New product : M2ME Secure Internet solution to connect a remote PC to an ndustrial network through the Internet (Oct. 2007)
 

M2Me is the new solution of ETIC for remote maintenance of automated systems. It is the Internet complement for the successful "Remote Access Server" range of ETIC.
It provides the capability to connect safely a remote maintenance PC to an industrial device or to an industrial network using existing Internet accesses or through usual switched lines (PSTN, ISDN, GSM), if the Internet cannot be used for any reason.
The solution is made of 3 components : The M2Me Secure software installed on the maintenance PC, the M2Me Service which is an optional Internet service provided by ETIC, and the Remote Access Server which connects the machine to the world.
"M2Me Secure", is the security VPN engine; it looks like an address book. A click is sufficient to connect safely the PC to a machine through the world.

 
  Success story : SHDSL swtches for traffic control in Toulouse - France (Sept. 2007)
 

The XSRING SHDSL switch of ETIC has been chosen by the town of Toulouse for traffic control informations transmission.
Ttraffic control systems turn definitively to the IP protocol which allow to multiplex as well road light controllers, pollution control devices, cameras etc... on the same link.
SHDSL technology is the right solution to use existing cables previously made for modems.
Moreover, the XSRING brings a strong advantage : It allows to build multidrop or failsafe ring subnetworks; that solution reduces the number of copper pairs and increases the availability of the system.

   
  Success story : 500 Fiber optic XOLAN hybrid switches for the city of Lyon- France
(July 2007)
 

The XOLAN fiber optic switch has been selected by Lyon City to control the traffic lights of the whole city.
The system has been designed by the european engineering company SPIE which is one of the main specialists of that type of systems.
About 500 hybrid switches (Fiber optic + ethernet + RS232) have been installed.
   
  New product : SHDSL switches to extend ethernet over kilometers with a twisted pair (Sept. 2006)
  The new XSLAN SHDSL switch «XSLAN» enables you to interconnect two etherent networks over kilometers by using one or two simple voice-grade twisted pairs (telephone lines).
The new XSRING SHDSL enables daisy-chain network configuration and failsafe ring.
   
  New product : Remote access server RAS-M156 (July 2005)
 

The new RAS-M156 remote access server allows users remote access to a local Ethernet TCP/IP Lan via the telephone network.
It permits the machine's manufacturers to remotely maintain a group of machines connected to an ethernet Lan and the PLCs user to consult the web servers built into the PLCs or a network PC.
Particular attention has been paid to security:
The RAS-M156 server keeps a list of authorised users and offers the security call-back function if necessary
It also has a built-in firewall which limits the IP domain and the applications accessible to them. Thus, for example, one user may only be allowed to consult the PLC's web server and the web cams whereas another may have access to the maintenance programming of a specific PLC or a PC SCADA software.
The RAS-M156 has a built-in V90 modem and works on all telephone networks across the five continents.

   
  MODEMVIEW software to simplify the remote maintenance of PLCs
 

Our MODEMVIEW software is aimed at those who take care of the remote maintenance of PLC programming via the telephone or GSM networks.
It is particularly useful when a large number of PLC's are subject to remote maintenance. If your client is having problems with his equipment you want to be able to provide immediate support without worrying about the technicalities; what number do i have dial to reach his PLC in Brazil? What type of connection does he have? etc. ModemView takes care of all of these questions leaving you free to concentrate on important part: The programming of your clients PLC.
Modemview consists of an address book in which the contact details of every one of your clients machines is listed as well as all connection details. In a click of a button you can be connected your clients PLC. Then all you need to do to is start the application you want to use (PLC programming software for Siemens, Schneider, Omron, Rockwell, Leroy....) and you can start finding the solutions as if you were there yourself.
As well as an address book ModemView includes a modem configuration and connection testing tool.
Modemview is supplied with the ETIC modems MTI133 (RTC) or MGI196 (GSM).

For more information or a demonstration of MODEMVIEW contact Customer Services.
   
  ASF : The french highways company chooses the AFO485 and RFO485 fibre optics modems and repeaters
  The french company ASF will use the AFO485 and RFO485 for communication between central control PCs and various systems and PLCs installed along the highways.
   
