1. Description
Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600 provides wireless
monitoring and control of field devices via cellular network from
a central site or a control center. The devices offer industrial
quality connectivity for the IEC 60870 and Modbus based
protocols. Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600 exhibits
integrated communication capability and seamless integration
to the SCADA systems.
Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600 is a member of ABB’s
Arctic product family and part of its 600 Wireless Gateway
product series.
With Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600, conventional
IEC60870-101 devices can be attached to a modern TCP/IP
based IEC 60870-5-104 control system. This is made possible
by the protocol conversion from IEC 60870-5-101 to IEC
60870-104. ARP600 also supports Modbus RTU to Modbus
TCP protocol conversion.
By using Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600, Ethernet and
serial devices can be attached to a TCP/IP based control
system. DNP3 serial devices can also be attached to a DNP3
TCP SCADA system. In this case, DNP3 protocol is transferred
to TCP/IP communication (transparent serial gateway mode).
Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600 can be utilized for various
industrial and utility applications to maximize the benefits.
• Integrated protocol conversion enables connecting the
legacy serial-based devices into a TCP/IP-based
supervisory control system (SCADA)
• Ideal for retrofitting by allowing the user to extend the life
cycle of existing serial-based substation devices due to
the integrated protocol converter
• Remote access to field devices means less site visits for
operations and maintenance
• Industrial grade TCP/IP router: several serial and TCP/IP
based field devices can be integrated into a central
supervisory and control system (SCADA)
• Optimizing the cost of communication by using public
cellular networks
2. Complete communication system
Wireless Protocol Gateway ARP600 is typically part of a
complete communication system which consists of Arctic 600
series gateways and a central M2M Gateway ARM600
communication server. The M2M gateway is an essential part of
the total communication solution and offers features that are
needed to build a reliable end-to-end communication system.
• Static IP addressing for Arctic 600 series devices –
Possibility to use operator independent standard SIM
cards
• VPN Concentrator – Secure communication between a
central location and remote sites
• Arctic Patrol – Centralized device management application
for the Arctic 600 series devices monitoring and
controlling
• Firewall – A network security system to control the
incoming and outgoing network traffic
Wireless Protocol Gateway
1MRS758463 B
ARP600
Product version: 3.3
Issued: 2017-06-07
Revision: B
ABB
3
