Low-power RTUs

Semaphore has announced first shipments of updated, low-power Kingfisher SCADA system RTU products. The Kingfisher LP-2 and LP-3 are fully compatible with the LP-1 model, which they replace.

The products suit a wide range of applications that include agriculture operations, environmental monitoring, gas metering, power metering and data logging. They’re intelligent, easy to use and feature ladder logic capability with flexible I/O and communication ports. Low power consumption is achieved using three modes — communication, scanning and sleeping — and makes solar power feasible.

Each RTU is packaged in a two-part, rugged plastic enclosure that houses the electronics and communication interfaces. The LP-3 adds an analog output and a second network port option which supports cellular and PSTN modems and UHF radios.

LP-2 and LP-3 low-power RTUs are compatible with the entire family of Kingfisher RTU products and are configured using the same Toolbox software. The LP-2 and LP-3 are further compatible with practically any other SCADA system through the use of a broad variety of communications protocols.