IDS GmbH

Many utility outstations in the region still report to their control center through an IDS 850 telecontrol rack. IDS GmbH, founded in 1975 in Ettlingen, Germany, made its name with telecontrol and substation automation for power, gas and water networks, and today appears under the VIVAVIS name. Seven Star LLC lists IDS 850 cards and modules and supplies these spare cards to utilities and pipeline operators in Oman as an independent supplier.

IDS 850 cards and modules listed here

The page covers plug-in cards for the IDS 850 system as they appear in customer requests:

• CC-88A and CU-88A cards (order codes 160050559 and 160050560)
• EC86A Ethernet controller for IDS 850
• RC8DA card (160050037) and SM85A signal module

Each card has a type name and a nine-digit order code, and both are printed on the card. For current projects the manufacturer offers the ACOS 7 series of telecontrol and automation units, with the modular ACOS 750 and the smaller ACOS 730.

Where IDS telecontrol equipment is used

The manufacturer serves electricity, gas, water and wastewater networks with control technology, station automation and metering. Typical locations are transformer and switching stations, pumping stations, reservoirs and pressure regulating stations spread over a large area. Operators in the GCC who still run IDS 850 racks normally ask for like-for-like cards.

Ordering IDS cards: what we need

Spare cards for a running telecontrol station must match in hardware and firmware. Send the card type and the order code, the hardware revision and firmware version if they are marked on the label, and a photo of the front and the component side. Tell us the station type and which neighboring cards are fitted in the rack. If a card is no longer produced, we check with the manufacturer’s documentation which replacement it names and report that before you decide.