Brochures and Data Sheets

A typical PowerQuest
monitoring overview screen
Designing a communica-
tions pathway between a
PowerQuest system and
on-site power equipment is
straightforward.
ASCO 5150 and 5160 con-
nectivity devices and
ASCO 5210 and 5220
Power Managers connect
directly to equipment via
Modbus, Ethernet or ber
optic cable.
Modules and power man-
agers typically are installed
on or near the equipment
to which they are con-
nected.
The modules and power
managers connect to
ASCO Monitoring Servers
and building management
systems via Ethernet or
ber optic cable.
Monitoring servers can be
installed near the equip-
ment or remotely. Remote
locations range from
nearby engineering ofces
to sites around a single
campus, multiple campus-
es in a region, or buildings
spread nationally, or even
globally.
The distances between
modules and power man-
agers and the monitoring
servers they connect to are
important considerations
in designing a power com-
munication, monitoring
and control system.
For example, to maintain
good communication, the
distance for an ethernet
over category 6 cable
connection should be no
longer than 300 ft. For ber
optic cable, it's 6,500 ft.
When distances for those
ASCO 5160 RCUs (Remote
Connecitvity Units) exceed
their respective limits,
ASCO Remote Connectivity
Units effectively extend the
distance.
An example: A facility
manager wants to connect
PowerQuest to on-site pow-
er equipment using the
facility's legacy Ethernet
communications network.
But, the distances be-
tween modules and power
managers and monitoring
servers is 900 ft. Remote
connectivity units daisy-
chained at the 300 ft. and
600 ft. marks will permit
the use of the legacy Ether-
net network.
Remote connectivity units
effectively extend the dis-
tances for ber optic cable
networks as well.
Web-based communica-
tion satises connectivity
requirements regionally,
nationally and globally.
Sample schematics show
typical connectivity con-
gurations.
PowerQuest Facilitates Effective Connectivity
With Multiple Communications Modalities
SELECT ETHERNET,
MODBUS OR FIBER OPTIC
CABLE. ASCO SUGGESTS
ETHERNET FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
Only PowerQuest Employs AES 128-bit
Encryption to Protect On-site Power Systems
Against Unauthorized Data Access and Control
Securing and protecting your on-site
power system from unauthorized moni-
toring and control is paramount.
PowerQuest Power Monitoring and
Control systems employ Advanced En-
cryption Standard (AES 128-bit Encryp-
tion) It's the same advanced encryption
standard used by the National Security
Agency to protect top secret informa-
tion. In fact, AES 128-bit Encryption is
the encryption standard adopted by the
entire Federal government.
PowerQuest is the only on-site power
monitoring and control system outfit-
ted with AES 128-bit Encryption. The
standard is based on a cryptographic
algorithm that securely protects elec-
tronic data. It's encryption and decryp-
tion process is fast in both hardware
and software.
Trust PowerQuest to secure and protect
your on-site power equipment from
unauthorized access.
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