GENERAL INFORMATION - Arctica 3200

The Arctica 3200 series of RTU’s combines the features of a PLC and a Datalogging unit and are designed to operate in an extended temperature range. There are two versions; the Basic version with 4 digital/counter inputs, 4 relay outputs and 4 high precision analog inputs; and the Extended version, which can be delivered with 16 additional analog channels and 24 additional digital inputs. All digital channels have LED state-indication.

On both unit there are three standard RS232 communication ports and one RS485 port. The communication ports can be configured for different transmission speeds upto 38600 baud and as standard support the Arctica System protocol, Modbus RTU (master, slave and repeater) or a user defined protocol. Display, transmitters, I/O modules can easily be connected to Arcticas’s communication ports using standard protocols or a special protocol can be defined using ArcticaTool.

A number of RTU’s can be connected in a local multi-drop network using Modbus RTU protocol. Arctica can be monitored using normal telephonemodem, GSM-modem, radiomodem or satellite communicator. The store-forward-repeater function makes it possible to access all units in the mulit-drop network from one Arctica unit. Also external equipment connected to a communication port on one of the Arctica units in the network can be accessed directly from the SCADA system through the network.

The RTU has a datalogging capacity of 50,000 logs with time-stamp - the logs can be separated in 64 log-channels. The Arctica 3200 series of RTU’s combines the features of a PLC and a Datalogging unit and are designed to operate in an extended temperature range. There are two versions; the Basic version with 4 digital/counter inputs, 4 relay outputs and 4 high precision analog inputs; and the Extended version, which can be delivered with 16 additional analog channels and 24 additional digital inputs. All digital channels have LED state-indication.

On both unit there are three standard RS232 communication ports and one RS485 port. The communication ports can be configured for different transmission speeds upto 38600 baud and as standard support the Arctica System protocol, Modbus RTU (master, slave and repeater) or a user defined protocol. Display, transmitters, I/O modules can easily be connected to Arcticas’s communication ports using standard protocols or a special protocol can be defined using ArcticaTool.

A number of RTU’s can be connected in a local multi-drop network using Modbus RTU protocol. Arctica can be monitored using normal telephonemodem, GSM-modem, radiomodem or satellite communicator. The store-forward-repeater function makes it possible to access all units in the mulit-drop network from one Arctica unit. Also external equipment connected to a communication port on one of the Arctica units in the network can be accessed directly from the SCADA system through the network.

The RTU has a datalogging capacity of 50,000 logs with time-stamp - the logs can be separated in 64 log-channels. The Arctica 3200 series of RTU’s combines the features of a PLC and a Datalogging unit and are designed to operate in an extended temperature range. There are two versions; the Basic version with 4 digital/counter inputs, 4 relay outputs and 4 high precision analog inputs; and the Extended version, which can be delivered with 16 additional analog channels and 24 additional digital inputs. All digital channels have LED state-indication. On both unit there are three standard RS232 communication ports and one RS485 port. The communication ports can be configured for different transmission speeds upto 38600 baud and as standard support the Arctica System protocol, Modbus RTU (master, slave and repeater) or a user defined protocol. Display, transmitters, I/O modules can easily be connected to Arcticas’s communication ports using standard protocols or a special protocol can be defined using ArcticaTool. A number of RTU’s can be connected in a local multi-drop network using Modbus RTU protocol.