CHAPTER 3 - INTRODUCTIONEATON PXG600E User Manual • IM02603003E Rev 5, 11-May-2012 • Firmware Version 5.03:383510Power Monitoring in a Networked WorldGuaranteeing power availability, managing utility costs and ensuring powerquality are more important than ever as organizations rely on theirexpanding technology infrastructure to drive business. Effective monitoringof the power system is critical to responding to threats, preventingdowntime and optimizing performance, which translates to greater reliabilityand cost efficiencies down the road. The Eaton PXG600E provides web-enabled, real-time monitoring of Eaton Electrical and other vendors’equipment through standard, on-board web pages, Power Xpert Software orthird party software. As an integral part of the Eaton Power XpertArchitecture, which provides end-to-end power system management, thePXG600E provides a central point to connect up to 96 devices to the Ethernetnetwork. The gateway may be used as a standalone device to view onesystem or location, or it can be easily integrated into a large, multi-locationsystem.Easy Integration into Multi-Protocol EnvironmentsThe PXG600E is typically installed in an electrical assembly — a motorcontrol center, low / medium voltage switchgear or switchboard, forexample — to consolidate the data available from components such asbreakers, meters, motor controllers and protective relays. It can also bemounted in a communications cabinet or as a standalone unit. Ideal formulti-protocol environments, the PXG600E translates the most popularindustrial protocols – INCOM, QCPort and Modbus RTU — into HTML,making devices communicating with these protocols visible on the network.The PXG600E also supports Modbus TCP and SNMP for integration withthird party building management and network management systems. Oncethe devices are visible, they can be monitored and managed via the web.Information is presented in organized, user-friendly web pages that include alogin page, a system summary status page and device detail page thatinclude real-time data, such as:• Device status• Current• Voltage• Power• Energy• Frequency• Demand• Power factor• Voltage THD
