Ethernet Data Acquisition and Control

The Ethernet-enabled GateModbus interface component for the DaqWorx Data Acquisition Software Suite allows users to establish an Ethernet link between the UT551 and the DaqWorx software running on a PC or some other host system. Thanks to the incorporation of the gateway function, certain non-Ethernet-enabled indicating controllers or peripheral devices can also be accessed by a PC or other host by simply connecting them to the UT 551. The UT551 employs the Modbus/TCP protocol and is equipped with a 10Base-T interface. Until now, digital indicating controllers have had to be connected to a programmable logic controller or a conversion adapter had to be used to send information to higher order systems such as production control systems, the vendor says. The UT551 was developed in response to a growing demand to simultaneously monitor and control two or more plants, not only from a monitoring room but also from remote locations such as offices.