Latest EKI-1220 Series Modbus Data Gateways From Advantech - Alltronix India

1. Advantech has been a leading name in the industry of automation and industrial computing systems. And, it always strives to keep its name on the top by bringing to the market a variety of new innovations that can help the industries as well as the end users with amazing systems and mechanisms. Taking the legacy further, it has recently launched the advanced Serial Device Server EKI-1220 series Modbus Gateway that features speedy 1, 2, or 4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports, and 2 x 10/100 RJ45 Ethernet ports. EKI- 1221/1222/1224 Modbus gateways support Modbus TRU/ASCII master and slave modes with high speed data transfer and dual LAN redundancy, which provides the most reliable Modbus data gateways available. The earlier Modbus gateway versions had low baud rates, and only supported Modbus RTU/ASCII slave modes. But, today’s EKI-1220 series Modbus gateways provide high speed 921k baud rate, and are designed to fulfill all kinds of master/slave relationships. They also support 16 TCP masters and 16 TCP slaves. Each serial port available supports up to 31 RTU/ASCII slave devices. Users can select master or slave operation modes for each serial port, thus allowing an Ethernet master to control serial slaves, and serial masters to control Ethernet slaves. Thus, the EKI-1200 series Modbus gateways are bi-directional that integrate new and existing Modbus/RTU and Modbus/ASCII serial devices to newer TCP/IP network based devices.

2. Furthermore, the dual Ethernet ports allow these latest gateways to establish two separate physical Ethernet connections, which enables redundancy back up in the case when one connection is broken or lost. Such redundancy can guarantee that devices are always connected, and that information can never be lost. The two independent Ethernet ports and MAC addresses that they feature provide a redundant networking mechanism to guarantee Ethernet network reliability. They provide a simple and cost-effective way to bring remote management and data accessibility advantages to thousands of devices that can’t connect to a network. In addition to the above, the EKI-1220 series also has built-in dual power inputs with 1 power fail relay output to detect power operation status that ensures reliable operation. These gateways are also built in a compact and thin DIN-rail mount form factor with an IP30 metal housing, and provide 3000V DC surge protection for power line, and 4000 V DC ESD protection on the Ethernet ports. The EKI-1220 series Modbus gateways can operate at temperatures ranging from 0-60°C. In fact, these gateways can also provide non-stop performance with advanced features and user-friendly design under even the most rigorous environments! To summarize, the latest EKI-1220 series Modbus data gateways include the following features – 2 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for LAN redundancy Integration of Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU/ASCII networks High speed data transfer and dual LAN redundancy Support of up to 921.6 kbps with any baud rate setting Mounting on DIN-rail with IP30 metal housing Built-in 15 KV ESD protection for all serial signals Automatic RS-485 data flow control Support of up to 16 connections on each serial port under Modbus Master mode and up to 31 Modbus slave mode devices You can get many such smart devices like embedded computers, industrial rack computers, fieldbus I/O systems, and SCADA software at Alltronix, the leading Advantech distributor in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad. For more details, visit: http://www.alltronixin.com/