Petrochemical
Packaging / Machinery / Production / Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
ProLinx 6000 Wireless Gateways Empowers users with more flexibility than ever before in wireless solutions. Users can connect field devices using different networks or protocols and share data between these devices “over-the-air.” This is accomplished by exchanging shared common database information wirelessly with ProSoft Technology’s efficient and powerful wireless protocol, PWP.ProLinx is the first product line to benefit from this technology.
Standard ProLinx Features
User can select desired network protocols, offering a diversity of possible applications
Provide Network capabilities between two networks
Dual independent Read/Write scanners allow fast data transfer and/or data concentrator functionality
Windows Configuration Utility (included) is used for quick configuration creation
Typical applications include connectivity to and from PLCs, end devices, flow, temperature, and DCS SystemsNew Product HighlightsApplication Server (AppSrvCE) with ECHO Historian
Up to 6 Serial protocols and 2 Ethernet protocols
Powerful embedded data historian
Fully customizable and programmable supporting multiple automation programming languages, plus custom ‘C’ programming
Capable of logging up to 500 tags of real-time data at sub-second speeds
More cost effective solution than multiple, single-use devices
CAM (Custom Application Module) option: adds 5 serial ports, allowing further customization to meet specific individual hardware/application requirements
Remotely configurable/upgradeable via Ethernet
Easy-to-implement, off-the-shelf solution
Very small foot printWireless HART multidrop Communication Gateways: Enable access to flow & process variables from remote HART smart field devices “over-the-air” for up to 8 individually configurable channels.High Speed Wireless PROFIBUS DP Communication Gateways: Provides an efficient and powerful over-the-air wireless protocol capable of supporting up to 13 channels and a wired PROFIBUS Master or Slave interface port. For field devices, PROFIBUS DP Master gateway provides standard & extended diagnostic information and freeze/sync capability and is configured to provide up to 200 bytes of read and write cyclic data.ProLinx Protocol SolutionsThe ProLinx family of connectivity solutions provides extensive flexibility to users by linking dissimilar networks using any number of combinations of the following protocols:Serial Protocols:
ASCII
Basic
‘C’ Programmable
DF1 Master/Slave
DH-485
DNP 3.0 Master/Slave
IEC60870-5-101 Slave
IEC60870-5-103 Master
Modbus Master/SlaveEthernet Protocols:
DNP over Ethernet
EtherNet/IP
IEC60870-5-104 Server
Modbus TCP/IPSpecialty Protocols: Specialty gateways incorporate specific hardware allowing connectivity to Modbus Plus, Profibus DP, and Allen Bradley Remote I/O networks. These specially equipped communication modules include numerous connectivity options previously unavailable until now.
A-B Remote I/O Adapter
Modbus Plus
Profibus DP Master
Profibus DP SlaveField Instrumentation Protocols: These gateways allow two popular field instrumentation protocols to access serial, specialty and Ethernet-based networks.
HART
Honeywell DE MasterProSoft Technology’s primary objective is to provide connectivity solutions that link dissimilar automation products. Over the last 15 years, ProSoft Technology’s product lines have grown to over 400 communication modules supporting more than 60 different protocols. ProSoft Technology provides field-proven connectivity and communication solutions that bridge various automation products as seamlessly as if they were all from the same supplier. For more information on any of ProLinx Communication Gateways’ products visit their web site at www.prolinxgateways.com.
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High Speed Wireless PROFIBUS DP Communication Gateways: Provides an efficient and powerful over-the-air wireless protocol capable of supporting up to 13 channels and a wired PROFIBUS Master or Slave interface port. For field devices, PROFIBUS DP Master gateway provides standard & extended diagnostic information and freeze/sync capability and is configured to provide up to 200 bytes of read and write cyclic data.ProLinx Protocol SolutionsThe ProLinx family of connectivity solutions provides extensive flexibility to users by linking dissimilar networks using any number of combinations of the following protocols:Serial Protocols: