drive.web connectivity
drive.web uses TCP/IP over Ethernet to provide robust connectivity between drives, PLCs, operator stations, remote i/o and SCADA systems and it incorporates a powerful library of drive control function blocks for a wide range of applications.
drive.web components
- savvy ... powerful software tools for system design, configuration and monitoring
- smarty ... a range of distributed process controllers with a wide selection of i/o options
- speedy ... high speed drive micro-bus interface boards with distributed process control
drive.web key features
- Online or offline design of drive systems using the intelligent, intuitive savvy software tools.
- Graphical Signal Flow Diagram option provides clear, intuitive system views and documentation.
- Internet access to drives and systems for remote configuration, monitoring, diagnostics and training.
- Any size or complexity of system supported.
- Low cost full-featured Distributed Control capability.
- Multiple users from any location can have concurrent real-time access to a drives and systems.
- Libraries of software blocks such as winder controls, PID controls, position controls, drive synchronization, arithmetic, logic, etc., are used to build system functions of unlimited complexity.
- Unlimited bandwidth even with very large networks of drives and controls.
- Industry standard TCP/IP over Ethernet is used to provide networking of drives and controls.
- Platform independent savvy software tools run on any computer OS that supports Java.
- Automated software updates are provided from driveweb.com.
- Deterministic connections provide high performance links between drives, PLCs, Operator Stations, SCADA computers and other control products.
- "drag & drop" technique makes easy connections between drives, control devices and software function block parameters.
- "Dock" feature enables users to easily select key monitoring, control and connection points in a large system and "dock" them in convenient windows which can be saved. The "Dock" concept aids the organization and documentation of complex systems.
- Powerful navigation capability enables users to drill down to detail layers in drives and system processors and to search, jump and browse anywhere in the system for easy visual system comprehension.
- "Trend" window enables parameter values to be tracked graphically over time.
- VPN (Virtual Private Networking) for secure Internet connectivity can supported in addition to direct Internet addressing.
- Password protection is provided for drives and devices as well as the savvy tools.
- Feature sets in savvy provide different user levels for Admin, Engineer, Operate and View.
- ModbusTCP/IP direct interface over Ethernet.
- Modbus RTU on RS485 ports provide low cost for interface to Operator Stations, PLCs, etc.
- PLC interface cards for Allen-Bradley and Modicon Quantum.