Section 2
ARG600 overview
2.1
Overview
Wireless Gateway ARG600 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 TCP/IP and serial port based protocols. Wireless Gateway
ARG600 exhibits integrated communication capability and seamless integration to
the SCADA systems.
Wireless Gateway ARG600 is a member of ABB’s Arctic product family and part of
its 600 Wireless Gateway product series.
By using Wireless Gateway ARG600, Ethernet and serial devices can be attached to
a TCP/IP based control system. With Wireless Gateway ARG600, 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. ARG600 also supports Modbus RTU to Modbus
TCP protocol conversion.DNP3 serial devices can be attached to a DNP3 TCP
SCADA system. In this case, the DNP3 protocol is transferred over TCP/IP
communication (transparent serial gateway mode).
Wireless Gateway ARG600 can be utilized for various industrial and utility
applications to maximize the benefits.
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Industrial grade TCP/IP router: several serial and TCP/IP based field devices can
be integrated into a central supervisory and control system (SCADA)
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Integrated protocol conversion enables connecting the legacy serial-based
devices into a TCP/IP-based supervisory control system (SCADA)
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Ideal for retrofitting by allowing the user to extend the life cycle of existing serial-
based substation devices
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Remote access to field devices means less site visits for operations and
maintenance
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Optimizing the cost of communication by using public cellular networks
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Possibility to upgrade from the existing legacy's private radio system to a higher
bandwidth cellular network based solution. This enables to fully maximize the
usage of the existing application. For example, the video surveillance of traffic
can now be integrated into the same system.
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ARG600 overview
ARG600 Dual SIM Variant
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