Danfoss Leanheat Monitor Data sheet

Data sheet

Danfoss Leanheat® Monitor

A web-based SCADA software application hosted in Microsoft Azure

Description

Leanheat® Monitor

Danfoss Leanheat® Monitor is a web -based SCADA
(Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)
software application hosted in Microsoft Azure
for district heating systems.

Leanheat® Monitor is built on strong bases of
already established Danfoss solutions with new
and improved features for remote monitoring,
control and optimization of your district heating.

A reliable and stable software solution brings you
a cost effective and energy efficient management
and lays the foundations for a connected future
of your district energy system.

Leanheat® Monitor is offered as a hosted SaaS
solution. This means that Danfoss takes care of all
maintenance, backup and securit y updates of the
system.
Customers can access the system from any
internet connected PC or mobile device.

The user of Leanheat® Monitor can remote control
and monitor the parameters settings in the
controllers and monitor actual, reference and
historical values of sensors and energy
consumption meters connec ted to the controllers.

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User benefits

The advantages of Leanheat® Monitor are among
others:

Customized for district energy Modern web-based solution

Danfoss Leanheat® Monitor is tailored specifically
for district energy systems. Every function is
designed to simplify your daily tasks and ensure
that your system operates with improved control
and better efficiency.
This can be achieved by providing you with a
better system overview by dashboards and
customizable KPI widgets, with predefined alarms
and report templates, functions like virtual
measurements and group settings. At the same
time you can fully customize it to the specific
needs of your district energy utility.

•

Improve your network control and
management with actionable information
insights

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Faster and more efficient management of your
daily tasks with easy to use reporting and
alarming as well as functions like easy
commissioning, group settings

• Easy integration of new devices

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Danfoss district energy and app experts
available for support

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Faster and more efficient management of your
daily tasks

Being a web-based solution hosted in Microsoft
Azure, Danfoss Leanheat® Monitor can never be
outdated, as the regular improvements and
upgrades are instantly available and provided to
you. The online system can be accessible from
everywhere using a standard web browser on
desktop or mobile devices. At the same time it
provides efficient protec tion for all interfaces and
stores data with the trusted security mechanism
ensuring all your data stays safe and secure.

•

Always up to date – the latest version is
automatically available for your use

• Clear and customizable user interface

•

Access from anywhere and from any device
(mobile, desktop compatible)

•

Trusted security mechanisms for safe and
secured data storage.

Open, connected and transparent

Benefit from open communication and data
interfaces. Besides wide range of Danfoss
products, you can easily integrate devices from
other (third party) providers providing the devices
that can communicate over modbus RTU/TCP.
Collected data can also be made available for
other business (e.g. billing) and operational
systems (optimizers, energy management ...).

•

Connect with any device using standard
Modbus communication

•

Easy integration with business intelligence
and optimization solutions using API

• Part of Danfoss Leanheat® software suite

Always up to date Lower your investment cost

Your investment will never be outdated.
We are dedicated to constantly improve and
upgrade the solution and will provide you with
the access to all the latest features and
improvements.

Safe and secure Team of experts at your service

Operate with more control and better efficiency

The software was developed with a special
attention on your daily tasks and our dedication
to simplify them to save your time.
Get a better overview of your system with
improved alarming features and reporting.
And with easier commissioning, group settings,
etc. you are now able to manage your daily
business in a faster and more efficient way.

Using the Danfoss Leanheat® Monitor subscription
model (Software as a Service) will result in:

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Lower total cost of ownership and

improved return on investment

•

Reduced IT investments and maintenance

costs using Software as a Service

•

No local IT infrastructure and knowledge

required

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Unlocking your resources to focus on your

primary business

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Your data will stay safe and secure as Danfoss
Leanheat® Monitor provides protection for all
interfaces and stores data with the trusted security
mechanisms.
Leanheat® Monitor is hosted in highly secure
modern data centers located within the EU. Data
within Leanheat® Monitor is processed, stored and
secured in compliance with EU regulations.

Benefit from our know-how database, access to
online and on-site trainings, online video guides,
support forums and engineers.
This will result in your improved per formance and
overall satisfaction.

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Application Leanheat® Monitor automatically adapts its user

interface to fit the application in the controller.
For ECL Comfort 296 and 310 controllers Leanheat®
Monitor can automatically detect the correct
application. However, for some older controllers
it is necessary to select the correct application
during commissioning.