  FABRICOM : MTI133 modems for the remote maintenance of ROCKWELL, SIEMENS and SCHNEIDER's PLC programming
 

FABRICOM, one of Europe's leading car assembly-line machinery manufacturers, has selected our MTI133 modems for the remote maintenance of PLC programming. A large part of FABRICOM's production is exported and they use a wide range of PLC's depending on the needs of their clients.
The MTI 133 was chosen because of its 2 principal qualities: It has been declared compatible with almost all PLCs on the market and it can be used everywhere in the world. ( Models with the code "EUR" conform to European standards and models with the code "INT" to US standards).
   
  Mylesis : 60 MDM192 modems for the water supply network in Samarcande, Ouzbekistan
 

GTMH chose the MDM192 multi-drops digital modem to link the SCADA to the 60 pumping stations which make up the water supply network for the entire city of Samarcande.

The MDM192 enables constant communication between the SCADA's software and the pumps, the distance between which can reach up to 10 kilometers at points. The SCADA and the pumps communicate using Modbus transmitted by a two-wire telephone line.

The MDM192's multi-drops system was exploited fully by GTMH to simplify the network, reduce the amount of modems necessary by half and keep the number of two-wire telephone lines to a strict minimum.
   
  ALCYR: The MTI133, the 'Green' modem
  ALYCR makes environmental data collecting stations (Pollution, Weather, Hydrological...).
They chose the MTI133-102 Modem to link the central station with on-site data loggers. The advantage of this model is that it consumes less than 10 micro Amps when on standby, slightly more than a wristwatch, allowing the data loggers and the modems to be run on battery or solar power.
 

 
  SCHNEIDER alliances
  Our MTI 133 and MDM 192 modems passed Schneider Electrics' stringent compatibility tests with flying colours. This succes is the fruit of our thorough and continuous work with the PLC manufacturers to guarantee every one of our clients that an ETIC product is more than just a black box: It is a tried and tested solution for your technical needs.The corresponding application notes, as well as others, can be downloaded from our library (menu: Download area)
   
  SNCF (French Rail): The MDM192 modem guarantees the safety of passengers using the TGV Sud-Est train line (June 2001)
 

60 MDM192 modems are currently in place along the new TGV South-eastern line. They retransmit the data collected by wind gauges, permitting the train to reduce its speed in case of strong winds. Despite the relative complexity of the task they were installed by SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC in a manner of days.
 

 

 
 

SANTERNE chooses the IRC485 repeaters for runway lighting (May 2001)
 

lSanterne, specialists in engineering and in electric works, chose the IRC485 repeater for communication between their remotely controlled runway lights.
 

 
  ABB makes the MTI133 modem compatible with its series of ABB ADVANT 40 and 50 PLC's (March 2001)
  ABB DIFFUSION (Lyon) has confirmed the compatability of the MTI 133 modem with its ABB 40 and 50 Series. The technical team of ABB has developed software to configurate the modem with an ABB PLC. Application notes will soon be available.
 

 

 
  The IM512 ISDN inverse multi-plexer is at the heart of the action with TDCom (February 2001)
 

TDCom is one of the largest French companies dealing with research and development of integrated solutions for the transmission of images and information. TDCom is the main service provider for the Tour de France, Paris-Dakar and the Gaulois-Raid.
TDCom uses our IM512 ISDN inverse multi-plexer for its onsite video-conferencing systems. The IM512 was chosen for its compact size, its proven reliability and its compatability with the INMARSAT satellite system. TDCom and ETIC worked together closely to create the new application of our product. TDCom's videoconferencing system equipped with the IM512 can be installed anywhere in the world within the coverage of the INMARSAT satellite, right at the heart of the action.
 

 

 
  AUTOMATIQUE ET INDUSTRIE : Runway lighting for Cyprus' airport (September 2000)
 

The engineering company AUTOMATIQUE ET INDUSTRIE (web : http://www.aifrance.com/),specialist in the installation of airport infrastructure, has chosen ETIC modems to interconnect the runway lighting systems at the Cypriot airport.
The MDM 192 modem was chosen because of its reliability and capability to transmit signals despite a high level of electro-magnetic activity.

 

 

 
  ABB : Remote measurement of Thai dams' water level(August 2000)
 

ABB ALSTOM POWER has chosen our MR 1200 radio modem to transmit data between the on-site measurement of the dams' water level and the central control system.