Remote control and monitoring for drives
One of over 1,000 internet related projects that ABB is currently
carrying out across its operations and product ranges, DriveWEB for
Modbus allows remote monitoring and control of drives using the Internet,
and intranet or WAP mobile telephone. The system can transmit alerts to
warn of fault conditions and it enables drives to be stopped or started,
or parameter values to be downloaded from any location in the world.
DriveWEB is initially offered on the Comp-AC range of low power drives,
with versions for higher powered units planned for the future.
DriveWEB is loaded on a PC and this communicates with the drive(s) using
the Modbus communication protocol, the RS485 Modbus being separate from
the primary cantrol system. The PC is also connected to the Internet or
intranet, and/or fitted with a GSM modem to communication with mobile WAP
telephones. The PC can handle six simultaneous users - one with control
privileges, the others with monitoring access only.