Moore Industries HES HART to Ethernet Gateway System

The HES HART to Ethernet Gateway System, from Moore Industries, converts signals from up to 64 wired HART devices to Ethernet MODBUS/TCP and HART-IP.

The product allows HART transmitters and smart valves to interface directly with MODBUS/TCP-based monitoring and control systems over Ethernet, with field device data viewable in any web browser via the HES’s built-in web server. It communicates with HART field devices in point-to-point and digital multidrop networks and supports both Normal and Burst Mode communications.

The system is available in a single- or 4-channel configuration. Single-channel configuration supports up to 16 HART devices in digital multidrop mode or can support just one device in a standard point-to-point 4–20 mA loop configuration. The 4-channel configuration can support up to 64 total HART devices for high-density installations.

The device supports communication with HART 5, 6 and 7 field devices that includes Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, ultrasonic and multivariable mass flowmeters along with pressure, pH, level, temperature transmitters and even smart valve positioners. It has sufficient memory to handle thousands of process variable and diagnostic data points from connected smart HART devices.

All HART data from connected field devices is viewable in read-only mode with any web browser via the product’s built-in web server or a MODBUS/TCP compliant host. The unit also supports HART-IP, allowing any of the connected HART device variables, HES variables or diagnostics to be monitored. Support for these open industrial protocols enables interface with any process control or asset management system while taking advantage of any Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiatives that facilitate the propagation of process data to higher level corporate or analytical systems.

The system is simple to configure over Ethernet using PACTware or other FDT-compliant hosts with supplied HES DTM. Easy-to-use menus provide full configuration of the HES including HART channel communications, MODBUS communication and mapping settings and network security parameters.