Mitsubishi smartRTU ME-RTU – IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 master released.

Mitsubishi Electric has updated the firmware in their ME-RTU (smartRTU).  Firmware version 2.02 is an important release incorporating a number of new features, or which two are the availability of IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 Master protocols.

Allowing secure communications to SCADA systems, the smartRTU addresses requirements for 100 % reliable remote surveillance and control of distributed assets, even in extreme climates. Functions includes diagnostics, alarm and event-storage and time trend data buffering needed for managing massively distributed assets such as data security, interfacing issues, data continuity and reliable communications.

SmartRTU supports protocols such as DNP3 and IEC 60870. It combines the reliability and robustness of Mitsubishi’s standard PLC technology with a smart communication gateway. Depending on the size and complexity of the application, select the required smartRTU power, pairing the ME-RTU with the selected PLC from the FX, L, or Q-Series PLC families.

USER BENEFITS

Mitsubishi Electric‘s smartRTU combines the needs of a large number of industries into a single device that is simpler than conventional RTUs, yet provides powerful capabilities that can be easily deployed and administered, even by staff with low skill levels. The smartRTU is scalable from a handful of sites to many hundreds with remote configuration management.

The Mitsubishi Electric smartRTU

– Minimises engineering costs through central engineering
– Is deployable in existing applications due to multiple fieldbus support
– Copes with demands of small up to large sites
– Has a very low power consumption
– Stores and forwards data by an embedded historian that allows time-stamped event logging and data sampling for extended periods of time
– Communicates data-packets via hacker proof SSL-encrypted VPN tunnels

Go here for smartRTU product specification.

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