January 29, 2013 – Red Lion Controls announced the integration of its Crimson 3.0 configuration software with N-View server software from N-Tron. Now, all N-Tron and Sixnet industrial Ethernet switches can be monitored and managed from any locally-mounted Red Lion G3 operator interface. This offers customers the benefit of using Red Lion operator interfaces as visible dashboards to monitor, display, log and alert on network status received from N-Tron and Sixnet industrial Ethernet switches.
This level of compatibility between an HMI and Ethernet switch is unparalleled in the industry and marks Red Lion’s first “better.together.” product offering following the acquisitions of N-Tron and Sixnet. For customers with N-Tron switches, the integration of Crimson 3.0 and N-View allows plant managers and IT staff to efficiently monitor and control a number of different network parameters – including data collisions, received packets, dropped packets, alignment errors and more – from a single dashboard.
For customers with Sixnet switches, monitoring is accomplished via Modbus. Advanced data logging features offer users the ability to collect and review network performance history. Email and SMS notification is also available to alert remote personal of network issues.