Other features include remote maintenance, which allows remote monitoring, downloading and uploading of any ladder program; Web monitoring, allowing browser-based PLC monitoring or updating with a custom, built-in monitor dialog box; alarm messaging, which enables up to 32 messages to be send from the Web Server Module to an e-mail address or cell phone; O/I connectivity, meaning the vendor’s touch screens and MicroSmart PLCs can communicate even when located in separate areas; and password protection, which secures the system against unauthorized access.
