ABB S+ Engineering: Harmony Gateway Software 6.0

ABB S+ Engineering: Harmony Gateway Software 6.0

Functionality Changes

Harmony Gateway software version 6.0 adds the following functionality:

• Support for up to eight (8) Modbus TCP Servers and one hundred twenty eight (128) Clients (applicable for the HPC800 module only).

• Support for the Harmony Process Controller (HPC800) Module.

• Support for 10,000 points (applicable to the HPC800 module only).

• On/Off Client connection scan for pre-configuring at the unit level within a Client connection and adding units during

commissioning. This functionality permits a function block to turn off a client connection from sending a Modbus command to a unit.

• Triggered Write (FNC 5, 6, 15, 16) allows the function block to control precisely when the write command is sent.

• Optionally each command (all FNC's) can have a separate enable block if the Trigger option is not used.

• A Client Connection Status Page tab has been added to the Monitor Link Status Window to monitor the status of the 128 available clients.

• Client Heartbeat Timeouts: The Heartbeat Parameter Table enables an individual unit timeout and a quality override block for each Heartbeat to be configured. 

There can be 256 individual Heartbeat Timeouts. Individually configured Override Blocks replace the global override feature previously defined at block 31022.NOTE: Configurations that previously used block 31022 must reconfigure the Heartbeat using the Heartbeat Parameter Table.

• The status of each Modbus command can be monitored if required. If the redundancy option is selected, then the status output contains the Modbus Reply status for both the primary and secondary TCP ports. A Composer macro "HGS_CMD_STATUS" can be used to separate the status for each port.

HGS Compatibility

Harmony Gateway Software version 6.0 can co-exist on the same server machine based on computer capacity with the following versions:

• HGS 5.1

• HGS 5.1 SP1

• HGS 5.1 SP2

• GPI 4.0

• GPI 4.0 RU1

Engineering Tools Compatibility

The Harmony Gateway Software is compatible with Composer versions 5.1 SP2 and 6.0 or later.

Composer 5.1 SP2 is required when running Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 (32-bit), using either the HPG-800, or

BRC-410 module and the Harmony Gateway software.

Composer 6.0 or later is required when running Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), using the HPG-800,BRC-410, 

or the HPC800 module and the Harmony Gateway software

specificities

Powerful connection support: Supporting up to 8 Modbus TCP servers and 128 clients, this large-scale connectivity enables HPC800 to communicate 

with many external devices and meet the needs of multi-device interaction in complex industrial environments, such as in large-scale factories, 

where a large number of sensors, actuators, and other devices can be connected at the same time to realise comprehensive data acquisition 

and transmission of control commands. Only for HPC800 module, highlighting its unique advantages in connection, which are not available in other modules, 

in the construction of specific industrial systems, HPC800 can assume the role of the core connection hub, 

providing a guarantee for the stable operation of the entire system.

High point processing capacity: Supporting 10,000 points means that it can process a large amount of process data and accurately monitor 

and control many parameters in industrial production. In the process of chemical production, 

it can monitor and control various parameters such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, etc. 

in real time to ensure the safety and stability of the production process.

Flexible Connection Configuration: The On/Off Client connection scanning function allows you to pre-configure units at the unit level 

and add units during commissioning. Through this function, you can flexibly turn on or off the client connection according to the actual demand, 

avoiding unnecessary waste of communication resources, and in the maintenance or debugging phase of certain equipment, 

you can temporarily turn off its connection and reconnect it after the equipment is normal. Allowing the function block to close the client connection to send 

Modbus commands to the unit provides the possibility of fine control of the system, and the operator can dynamically adjust 

the communication strategy according to the changes in the production process.