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KNOS is a communication gateway for networks composed by
industrial devices such as PLC, fire detectors, security systems
and generally all devices which may be connected with a
communication protocol.
KNOS main goal is to simplify the communication side of the
SCADA system, both increasing performance and reducing protocol
complexity.
Although KNOS has initially been designed as a partner for the
OMNIA SCADA system, thanks to its open architecture it is also
compatible with other systems, or it can also be used as a
stand-alone gateway to allow heterogeneous devices to share
information.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 March 2005 )
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Management of communication with heterogeneous devices using
different protocols on the same node.
Data exchange among multiple devices of different type, brand
and model.
Lining together multiple KNOS nodes it is possible to create
complex networks with configurable data paths, both device to
device and device to SCADA.
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Protocol to protocol conversion
All information coming in one specific protocol format can be
translated to a different format. A PLC using Allen Bradley's
DH-485 can share registers with a PLC using Omron's Sysway.
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Hiding of communication and interfacing problems
As a consequence of protocol translation feature, the specific
details of different protocols are not propagated to KNOS
clients. For example, the SCADA system can talk to all devices
using Modbus, while KNOS translate the messages in the native
protocol.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 March 2005 )
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Drivers for most common communication protocols:
- Allen-Bradley DH-485 DH, DH+
- GE-Fanuc SNP-X
- Klockner-Moeller ABC
- Matsushita MEWTOCOL-COM
- Modicon Modbus
- Omron Sysway
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KNOS is available on several hardware/software platforms:
| Hardware Architecture |
Software Architecture |
Operating System |
CPU (minimum) |
RAM (minimum) |
Disc or Flash(minimum) |
| Intel x86 |
Microsoft Win32 |
Windows95 |
486 33Mhz. |
8MB |
2MB |
| Intel x86 |
Microsoft Win32 |
Windows NT |
486 33Mhz. |
16MB |
2MB |
| Intel x86 |
POSIX |
QNX 4.x |
386 25Mhz. |
2MB |
512KB |
| Intel x86 |
POSIX |
Neutrino 1.1 |
386 25Mhz. |
1MB |
512KB |
| Intel x86 |
POSIX |
LynxOS 2.4 |
386 25Mhz. |
4MB |
512KB |
| Intel x86 |
POSIX |
Linux 2.x |
368 25Mhz. |
4MB |
512KB |
| Motorola 68K |
POSIX |
LynxOS 2.4 |
68030 25Mhz. |
4MB |
512KB |
| Motorola PowerPC |
POSIX |
LynxOS 2.4 |
601 66Mhz. |
4MB |
512KB |
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