Cannon Technologies SubGate® Sensor and IED Gateway

Minneapolis, MN, October 31, 2005 — Cannon Technologies, Inc. formally announced today its SubGate® sensor and IED gateway. The SubGate® is a cost-effective solution for gathering data from substation equipment such as transformers and circuit breakers. This data from equipment alarms, sensors, and IEDs can be presented by way of fiber or wireless connection to a substation RTU or Gateway.

The SubGate® communicates in industry standard DNP 3.0 protocol, and is enabled with on-board timing and monitoring functions, making it a natural for use in substation monitoring. It configures simply by using standard terminal software—so no special configuration software is needed. Included are twelve status inputs and four bipolar analog inputs for connection to alarms, sensors, or analog transducers; and two control output relays for providing conventional alarms, cooling or LTC control.

The SubGate® is equipped with Cannon Technologies’ SelectComm™ interchangeable communication module to allow for future upgrades of communication technology. It is substation hardened and available for use by OEM manufacturers in new equipment or for customer retrofit. It can be provided in an outdoor NEMA 4 enclosure, magnetic mount panel, or board-only configuration. SubGate® can also be supplied with a sensor package for monitoring circuit breakers and transformers.

Cannon Technologies, Inc. will be hosting an Esubstation™ Web seminar on November 30, 2005. The seminar will include a more detailed look at the SubGate® solution. To register for the Web seminar, please visit www.cannontech.com. For information on how the SubGate® can add value to your existing system, contact Denny Branca direct at 763.253.5543 or denny@cannontech.com.

About Cannon Technologies, Inc.
Privately held Cannon Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1987 to deliver load management and automated distribution solutions to electric utilities. Cannon Technologies is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota—with branch offices in California, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia. Today, Cannon Technologies’ customers include nearly 400 electric utilities across North America. Utilities of all sizes apply Cannon solutions to manage peak load, improve system power factor, read meters remotely, and improve substation reliability. Cannon Technologies’ support team is comprised of seasoned professionals, expert in the field of power systems, metering and energy management. For more information, please visit www.cannontech.com.