{"id":1224,"date":"2017-08-08T12:14:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T18:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2022-10-15T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T22:00:29","slug":"introducing-new-improved-bell-202-modem-for-radio-telemetry-scada-applications-now-with-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1224","title":{"rendered":"Introducing New Improved Bell 202 Modem OEM Module for Radio Telemetry \/ SCADA Applications! Now with Isolation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3732\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3732\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1.jpeg 2x\" alt=\"James Mimlitz &#039;Slim&#039;\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-150 photo\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim &#8216;Slim&#8217; Mimlitz, SCADAmetrics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce the <strong>B202-v.108 Modem<\/strong> \u2014 a new release of our non-proprietary modem OEM module that is targeted for use within Radio Telemetry \/ SCADA Systems!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1226\" class=\"wp-image-1226 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Bell-202-v108-Front-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Bell-202-v108-Front-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Bell-202-v108-Front-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Bell-202-v108-Front-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Bell-202-v108-Front.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Model No. B202-v108. Bell 202 Modem for Radio Telemetry \/ SCADA System Applications.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This new modem constitutes a <strong>major re-design<\/strong> of our first-generation modem, the B202-v103; and it offers the following new features:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1227\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/improved-300x262.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100% compatibility<\/strong> with existing telemetry\/SCADA systems that presently use Calamp DM-3282 modems and\/or SCADAmetrics B202-v103 modems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.5KV of isolation<\/strong> on the RTU Serial Port Interface, for enhanced lightning\/surge protection.<\/li>\n<li>Serial Port Pins [4,6] and [7,8] are internally jumpered, so that <strong>Rockwell\/Allen-Bradley-based PLC&#8217;s<\/strong>, such as the MicroLogix, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SLC500 can be connected using a <strong>standard<\/strong> 9-pin serial cable. Typically Used with the DF1 Radio Modem Protocol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ability to Drive Lower-Impedance (600-\u221e \u03a9) Audio Loads<\/strong> with an Adjustable 0-2 Vpp (0.707 Vrms) Signal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most notable new feature is the <strong>2.5KV of isolation on the serial port<\/strong>. \u00a0Isolation techniques are widely utilized to contain damage from lightning strikes and voltage surges, and to prevent the damage from spreading throughout a control panel. \u00a0To our knowledge, the B202-v108 is the only Bell-202 modem for radio telemetry applications that offers this valuable feature.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bb-elec.com\">B&amp;B Electronics<\/a><\/strong>, a company that manufactures a wide range of isolation equipment, has authored an interesting article on the subject of isolation\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/support.bb-elec.com\/article\/14629\/27292\/Surge-Protection-Versus-Isolation\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The datasheet for the B202-v108 modem is available <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/PDF\/B202v108.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCADAmetrics Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was this article helpful?\u00a0Are you interested in utilizing the SCADAmetrics B202 Modem in a SCADA \/ Telemetry application? Give us a call, and we\u2019ll be glad to discuss your application in detail. And if you are\u00a0interested in receiving updates such as these in our occasional email-delivered newsletter, here&#8217;s our sign-up page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/signup\/signup.htm\">Subscribe to SCADAmetrics Newsletter&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce the B202-v.108 Modem \u2014 a new release of our non-proprietary modem OEM module that is targeted for use within Radio Telemetry \/ SCADA Systems! This new modem constitutes a major re-design of our first-generation modem, the B202-v103; and it offers the following new features: 100% compatibility with existing telemetry\/SCADA systems <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1224\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,8,5,6],"tags":[127,42,41,128,148,18],"class_list":["post-1224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bell-202-modem","category-general","category-modbusprotocol","category-rockwell-protocols","tag-bell-202","tag-df1","tag-modbus","tag-modem","tag-radio-telemetry","tag-scada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/2414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}