ELUTIONS launches new WLC – Wireless Logic Controller
New all-in-one M2M device enables wireless communication, monitoring and control for enterprise automation, featuring remote Over-The-Air Soft Logic user programmability
TAMPA, Florida and NUREMBERG, Germany – November 28, 2006 – ELUTIONS, the premier provider of wireless enterprise automation solutions, today announced the worldwide launch of its new WLC™ at the SPS/IPC/Drives automation show in Nuremberg, Germany. The Wireless Logic Controller is a universal control platform that simplifies the integration and development of automation systems and extends enterprise control solutions with leading-edge technology and end-to-end solutions composed of hardware, user programmable IEC 61131-3 standards-based middleware, and end-user data communications.
Superior positioning, outstanding features
The WLC combines user programmability using WizPLC™
CoDeSys®, a cellular data modem, security protocols
and data encryption, a variety of on-board connectivity
and optional I/O extensions, data logging, backup battery
system, all in an extendable modular design.
Using the WLC, development, monitoring and control is made
easier through the use of integrated cellular communications,
industrial hardened I/Os, and standard fixed-wire networks
integrated into one rugged design.
The world’s first all-in-one wireless logic
controller with remote over-the-air configuration –
Key M2M differentiators
The WLC sets itself apart from other PLCs and RTUs
with a clearly superior set of innovative, ground-breaking
features. It offers wireless communication (on GSM/GPRS,
CDMA or iDEN networks for use anywhere in the world) for
backhaul of information to the enterprise system, an integrated
Web server for remote access and configuration, and an embedded
softlogic engine with normalized CoDeSys software for local
control using the six IEC 61131-3 languages.
The WLC not only features local programming with laptop and USB connection, but also a unique over-the-air function for remote configuration and set up using a wireless Web browser based utility.
An enabler for ELUTIONS M2M Wireless Enterprise
Automation solutions
The WLC is an enabling part of the company’s
integrated solution offerings, for energy efficiency, asset
management or process control. The WLC has been engineered
from the ground up with:
• Embedded features for energy control with AEM®
• Embedded features for asset management with ALERT®
• Embedded features for facility management with Wizcon®
Wireless™
Wizcon Wireless: WLC and Wizcon Supervisor bundle
The WLC shares the same Development Studio with
Wizcon, which not only greatly simplifies the development
of process control applications, but also allows full integration
of the complete local control and remote web-enabled supervision,
with a complete end-to-end solution from one single supplier.
This greatly reduces the risk of programming errors and
drastically cuts development time.
The WLC extends Wizcon’s supervisory capabilities with wireless communication, and a PLC that is programmable, remotely, using WizPLC CoDeSys, one of the Wizcon Supervisor software suite’s many tools.
There are several additional customer benefits for Wizcon
users:
• Native integration with Wizcon
• One supplier (end-to-end solution) with worldwide
market presence (distributors)
• Over-the-air configuration and data transfer
• Program upload/download function
• Enables remote asset management
• Enables high-availability applications with secure
redundancy between local and supervisory control
Availability
The WLC will be available from ELUTIONS and authorized
distributors worldwide.
ELUTIONS is also looking for additional distributors worldwide. Please contact ELUTIONS at or call +33 (0)4 72 47 98 98 for additional information.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Availability
ELC - Ethernet Logic Controller Dec. 2006
WLC m - Mobile Logic Controller 8 I/O (GPRS) Jan. 2007
WLC - Wireless Logic Controller no I/O (GPRS) Jan. 2007
WLC X - Wireless Logic Controller w/ ext. 34 I/O (GPRS)
Mar. 2007
WLC m - Mobile Logic Controller 8 I/O (CDMA) Jan. 2007
WLC - Wireless Logic Controller w/ ext. no I/O (CDMA) Jan.
2007
WLC X - Wireless Logic Controller w/ ext. 34 I/O (CDMA)
Mar. 2007
An optional 3-year warranty is proposed for all models.
A press conference will be held at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2006 trade fair on Thursday, 30 November, at 10:00 in the building CCN Ost, Level 2, room Istanbul to unveil the WLC and the new version Wizcon® Supervisor™ 9.3 (see separate press release dated today).
The company is present at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2006 trade
fair on the following booths:
• Hall 7A, Stand 356 – Wizcon authorized distributor
for Germany eMation GmbH
• Hall 7, Stand 530 – Partner booth of CoDeSys
Automation Alliance
About ELUTIONS
ELUTIONS Inc. is the premier provider of wireless enterprise
automation solutions, which help companies dramatically
improve their asset performance, energy usage, and workforce
productivity. ELUTIONS is headquartered in Tampa, Florida,
and Lyon, France, for Europe and is a provider of real-time
wide area solutions used by retail, commercial, government,
and industrial companies worldwide. These solutions enable
monitoring and control of fixed and mobile assets, machinery,
and workflows through the use of advanced M2M technologies
comprising communications-enabled end-devices, wireless
backhaul services, automation software and enterprise /
ASP hosted applications.
Further information is available at www.elutions.com
and www.wizcon.com
©2006 ELUTIONS Inc. and Wizcon Systems
SAS. All rights reserved. Wizcon, Wizcon Systems, Wizcon
Agents, Wizcon Supervisor, Wizcon for Windows and Internet,
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WizOracle, WizVCR, WizReport, WizCAD and WizAudit are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Wizcon Systems. Wizcon Premium
Maintenance, Wizcon Hotline Plus, Wizcon eXpert Program,
Wizcon Certified, Wizcon SI Environment, and Wizcon VIPartners
are service marks of Wizcon Systems. AEM, ALERT, GPIM, EPIM,
SAM Meter, R1200, R1600, RX and WLC are trademarks or registered
trademarks of ELUTIONS Inc. BACnet is a registered trademark
of ASHRAE. CoDeSys is a registered trademark of 3S Smart
Software Solutions GmbH. All other trademarks are either
property of ELUTIONS or Wizcon Systems or their respective
owners.
