ABB PS5609-Log:AC500 V3 Runtime License

Why Choose the ABB PS5609-Log AC500 V3 Data Logger Runtime Licence?

The ABB PS5609-Log is a dedicated data logger runtime licence for ABB AC500 V3 PLCs, enabling compatible controllers to perform advanced time-stamped data logging directly within the PLC application. Designed for industrial automation, infrastructure and remote installations, the library provides a structured method for recording process information locally before it is transferred to supervisory or telecontrol systems.

The PS5609-Log package includes the licensed ABB DataLogger library, which provides five function blocks covering different data-logging requirements. The library is particularly useful where process information would normally be transferred to a SCADA, historian or reporting system but the communications connection may be unavailable, intermittent or intentionally established only at selected times.

In these applications, PS5609-Log can provide local data buffering and storage, preserving time-stamped information until communication with the central system becomes available again. The package integrates with ABB Automation Builder and supports AC500 V3 applications such as water infrastructure, pumping stations, electrical installations, renewable-energy systems and other remote automation sites.

Key Advantages

• Dedicated data logger runtime licence for ABB AC500 V3 PLCs.
• Provides advanced time-stamped process data logging.
• Includes five dedicated function blocks for different data-logging applications.
• Supports local buffering when communications to SCADA or telecontrol systems are interrupted.
• Helps preserve process information during unstable or intermittent network connections.
• Suitable for remote automation installations where permanent communications may not be available.
• Supports local storage using compatible ABB memory-card resources.
• Integrated with the ABB Automation Builder engineering environment.

Key Features

• ABB AC500 V3 Data Logger Library runtime licence.
• Advanced time-stamped data acquisition and logging.
• Five dedicated DataLogger function blocks.
• Local process-data buffering.
• Storage during interrupted communications.
• Designed for connection with SCADA and telecontrol architectures.
• Suitable for historian and reporting applications.
• Configurable data-set handling.
• File-based storage on compatible PLC storage media.
• Supports applications with permanent or intermittent communications.
• Suitable for remote stations and distributed automation systems.
• Integrated into ABB Automation Builder.
• Runtime licence activated on the target AC500 CPU.
• PS5609-Log package also contains the DataLoggerMulti library.

Reliable Data Logging and Buffering for Industrial Automation

Industrial automation systems frequently generate process values that must ultimately be stored in historian databases or presented through SCADA and reporting systems. In remote installations, however, communication between the PLC and central control system may be unreliable or deliberately intermittent. The ABB PS5609-Log Data Logger Library allows the AC500 V3 controller to retain time-stamped process information locally when this communication path is unavailable.

Once the communication system is restored, the stored information can be processed according to the application design rather than simply losing data generated during the interruption. This makes the library particularly valuable for distributed infrastructure and unattended sites where reliable historical process information is important despite variable communications availability.

Typical Applications

• Water and wastewater pumping stations.
• Remote process automation installations.
• Oil and fluid pumping systems.
• Electrical substations and electrification stations.
• Solar power plants and renewable-energy systems.
• SCADA and telecontrol installations.
• Process historian data collection.
• Remote monitoring and reporting systems.
• Industrial applications with intermittent network connectivity.
• Distributed AC500 V3 automation systems.