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 OrionLX

Think about it... 

  ... An OrionLX that provides all of the functions of a hardened

        substation HMI with no PC and no license fees.

  ... An OrionLX that can exist on three different Ethernet networks:

      one for SCADA, one for Engineering, and one for substation devices.

  ... A new OrionLX CPU with two to three times more power than a

      standard OrionLX.  

Both Multimedia Board and High Performance CPU can be factory retrofitted into existing OrionLX Automation Processors.

The pages viewable as "Direct Video" are the same OrionLX pages that can be viewed as VGA video or secure webpages, including the OrionLX online Con­guration and diagnostic pages, Alarm pages, Trending pages, Sequence of Event pages and custom user-design pages. An open source SVG graphics editor produces the Orion WEBserver HMI screens.

A complete security package is included with the Direct Video option, including user sign-on, ­rewalling, user activity logging and authorization for executing controls, applying tags or acknowledging alarms.

As with all NovaTech Orion products, no special software needs to be purchased to setup and use the Direct Video option and no licensing fees are required.

Orion Substation Automation Platform - Information and Documentation 

OrionLX's New Multimedia Board Datasheet  

OrionLX's New High Performance CPU Datasheet  

www.novatechweb.com   

The Bitronics® M653 from NovaTech is a three-display-at-once meter mounted in a 19", 3U high panel. This gives users who want to display three values at once (such as 3-phase volts, 3-phase amps and total Watt/VAR) a simple way to hook up one meter and have the three-screen display they want without having to install and wire up three separate meters.

The M653 is a great value compared with the cost of separate SCADA meters. Setup of the left and right screens is very simple either from the webpage or directly from the front display. The left and right arrow keys are used to "capture" the screen from the center screen and move it to either of the outer screens.  

The M653 joins the previously announced M650 SCADA Meter and M651 SCADA Transducer along with the M350 Family of 3-phase Ammeters and Voltmeters.

Bitronics Instruments from NovaTech 

Bitronics 50-Series SCADA Meters and Indicators 

Bitronics M650 Multifunction 3-Phase Digital SCADA Meter Family 

Bitronics M653B3/M653M3 Three Display Multifunction 3-Phase SCADA Meter Family 

Bitronics M653 Multifunction Three Display Meter Data Sheet 

Utility-Grade Engineering Outperforms Competitive Solutions

Clamp-on CTs present a faster, easier way to install power measurement IEDs, but often come with unacceptable compromises to consistent and accurate measurements.  

Engineers at the Bitronics Power Measurement Group have elegantly addressed this issue with the new external split-core CT option, available for all 50 Series SCADA Meters. The split-core CTs improve on competing designs in three major aspects:

1.) High-Permeability Nickel Core

Bitronics has chosen a high quality, made in the USA CT. The CTs have heat-treated high-permeability ("superm") nickel core material that produces superior low-end response, phase angle response, and repeatability characteristics compared to ferrite core material used by some competitors. Nickel core material is not brittle, a major limitation of ferrite material. Even the tension exerted on a ferrite core CT by its secondary windings is often sufficient to chip or fracture the core, affecting its magnetic characteristics. Rough handling can easily fracture ferrite core CTs.

2.) Spring Tensioned 2-Bolt Gate

The spring-tensioned 2-bolt gate in the core is more durable than the hinge-and-snap type gates used by some competitors. The 2-bolt gate construction also produces less variation in the magnetic characteristics as a result of repeated opening and closing of the gate. The mating surfaces where the gate closes the core are lapped for a near-perfect mating surface in order to minimize the impact on the magnetic characteristics caused by the necessity of having a break in the core.

3.) Individually Calibrated

The characteristics of excellent response and repeatability of the nickel core material make it possible to further linearize the output in the calibration of the 50 Series meter. The 50 Series meter is calibrated to linearize the response of the transformer, resulting in a significant improvement relative to the accuracy claimed by the CT manufacturer. As a result, the accuracy is equal to that of the standard 50 Series meter (which would operate directly in the primary CT circuit). That's the 0.2S class, defined by the IEC standard that governs revenue meter accuracy (IEC 62053-22 & 23, and generally described as 0.2% of reading).

Bitronics 50 Series Split-Core CT Application Notes and Information

70 Series Release Version 3.07

Firmware, Configurator, and Utilities CD were released in early November. Features include:

• Increased pre- and post-trigger times in the disturbance recorders.
• Corrected a minor issue detected in v3.05 and v3.06 that made the Con­figurator incompatible with older versions of ­firmware under rare occurrences.
• Improved BiView functionality with multi-drop RS-485 (BiView v3.020).
• Improved Retriever software for bringing back record fi­les via Modem (Retriever v1.18).
• Reduced available recording space when no extra flash is ordered from 4MB to 1MB (Firmware v3.070 and v2.240) to prevent issues related to
  sharing RAM space between firmware and recording.
• The 64MB flash memory option will be eliminated effective January 1, 2012, leaving the 256MB and 512MB options for recording needs.

50 Series Release Version 3.03

Firmware was released in early December. Features include:

• Modbus and DNP serial address settings are now con­figurable in front panel menu.
• Provided detection for clipping of the A/D signal.
• Provided error reporting on front panel display for signal clipping, out-of-calibration, measurement halt for ­firmware load, and protocol con­figuration errors.

Bitronics 70 Series IEDs from NovaTech

Bitronics 50 Series SCADA Meters and Indicators