Atlas Corp. Compressors

[Richard Affeldt 0]

I would like to monitor our Atlas Corp ZT110 Air Compressor with Wonderware Application Server, or connect the alarm contacts to an Omron PLC. I know this really isn't PLC related but I'm just looking to see if anyone else out there has done this sort of thing. We don't want to buy their "monitor software package' because we have 4 compressors made by 3 different manufactures. Upper Management for you.

[DanW 41]

To do any HMI/SCADA/Data acquistion you need to know what data is available, where the data resides, what the data format is and what protocol and hardware transport gives you access to that data. That kind of information is totally lacking on the main AtlasCopco web site. It appears to me that any connectivity that you might get comes from their optional HMI screen with datalogging http://www.atlascopco.us/Images/CDS0%201000%2024_tcm795-1700803.pdf Their color brochure says this option is an "Advanced Elektronikon® control and monitoring system, designed for integration in a (remote) process control system. What does Remote access mean? Just the web server built into it? Or are there publicly accessible tags and registers that could be read with an HMI program like Wonderware via OPC or an industrial protocol like Modbus or ethernet/IP? I don't have a clue how you'd find out, given that the Atlas Copco web site contains only the marketing information with technical substance along these lines. Maybe that information can be purchased. But that's the question - can you get the data needed from the various air compressors to make Wonderware do what it needs to do ?

[BobLfoot 302]

We have three compressors at least on of which is an Atlas,. Now I am the Electronic not facilities guy, but our cotnrols from http://www.casecontrols.com/ work reasonably well for synchroniziing our compressors to a common header. It also gives us Wonderware Monitoring features. Worth a look at least.

[DanW 41]

It might be prudent to check out the comments on Atlas Copco's implementation of a couple of their products here: http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=66720