AMA-ICCP-TCP-GW-1L

The application
The AMA-ICCP-TCP-GW offers the possibility to connect remote control centers via ICCP (TASE.2, IEC 60870-6) to the local SCADA system using the SCADA system’s existing open TCP/IP interface. High availability is usually ensured using doubled SCADA computers. The same availability can be achieved for the ICCP links by using the redundant gateway AMA-ICCP-TCP-GW-2R.
With this AMA-Gateway we offer the universal solution for data communication in ICCP standard. As the requirements depending on the given control systems could be different, the concept of this gateway offers full flexibility for different data formats, easily to be adjusted. The user can do these adjustments without external help.

Short description

  • The AMA-Gateway 'translates' the data from the local application conformant to ICCP (TASE.2 / IEC60870-6), and vice versa.
  • The AMA-Gateway communicates with the remote ICCP stations via two links, on one link as server, on the other link as client. Optionally, the gateway can communicate with remote ICCP stations via one bidirectional link. In case of redundant remote ICCP stations the number of the links is doubled.
  • In the case of redundancy of the local system each AMA-Gateway is connected to the two SCADA computers. The gateway instances check each other by using an 'alive check'-signal.
  • The AMA-Gateway is equipped with an ICCP-Vitality-Monitor to check the ICCP links. In case of a broken connection the link goes down and gets ready for a reconnection. In addition, the gateway changes the quality flag of all variables of this ICCP remote to inform the local host.  
  • Supported ICCP Conformance Blocks: 1/2 (variables and conditions monitoring);  4 (information messages);  5 (device control);  8 (transfer accounts).
  • Usually, no programming knowledge is required to run the AMA-Gateway. Configuration / application knowledge is quite sufficient in most cases. But in addition, a small C++ source code library is included. This library may be modified to build user-specific mapping functions.
  • The AMA-Gateway is designed as a typical server application, usually working in the background without need of an operator. However, for test / check purposes or to analyse problems a dialog window with all necessary information is available. Also, logging into a file is possible.
  • In addition, a test program is included to simulate the local host
AMA-ICCP-TCP-GW-1L

AMA-ICCP-TCP-GW-1L Datasheet