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SM2000 Front End Processor - Features

Features

Communication Flexibility

Multiple Protocol Support

User Friendly Interface

Local System parameter

Remote Setting Of RTUs’ parameters

Local Communication parameters

View Database

Auto/Manual Calling RTU

Supervisory Control

Alarm Management

SM2000

SM2000 Front End Processor - General

The SCADATRON SM2000 Front End Processor (FEP) or sometimes referred to as Master Terminal Unit (MTU) houses all communication equipment used to interrogate with the remote sites. The FEP act as a Data Concentrator to collect all data from Remote Stations and send it to the Man Machine Interface (MMI) computer. Data Concentrator are intermediaries of a SCADA communications hierarchy to offload data acquisition activities from the Master and to improve channel throughput.
The SM2000 open-architecture Front End Processor (FEP) is constructed with industrialised versions of the IBM PC and a variety of independent software modules. It provides an option to be equipped with Hot Backup Redundancy (HBR) hardware and Software feature, where main and standby FEP sharing one set of Common I/O with but with individual communication link. Aside from the principle FEP routines, other baseline modules can be integrated to enhance operations, including closed-loop controls or calculation, data presentation, web publishing and client-server interfaces. An industry standard architecture, coupled with advanced SCADA tools, and unquestionably the largest body of 3rd party hardware and software solutions, provides the optimal environment from a development, computing enterprise, ongoing support,and long term evolutionary perspective.

Applications of Front End Processor

Update/extend life of current SCADA system
Offload data acquisition tasks from Master
Provide channel redundancy to existing Master
Add calculation and/or closed-loop routines
Provide emergency MMI in event of Master failure
De-coupling communication characteristics between Master and RTUs
Implementing backup SCADA communications through enterprise WAN
Support RTUs with foreign protocols with use of gateway routines

19 inch equipment rack

A SM2000 Front End Processor (FEP) can consist of the sub-racks enclosed in 19” rack cabinet:

Height Front End Processor (FEP) Industrial PC – Central Processing Unit (CPU)
9U height 12” or 15” Low power LCD Display Panel
1U height Keyboard drawer type sub-rack
3U height Eurocard board Input / Output Aluminium Sub-rack
3U height VHF/UHF radio and MODEM sub-rack
3U height Leased line MODEM sub-rack
3U height PSTN dial-up MODEM sub-rack
4U height AC/DC Distribution sub-rack with AC lightning protection unit (AC LPU)
4U height Power Supply / Charger sub-rack
3U/4U height Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS) sub-rack
6U height Battery compartment

SM2000 Front End Processor - Components

FEP’S Pentium 233 MHz MMX CPU Specification

PCA-6155 Industrial Grade Computer CPU

The PCA-6155V is a full-size single board CPU card that can release the Pentium processor's full potential and provide unprecedented performance compared to current 64-bit processor boards. The PCA-6155V offers all the functions of an industrial computer on a single board. For maximum performance, the PCA-6155V also supports 512 KB of on-board 2nd level cache.

Specification :

BIOS	:	Award 256 KB Flash memory; supports Plug and Play
Green function	:	Features power management option via BIOS, activated by keyboard or mouse activity. Supports doze, standby and suspend modes. APM 1.1 compliant
Serial ports	:	One RS-232, one RS-232/422/485 interface
I/O bus expansion	:	ISA-bus edge (gold finger) connector
CPU	:	Intel Pentium processors up to 233 MHz
2nd level cache	:	512 KB pipeline-burst SRAM
Enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface	:	Accommodates up to two large IDE HDDs or other IDE devices. Supports PIO mode 4 and DMA bus-master mode
Watchdog timer	:	Can generate a system reset, or IRQ 15. Software enabled/disabled.Time interval is from 1 to 127 seconds. Jumperless with run-time setup
PC/104 expansion	:	104-pin, 16-bit PC/104 module connector
RAM	:	-Two 72-pin SIMM sockets. Supports 32-bit FP or EDO DRAM with memory capacity from 2 to 128 MB; Two 168-pin DIMM sockets. Supports 64-bit 3.3 V FP, EDO or SDRAM with memory capacity from 8 to 128 MB
Keyboard/mouse connector	:	A 6-pin mini-DIN connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. An on-board keyboard pin header connector is also available
Display memory	:	Shares system RAM 1 ~ 4 MB
Chipset	:	SiS 5598 with Built-in VGA ; Supports resolutions up to 1024 x 768. Noninterlaced CRT monitor resolutions up to 1024 x 768 @ 256 colors. True-color and Hicolor display capability
Solid State Disk	:	Supports M-Systems' DiskOnChip 2000 Flash Disk, up to 72 MByte or IDE Flash Disk, up to 512MByte
Power supply voltage	:	0 ~ 60 deg.C (32 ~ 140 deg. F)
Operating temperature	:	+5 V (4.75 ~ 5.25 V) @ 5 A
Board size	:	185 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8")

