# ABB Commander 1900

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**Created:** [October 29, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-commander-1900/5342 "2012-10-29T05:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![palmer\_md](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@palmer\_md](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/palmer_md)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-commander-1900/5342/1 "2012-10-29T05:03:06Z")

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I have a customer who has a bunch of ABB Commander 1900 circular chart recorders that control their production line. They do not want to replace all this control with a PLC just yet, but want to do data collection. The controllers can be networked with a RS485 network, and I’ve found that there is a company that has developed an OPC server for this network (MicroMod). Here is their response to my question :

[quote=“MicroMod”]Hello Michael,

Our Extended MODBUS OPC Server supports Standard MODBUS communications to the ABB Commander Series instrumentation.  
Note that the C1900 must have the MODBUS RS-485 Option installed (16th character = ![8)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/587d7fe0d6822f36e81815ab06aa7164e9d2e057.gif "Cool").

Details on the OPC Server are available on our web site at:  
[micmod.com/opc-servers-mod](http://www.micmod.com/opc-servers-mod)  
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My question is, has anyone done this yet with Ignition? Is this going to be a big challenge to get Ignition to communicate with 10 chart recorders and log the data as well as provide HMI control of setpoints and such?

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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abb-commander-1900/5342/2 "2012-10-29T15:00:11Z")

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I’ve not used these particular chart recorders before, but if the devices support ‘standard Modbus communications’ on an RS-485 network, you will be able to talk to them using the built-in Ignition Modbus TCP server, connected via a simple Modbus serial to TCP gateway like the Moxa MGate MB3180.

Communicating with 10 devices and providing an HMI with setpoint control and logging would be no problem at all.