The following controller applications are
supported:

• ECL Comfort 310 controller

• Please see ‘List of application keys
supported by Leanheat® Monitor’.
Go to: https://www.danfoss.com
In the ‘Service and support’ menu select
‘Documentation’ > ‘Data sheets’ and
search for the literature number.
(AI13148 6467165)

• OPR0020 Controller

• Firmware R9 and newer

Below is an example of Leanheat® Monitor
configured with ECL Comfort 310 electronic
controllers connected over TCP. This is the
recommended connection method for controllers
to Leanheat® Monitor, as this avoids running any
IT infrastructure locally at the customer’s site.
In this case, Leanheat® Monitor and the controllers
communicate via Modbus/TCP over a secure
encrypted connection.

As an option the ECL Apex 20 controller can be
integrated into Leanheat® Monitor to remote
control and monitor the district heating utility or
boiler house.

This requires a system integrator to develop a
customized application for the ECL Apex 20
controller. A special Modbus adapter sof tware also
has to run in the same subnet as the ECL Apex 20
either on a PC or a hardware gateway that supports
this option.

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Application

Below is an example of connecting controllers on
a closed network (e.g. a serial to Leanheat®
Monitor). In this case, the controllers can be
connected through a local OPC-UA server or if
they communicate over Modbus RTU/TCP they
can be connected through a Modbus adapter
software that does not require an OPC server.
Leanheat® Monitor includes two light-weight
software gateways that must be installed in the
same network as the devices or OPC server is
located. One gateway is for OPC UA
communication and the other for direct Modbus
communication.
The communication bet ween the controllers and
the OPC-UA server can be any protocol supported
by the controllers, server, and network, e.g.
Modbus/RS485, Modbus/TCP or LON.

Languages

The following languages are supported by the
graphical user interface of Leanheat® Monitor:

• English

• German

• Danish

• Dutch

• Turkish

• Russian

• Slovenian

• Swedish

• Chinese

• Lithuanian

• Polish

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Supported controllers

Supported application keys

The following controllers are supported by
Leanheat® Monitor:

• Danfoss ECL Comfort 296 electronic
controllers

• Danfoss ECL Comfort 310 electronic

• controllers

• Danfoss ECL Comfort 310B electronic

• controllers

• NOPRO OPR0020 electronic controller (via

• built-in OPC-UA server)

• Danfoss ECL APEX 20 free programmable

• controller (via Modbus adapter software)

• Any third party controller supporting
Modbus RTU/TCP communication

Please see data sheet ‘List of application keys
supported by Leanheat® Monitor’
(AI13148 6467165).

Note:
When connecting through an OPC-UA server, the
server must also supp ort the relevant applications
for the controllers to be supported by Leanheat®
Monitor.
An example is when a Modbus-RS485 subnet of
ECL controllers or OPR0020 controllers, or a mix
hereof, is connected to Leanheat® Monitor via this
OPC-UA server.

Supported energy meters
(M-bus)

Data communication

Please see data sheet ‘Energy meters supported
by Danfoss SCADA solutions and ECL Comfort
296/310’ (AI150386468396).
Please be aware that battery operated energy
meters are not recommended, because the data
communication will shorten the battery lifetime.

The options for data communication between
controllers and server are listed below.

Typ e Description Remarks

Direct

Via OPC-UA

Via Modbus
RTU/TCP

ECL Comfort 296/310 controllers connected
directly to Leanheat® Monitor using the
ethernet connection on the controller to
connect directly over the internet.

Intended for connecting existing serial
networks to Leanheat® Monitor. In this case,
the Leanheat® Monitor software gateway
must be installed alongside the OPC UA server
to facilitate secure communication to
Leanheat® Monitor.

Intended for connecting existing Modbus
RTU/TCP network s and third party devices to
Leanheat® Monitor. In this case, the Leanheat®
Monitor Modbus adapter software has to be
installed either on a PC or a hardware gateway
that supports i t. The Modbus adapter soft ware
facilitates secure communicati on to Leanheat®
Monitor.

It is highly recommended to enable
encryption in the controller settings
in order to secure the transmission of
data end-to-end.

In that case, Leanheat® Monitor will
handle security from the OPC UA
server and to Leanheat® Monitor.
Security and reliability of the net work
below the OPC UA server is not
managed by Leanheat® Monitor.
Performance of Leanheat® Monitor
may be degraded due to technical
limitations of the OPC UA server and
underlying controller network.

In that case, Leanheat® Monitor will
handle security from the devices and
to Leanheat® Monitor. Security and
reliability of the Modbus network is
not managed by Leanheat® Monitor.
Performance of Leanheat® Monitor
may be degraded due to the
underlying controller network.

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