Chipkin Automation Systems Releases Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device for UPS Monitoring and Controlling

Online, September 12, 2011 (Newswire.com) - A new product "Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device", launched by Chipkin Automation Systems this September now helps the automation professional to test, configure and debug Mitsubishi UPS's with ease.

The device cycles though a list of pre-configured tasks to request values from Veeder Root devices. The values are then stored in an internal database. The values can be served in several formats, including BACnet IP, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, and Web Server.

Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device can be configured using a web browser, where the user can configure both the Gateway and the serving capabilities. The web browser can also be used to aid in debugging and serve the current data to a web page for viewing.

Automation professionals can configure the Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device through:
http://bin/mitsubishiups/config

Users will definitely need to have a web browser for web serving, configuration, and debugging. Chipkin Automation Systems recommend Firefox or Google Chrome. During the testing, Mitsubishi UPS device is required if it is needed. LogView4net or WireShark are recommended for troubleshooting.

Instructions:

1. Connect power and an Ethernet cable to the device.
The power LED should illuminate and the Ethernet LEDs should periodically blink.

2. Start logging application to record information about this device.
Note: logging information is sent via UDP broadcast to Port 514 (SYSLog).

3. Determine the device's IP address using CAS IP Setup utility
By default the device uses DHCP to allocate an IP Address. This utility also has the ablity to set the static IP address of this device.

4. Browse to the information page with your internet browser (IE, FireFox, Chrome) to ensure that this device is working correctly.
This page will contain information about the current system including driver version information.

http:///bin/system/info

5. Connect the UPS device to Port 1 on the Gateway

6. Browse to the Mitsubishi UPS configuration page with your browser. Configure the serving connections (BACnet IP, Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP). Configure the Mitsubishi UPS device connection and driver settings. Save the configuration. And Restart the Gateway.
This page will contain the configuration fields.

http:///bin/mitsubishiups/

7. Browse to the Status Page to see the current status of the connected Mitsubishi UPS device.
These pages will contain the device status.

http:// or
http://bin/mitsubishiups/reports

CAS developed this device to support Mitsubishi UPS 7011A, 2033C, 2033D, 9800AE, 9900A and 9900B. It was tested using the DP-A12-1.OK UPS device.

For further information about CAS 2700-21 Mitsubishi UPS Gateway Device, visit http://www.chipkin.com/cas-2700-21-mitsubishi-ups-gateway

Chipkin Automation Systems Inc. also manufactures and distributes several automation products such as Modbus TCP/RTU Data Client and BACnet Explorer. For additional information on the news of this release, contact Mr. Peter Chipkin or visit www.chipkin.com.