HardwarePT introduces New Generation of Modbus Data Gateways

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Cheadle Royal, Cheshire, UK, 31st October 2008 - HardwarePT, a division of SolutionsPT Limited has announced the availability of Advantech's advanced EKI-1220 Modbus data gateway series, featuring fast 1, 2 or 4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports with 2 x Ethernet ports. EKI-1221, EKI-1222 and EKI-1224 Modbus data gateways support Modbus RTU/ASCII master and slave modes simultaneously, with high speed data transfer rates and dual LAN redundancy, providing the most modern and reliable Modbus Data gateways available.  Advanced Modbus Gateway Functionality

Last generation Modbus gateways have low baud rates and only support Modbus RTU/ASCII slave mode. Advantech's EKI-1220 Modbus data gateway series provides 921kbaud speeds and are designed to fulfil any master/slave relationship. Moreover, the advanced EKI-1220 Modbus data gateway series supports 16 TCP masters, 16 TCP slaves, and each serial port supports up to 31 RTU/ASCII slave devices. In other words, the EKI-1224 has 4 serial ports supporting up to 124 devices.

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