FEP’S Pentium III 500MHz Cpu Specification

Industrial Grade Low Power Pentium III CPU Card

The PCA-6002 full-sized Single Board Computer is designed with Intel's 815E chipset, and supports Pentium III and Celeron processors for exceptional value. With Intel's low power processor, the PCA-6002 delivers efficient power consumption with less heat dissipation. This cool feature is ideal for applications requiring low-power consumption or fan-less operation.

Specification :

Processor	:	Intel Pentium III CPU with 256KByte L2 cache
Maximum Speed	:	500 MHz
Chipset	:	Intel 815E
BIOS	:	Award 4MByte FWH
Bus	:	Front Side Bus 100MHz, PCI 32-bit/33MHz, ISA: HISA
Memory	:	128MByte PC-133/100 SDRAM (maximum 512MByte)
Graphic Controller	:	Chipset Integrated VGA Controller
Video RAM	:	Dynamically shared system memory
Ethernet Interface	:	10/100 Base-T
EIDE	:	ATA 100/66/33 mode
Serial ports	:	Two RS-232
Parallel	:	1 (SPP/EPP/ECP)
FDD Port	:	1
PS/2 port	:	1
Watchdog timer	:	Output: Interrupt, system reset,. Time interval is from 1 to 255 seconds.
Power requirement	:	2A for +5V, 72mA for +12V
Keyboard/mouse connector	:	A 6-pin mini-DIN connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. An on-board keyboard pin header connector is also available
Operating temperature	:	0-60 deg C

Front End Processor's Industrial PC Chasis

4U height 19” Industrial PC Chassis

Passive Back plane For Industrial PC

Features
• 4U-high 14-slot rackmount chassis
• Versatile power supply options
• Hot-swap 86-CFM cooling fan with filter
• Optional ATX motherboard version

Specification
3.5" Drive Bay: 1 (Front-accessible), 1 (Internal)
5.25" Drive Bay: 3 (Front-accessible)
Cooling Fan 1 (86 CFM/each)
Air filter Yes
Hold-down clamp : Rubber-buffered hold-down clamp
Temperature 0 ~ 50 °C (32 ~ 122 °C), operating
Dimensions (W x H x D): 482 x 177 x 452 mm
Weight 17.5 Kg (38.5 lb)

Power Supply Specification
Power: 260 W (PS-260-610E)
Input: 110/220AC
Output: +5V@25A, +12V@9A, -5V@0.5A, -12V@2A
Safety: UL/CSA/CE/TUV
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 140,000 hours @
50 deg C (full load)

Back Plane Specification
Model Name: PCA6114P4 B
Type: Passive Back Plane
Slot Per Segment: 9 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 CPU slot

Photo Gallery Of SM2000 FEP Installation


SM2000 FEP equipped with UHF Radio, PSTN MODEM, lease line MODEM, ORBCOMM satellite network as communication link to remote stations		Detail view of the SM2000 FEP Industrial Computer 19” rack and LCD display panel displaying alarm / event / data with time stamp


Another SM2000 FEP with VHF RTU and PSTN MODEM as communication link.		A VHF radio Sub-master Station using SM2000 FEP in a 13U height 19” equipment rack.