Data Collection

Industrial Control Links has products to help you with your data collection needs. Our RTUs (Remote Telemetry Units) and controllers offer features which allow them to collect and communicate simple sensor readings as well as complex calculated values. They can communicate over a variety of media and automatically log data with storage capacities up to 8 megabytes. Thus data can be collected and either transmitted immediately or stored for later retrieval and analysis. They feature low power operation, making them suitable for solar/battery powered applications, and are designed to function under temperature extremes that would render other equipment useless.

In addition to various levels of configurability and storage capacity, each of the units that we offer has features that allow it to do far more than simple data collection. From local alarm annunciation, alarm delivery via pager or voice to Internet connectivity and advanced process control capabilities, we have a unit for your application. The following table helps you select the one that fits your needs:

RTU in a Brick PC in a Brick

ICL-4120

ICL-4130

ICL-4150

ICL-4300

Digital inputs
6 12 12 64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules

Analog inputs
2 8 8 64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules

Digital outputs
4 6 6 64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules

Analog outputs
0 2

(each AO reduces AI count by 1) 2 64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules

Communications Media
Radio
RS-232
RS-485
Dialup modem
Land line Radio
RS-232
RS-485
Dialup modem
Land line Radio
RS-232
RS-485
Dialup modem
Land line Radio
RS-232
RS-485
Dialup modem
Land line
Ethernet
Arcnet

Communications Protocols
Modbus RTU
Modbus ASCII Modbus RTU
Modbus ASCII Modbus RTU
Modbus ASCII Modbus RTU
Modbus ASCII
BrickNet
TCP/IP
FTP
HTTP
Custom

Data logging capacity
12 K 28 K 124 K up to 8 M

Maximum number of data log records
804 914 3986 200,000 typical (40 character record), depends on content of each record

Data Log access methods
Modbus:

direct connection

dialup modem

radio Modbus:

direct connection

dialup modem

radio Modbus:

direct connection

dialup modem

radio FTP - TCP/IP

Internet

intranet

direct connection

dialup modem

radio

Time-based Datalogging
1-255 sec 1-255 sec 1-255 sec completely configurable

Event-based Datalogging
no no no completely configurable

Alarm Logging
no no no completely configurable

Date/time stamp
yes yes yes yes

Internal radio transceiver
no no option no

Internal dialup modem
option option option option

Local datalog display
no no no yes - via TUI (Textual User Interface)

Programmable control logic
no no no yes - allows programs of arbitrary complexity using C, ISaGRAF (IEC-61131) or ESP (Easy Setup without Programming)

	RTU in a Brick			PC in a Brick
	ICL-4120	ICL-4130	ICL-4150	ICL-4300
Digital inputs	6	12	12	64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules
Analog inputs	2	8	8	64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules
Digital outputs	4	6	6	64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules
Analog outputs	0	2 (each AO reduces AI count by 1)	2	64 max onboard, 1000's with expansion modules
Communications Media	Radio RS-232 RS-485 Dialup modem Land line	Radio RS-232 RS-485 Dialup modem Land line	Radio RS-232 RS-485 Dialup modem Land line	Radio RS-232 RS-485 Dialup modem Land line Ethernet Arcnet
Communications Protocols	Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII	Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII	Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII	Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII BrickNet TCP/IP FTP HTTP Custom
Data logging capacity	12 K	28 K	124 K	up to 8 M
Maximum number of data log records	804	914	3986	200,000 typical (40 character record), depends on content of each record
Data Log access methods	Modbus: direct connection dialup modem radio	Modbus: direct connection dialup modem radio	Modbus: direct connection dialup modem radio	FTP - TCP/IP Internet intranet direct connection dialup modem radio
Time-based Datalogging	1-255 sec	1-255 sec	1-255 sec	completely configurable
Event-based Datalogging	no	no	no	completely configurable
Alarm Logging	no	no	no	completely configurable
Date/time stamp	yes	yes	yes	yes
Internal radio transceiver	no	no	option	no
Internal dialup modem	option	option	option	option
Local datalog display	no	no	no	yes - via TUI (Textual User Interface)
Programmable control logic	no	no	no	yes - allows programs of arbitrary complexity using C, ISaGRAF (IEC-61131) or ESP (Easy Setup without Programming)