Discover Modicon M580
Discover Modicon M580
General information on Modicon M580
The Modicon M580 ePAC is the first high-end integrated controller built for EcoStruxure™ Plant in an open, flexible, reliable, sustainable, safe, and secure architecture. It features redundant controllers and safety controllers (safety PLC SIL3) with native Ethernet, and cybersecurity embedded in its core.
Process or safety processors both use the same Modicon X80 I/O modules platform and EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly known as Unity Pro) software for programming and configuration.Benefits of Modicon M580
Reduced time to profit
Save up to 3 weeks on a 3 month project resulting in $2 million of extra production at launch
Cybersecurity
Manage operating risks and save an average of >US$1.25 million annually in related costs with certified inherent cybersecurity built in the controller.
Process efficiency
Improve process efficiency through 5x faster scan time, and gain up to US$2 million annually for a typical high volume manufacturing plant thanks to the latest processing technologies.
Process safety
The Modicon M580 safety controller is the only PAC in the marketplace that offers 100% ROI within three months of implementation.
Video presentations
Modicon M580 - the world's first ePAC
Kevin Gag, Senior Solutions Consultant at the Coventry Innovation Hub showcases Modicon M580 ePAC (Ethernet programmable automation controller) which offers openness, flexibility, robustness, and sustainability.
Modicon M580 safety controller
Dave Sutton, Marketing Manager of Automation Products in the UK discusses the new Modicon M580 safety controller which is suitable for more critical applications.
Modicon M580 features
• Openness and transparency: native Ethernet capabilities with EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP, as well as the large scope of Fieldbus supported protocols: AS-i, CANopen, PROFIBUS DP, and Remote Terminal Unit protocols like DNP3 or IEC104.• Connectivity: easy integration of field and third-party devices through standard FDT technology.• Smart engineering: EcoStruxure Control Expert software platform allows to save engineering and commissioning time through simulation tool, predefined libraries, and code checking.• Improve your code through EcoStruxure Control Expert including verification, converter (including non-SE PLC), documentation, and monitoring.• Easy and continuous operations thanks to CCOTF (Change Configuration On the Fly) functions, and online devices.
• High availability scalable and fault-tolerant architecture: redundant HSBY processor, power supplies, networks, and Scada (later redundant RIO bus based on redundant CRA)• Reliability and robustness based on proven X80 I/O platform• Optimized maintenance with auto-diagnostics embedded in X80 modules, FDR functions, preventive maintenance features inside redundant power supplies, and Maintenance Advisor tool.
• SIL3 rating approved by TÜV Rheinland: dual execution code in safety processor and coprocessor, and X80 safety I/O and power supplies.• Common safety: the mix of safety modules with standard non-interfering modules reduces the cost of spare parts, training, and communication between safety and process PLC.• Capability to connect CIP safety devices on Ethernet with M580 safety controllers.
• Protection against remote programming via passwords• Option to enable HTTP/FTP services• Log of security events• Extended Ethernet service management in the access control list• More secure IPsec communication between ECE or Scada and PAC• OPC UA module or software with native cybersecurity and RTU secure protocols
• Capitalize on your code through software converter tools from legacy software (PL7/Concept) embedded into EcoStruxure Control Expert or additional tools (UMAC, EcoStruxure Control Engineering).• Capitalize on your cabling through hardware kits and connect your existing I/O to M580 or Quantum S908 RIO bus managed by M580.• Capitalize on your legacy protocols: Modicon M580 supports protocols used in legacy Modicon and Télémécanique platforms like Modicon S908 coaxial bus, Modbus Plus, Ethway, Global Data, or Interbus-S.• Dedicated service teams to support in modernization
Modicon M580 success stories
Simplify operation with Modicon M580
With a focus on innovation and cybersecurity, Suez Environment, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment, was able to simplify operation and maintenance with a Modicon M580.
From sugar to energy, safely
Wilmar has been working with Schneider Electric for more than a decade and chose Modicon M580 safety PLCs to replace multiple controllers which were previously monitored individually.
Efficient innovation
Saint-Gobain, one of the largest construction material manufacturers in the world improves its energy usage and cuts cost with Modicon M580 and EcoStruxure solutions.
Smart manufacturing for the steel industry
Chinese steel giant, Baosteel, transforms its steel manufacturing with EcoStruxure Plant, increasing production by up to 30%, improving worker safety, and reducing labor costs.
