ABB | E-kit
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2 - Overview of E-kit
How E-kit works
E-kit is an ABB Electrification solution developed from the ABB Motion AC500 product which provides an
application layer enabling ABB devices and third-party devices to be integrated.
Using E-kit, a device can be integrated by setting a model allowing E-kit to interpret incoming data from
that device correctly. Model creation starts from a generic template, which includes the main measurements
managed by a family of devices (such as circuit-breakers, meters, relays, analog inputs/outputs, etc.).
For security reasons, E-kit does not face the Internet directly but, via integration of an
electrification gateway (elgw), users can view the data of devices integrated by E-kit in the
abb ability energy manager Cloud solution promoted by ABB Electrification.
E-kit enables several devices to be integrated by means of the Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP/IP protocols.
E-kit integrates up to 45 devices:
up to 15 devices connected via the Modbus RS-485 serial network (Modbus RTU protocol - COM 1 port)
up to 30 devices connected via the Ethernet network (Modbus TCP/IP protocol - Eth1 and Eth2 ports)
Devices with the same interface communicate in a sequential mode, devices with different interfaces
communicate in parallel; up to 8 interfaces for Modbus TCP devices and only 1 for Modbus RTU devices.
A diagram of the architecture of the system is given below.
E-kit is illustrated below along with a description of its components.
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