Standardised, reliable communication between decentralised systems and control rooms – a key component for power and industrial automation.
In modern power and industrial facilities, secure and standardised communication is crucial for efficiency, transparency and operational reliability. This is precisely where IEC 60870-5 comes into play: as an established standard for telecontrol protocols, it enables the reliable transmission of measured values, commands and status information between control centres and field devices. Whether it’s modern power grids, industrial automation or decentralised infrastructure – with IEC 60870-5, you can lay the foundations for future-proof data communication.
Provides standardised transmission formats, data structures and basic application functions for remote monitoring and control.
Supports communication via serial (IEC 101) and TCP/IP networks (IEC 104), thereby enabling flexible integration into modern infrastructures.
By integrating PROCON-Connect, IEC data can be sent directly to the cloud via MQTT or exchanged with established controllers, such as via OPC UA.
IEC 60870‑5 is a communication standard for the remote monitoring and control of distributed systems. It is primarily used in SCADA systems to exchange measurement data and commands between control centres and field devices, and is employed across many industries, particularly in power supply, renewable energy, and water and infrastructure applications.
Pumping stations, reservoirs, lifting systems and waterworks use IEC 60870‑5 for status data, pump control, limit value signals and level monitoring.
‑Energy suppliers, network operators, solar and wind farms, energy storage facilities, pipeline networks, conveyor systems, tank farms and energy-intensive production sites use IEC 60870-5 for the secure transmission of measurement values, status information and control commands.
Gas‑, coal‑, biomass and modern hybrid power stations have IEC 60870‑5 for the security of the connection of switchgear, control units and power output to the grid operator.
IEC 60870-5 makes it possible to ensure reliable communication between devices from different manufacturers without extensive configuration effort. This enables the monitoring, data acquisition and remote control of decentralised systems, regardless of the manufacturer of the field devices used. PROCON-Connect acts as the link between telecontrol technology and the control system – without the need for additional gateways or costly hardware.
PROCON-Connect facilitates simple data acquisition, pre-processing and communication, thereby enabling the integration of a wide variety of systems and machines from different manufacturers. Configuration is carried out simply via a web browser – no additional engineering tools or programming skills are needed. This makes commissioning much simpler and faster.
With the extension of IEC 60870-5, PROCON-Connect and u-OS are becoming key components of solutions for grid expansion and decentralised infrastructures.
In future, PROCON-Connect will support both the serial IEC 60870-5-101 standard (IEC 101) and the TCP/IP-based IEC 60870-5-104 standard (IEC 104).
Full server and client implementations are available for both protocol variants. This enables PROCON-Connect to be used flexibly as a powerful gateway between previously separate IEC 60870-5 networks and in cascaded topologies. Data from several server instances can thus be aggregated efficiently via client mechanisms and then forwarded to higher-level SCADA systems via the integrated server.
The integration of IEC 60870-5 into Weidmüller’s open operating system u-OS provides a flexible control solution for the monitoring and control of distributed systems and installations. When combined with the u-remote I/O system and the maximum flexibility offered by u-OS, this opens up a wide range of potential applications.
The direct uOS integration of PROCONConnect means that users no longer need additional gateways. This lowers investment costs and reduces complexity. At the same time, operators of critical infrastructure benefit from greater interoperability and higher operational reliability.
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