Siemens Milltronics BW500/L - Communications; BW500 and BW500;L and Smartlinx

BW500 and BW500/L
Operating Instructions, 12/2016, A5E33482052-AD
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Communications
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The BW500 and BW500/L is an sophisticated belt scale integrator that can communicate status
back to a SCADA system using a serial device such as radio modems, leased lines, or dial up
modems.
①
Dial-up modem
②
Radio modem
③
Leased line modem
The BW500 and BW500/L supports two protocols: Dolphin and Modbus. Dolphin is a proprietary
Siemens Milltronics protocol designed to be used with Dolphin Plus. Modbus is an industry
standard protocol used by popular SCADA and HMI systems.
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BW500 and BW500/L and SmartLinx
In addition to three onboard communication ports, the BW500 and BW500/L is compatible with
Siemens’ SmartLinx communication modules which provide an interface to popular industrial
communication systems.
This section only describes the onboard communications. For more information on SmartLinx,
please consult the appropriate SmartLinx manual.