Monico CDL Gateway™

The Monico CDL Gatewayâ„¢ is more than a protocol converter. It is a pre-configured solution that provides a customer communications interface to the Caterpillar® line of Industrial Engines and Generator Sets via many different protocols and data maps. The CDL Gatewayâ„¢ has three host ports to choose from including two RS-232 ports, one RS-485 2-wire or 4-wire, and one Ethernet port.

The CDL Gatewayâ„¢ polls parameters at a rate of about 20-60 parameters per second. It is not limited to a certain number of parameters like the previous customer communications products and is 10-15 times faster.

Unlike competitive products, the CDL Gatewayâ„¢ requires virtually no setup. The CDL Gatewayâ„¢ continues the legacy of the CCM Translator by pre-configuring all parameters with pre-assigned mapping. This allows the integrator to know from the very start exactly how to program the host device before going into the field for installation. Since there is virtually no setup required, it can be installed and integrated in a matter of minutes. However, the CDL Gatewayâ„¢ is our most flexible product to date. If your application needs different address assignments, different protocols, or you have different controllers on the network you need to aggregate into our registers, we can quickly and efficiently accommodate your needs using our free software, MonicoView.

A convenient USB user interface allows each customer to configure the ports and assign device addresses and IP addresses. The user simply installs a USB driver on his computer in the office or in the field and plugs into the USB port. The user interface immediately pops up to provide a clear view of each port and the configuration parameters. The user interface also shows you exactly which parameter are responding on your particular installation and the raw value in that parameter.