Honeywell RC500 remote terminal unit

Honeywell has introduced the RC500 remote terminal unit (RTU), a modular and scalable controller that integrates with SCADA technology to give industrial manufacturers tighter control of remote operations. The RC500 is designed to withstand harsh environments and is suitable for remote automation needs such as those found in oil and gas applications. It can also operate using minimal electricity, making it suitable to run on solar power, and for providing continuous monitoring of remote, fixed assets.

RC500’s open communication platform integrates with Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS). When combined with Experion’s SCADA products, the RC500 helps facilities more effectively manage complex remote automation and control applications such as gas flow metering, data concentrator and communications integration, well head control, pump and compressor control, block valve automation and gas stations.

With its embedded Linux platform, the RC500 RTU line features models with flexible communication ports and protocol options enabling facilities to easily and cost-effectively expand the system. It also supports industry-standard protocols Modbus and DNP3. RC500 is also capable of peer-to-peer I/O transfers, making it possible to transfer and share information between devices in a large network.

Another key feature is data logging with the option to record I/O values and log them into data files. This means critical data from the field is not missed and is available for analysis.

The RC500 also features self-resetting fuses, an independent watchdog function for health monitoring and an ethernet I/O-2 module.