Year: 2025

Main Features: 

• Power PC based processor provides very high performance 

• VX-Works based real-time operating system 

• Up to three Ethernet ports 

• Up to four serial communication ports 

• Up to two radio modem ports 

• 0,3,5,7 or 8 I/O slot wall mount frames, 19” rack mount on 8 slot frame 

• Expansion frames allow up to 110 I/O modules in a single RTU. 

• Single and double density I/O modules 

• Mixed analog input and output modules 

• Hot Swap I/O replacement 

• Wide operating temperature range -40 to +70 ºC 

• NEMA 4 / IP65 Housing, 40 x 40 cm and 50 x 50 cm 

• Two-way/trunking/ digital radio models  

• AC and DC controlled power supply 

• 6.5 or 10 Ah Backup battery, smart battery charger 

• GPS and NTP for time synchronization 

• System building tool for configuration and programming  

• Remote firmware and program download 

• Compatible with MOSCAD family of RTUs

The ACE3600 is a powerful Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) in Motorola’s family of Supervisory Control And

Data Acquisition (SCADA) products.

ACE3600 provides an advanced data collection and processing unit with the intelligence required to

operate in sophisticated SCADA systems.

Advanced communication and networking capabilities include data transfer via two-way radio,

trunked radio, digital radio, data radio, cellular modems, IP networks, line modem and more.

ACE3600 is a state-of-the-art high performance Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) with 

exceptional communication capability. The unit is designed to provide scalability and 

modularity to optimize the performance of any control system.  The unit’s rugged 

design offers compliance for the requirements of most demanding SCADA system 

environments. Motorola has developed this innovative RTU to provide a cost effective 

RTU solution by minimizing the installation and configuration time. 

The ACE3600 is a powerful Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) in Motorola’s family of Supervisory Control And

Data Acquisition (SCADA) products.

ACE3600 provides an advanced data collection and processing unit with the intelligence required to

operate in sophisticated SCADA systems.

Advanced communication and networking capabilities include data transfer via two-way radio,

trunked radio, digital radio, data radio, cellular modems, IP networks, line modem and more.

Application Control Software – Also known as “whitelisting,” this software blocks unauthorized

applications and code on PCs and RTUs. ACE3600 firmware protects user programs with this technique,

and ACE3600 configuration management tools on PCs are protected with McAfee™ Solidifier.

Encryption – An algorithm makes data readable only by a device with a specific key to decrypt the

message. Data stored within the ACE3600 is also encrypted using a 256 bit AES (Advanced Encryption

Standard), meeting FIPS 140-2 Level 1 requirements.

Unused Port Deactivation – Disable communication for any ports that are unused, closing a point of

access that could be exploited by attackers.

Time-Window Commands – When an application generates a command, it assigns a time window; after

the time expires, system components will not execute the command.

This can prevent replicating errors and commands of questionable origin from affecting the network.

ENHANCED SECURITY

Apply the same state-of-the-art security features that Motorola provides for military and critical

enterprise networks to your SCADA systems.

The ACE3600 supports a full range of best-practice security options directly within the RTUs for a self-

contained, autonomously secure system including:

Security Policy Enforcement – Define and install a single, coherent, system-wide set of

security configurations in every RTU.

Built-In Firewall – Filter IP communications by port,direction, protocol and IP address.

Access Control – User authentication tools, executed at the RTU or at the system server, verify specific

user access and determine if use is legitimate and allowed.

Role-Based Access Control – The system administrator defines job roles and assigns different permissions

so that each user is authorized to access only the parts of the system required for his or her job.

Intrusion Detection System – While allowing legitimate traffic, the ACE3600 identifies unauthorized

access activities like an attempt to alter an RTU program or drop unauthorized data packets. It blocks

these activities, logs the events and sends a report to the system administrator.

VERSATILE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES

You want every opportunity to save money and optimize performance.

The ACE3600 RTU is designed to use a variety of digital and analog interfaces so you are never locked

into proprietary solutions.

This flexible communications capability enables the ACE3600 to connect with several local devices,

analyze the data and send that information to various other locations.

Data transmission and processing is supported simultaneously across multiple communication

media and industry standard data protocols including MODBUS, M-OPC, DNP 3 and IEC60870-5-101.

Motorola’s own MDLC data processing protocol is specifically designed to enable more efficient data

communication.

Transmit data over your narrowband radio network or utilize a broadband network and realize significant

data cost savings.

Furthermore, every RTU in your network can act as a communication node and/or a store and forward

data repeater to extend radio frequency coverage and save you the much higher cost of a dedicated

repeater.