SATEC ETC2002 - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1 General Information
ETC2002 Network Communicator 5
Chapter 1 General Information
The ETC2002 Network Communicator is a multi-port Internet-to-serial and
Internet-to-wireless ZigBee gateway that connects multiple serial RS-
485/422 or wireless ZigBee devices to the Internet via a local Ethernet
network or via public telephone lines. It can also be used as an Internet-to-
Internet router for connecting master stations to remote slave devices that
are directly connected to the Internet. The ETC2002 provides transparent
master-slave connections using TCP/IP versions of the popular industrial
fieldbus protocols such as Modbus RTU, DNP3, and SATEC ASCII.
The embedded Data server allows the ETC2002 to automatically acquire
data from slave devices and to store it in the memory exchanges or in the
data log files in non-volatile memory, so a user application can read blocks of
acquired data directly from the ETC2002 exchanges without waiting for a
response from slow serial and wireless devices. The application can also
write data to slave devices via the ETC2002 exchanges instead of waiting
until a remote device is accessible. The Data server may be programmed to
monitor the slave device’s status registers for specific events and to record
them to a log file, and send alerts to a remote server.
Features:
• Ethernet 10Base-T port
• Optional Dial-Up modem port
• Two RS-422/RS-485 master ports for connecting to serial
networks
• Service RS-232 port that can be used as a slave port for
serial master applications
• Optional wireless ZigBee modem (IP-Link 2000) for
connecting to wireless networks
• Connections using popular field-bus protocols such as
Modbus TCP, DNP3.0 TCP, and SATEC ASCII TCP
• Terminal connection
• Telnet service
• Embedded Data server: up to 250 real-time data
exchanges, up to 250 data write exchanges, and up to
250 16-bit status event exchanges
• Up to 250 data log files
• Event log for recording status change events and device
diagnostics
• Table top, DIN Rail or wall-mounting options
• 1.5 Mbyte non-volatile memory with battery backup for
storing data and event files
• Real Time Clock
• IRIG-B time-code input for satellite-synchronized clock
• Four optically isolated digital inputs for monitoring
external digital signals
• 120/240V AC/DC operation