The FPC Gateway is an external, high performance, low cost Building and Industrial Automation multi-protocol gateway providing KEP’s flow computers instant multiprotocol deployment to field protocol, quickly enabling the KEP flow computer to communicate to systems and devices using modern open protocols.
Kessler-Ellis Products pre-programs the FPC Gateway to provide a virtual plug-and-play, easy, complete protocol package for the user including: BACnet MS/TP, BACnet/IP, Metasys N2 by JCI, Modbus TCP, LonWorks and many others.
There are no configuration files to download in the field and all configurations are available to the user/installer simply by selecting the proper DIP switches.
Features- Support multiple ST2 Flow Computer profiles.
- Designed to be full featured, field programmable, and with multiple protocol support for any protocol translation between Serial, Ethernet, or LonWorks environments.
- Three methods of configuration:
- 1. Configuration Auto-Selector (via DIP switches.
- 2. Auto-Discover known devices.
- 3. Profile selection via Web Configurator to load.
- multiple configurations.
- Multiple hardware solutions available interfacing with RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, Ethernet or LonWorks.
- Support one or multiple field protocols in single FPC.
- Supports up to 10,000 Host and Field Protocol memory points depending upon model selected.
- BACnet COV support provides fast data communication while reducing the traffic over a BACnet network.
- Supports virtual nodes allowing multiple flow computers to connect to a single FPC and seen as separate controllers on the various field networks.
- Easily supports user’s custom proprietary host serial or Ethernet protocols.
- Multi-Client and Multi-Server support ensures interoperability between any Industrial and or Building Automation protocols.
- BTL Marked and LonMark Certified.