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I/O units integrate Scada systems

An Audon Electronics product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 26, 2007

The optional DAQ Studio software can be used to provide a data acquisition, trending and alarm management interface for the PC.

Audon Electronics has released low-cost Modbus-based remote I/O units which provide a simple way of integrating analogue or digital signals to supervisory Scada systems.

Models in the range include voltage, current, thermocouple and PT-100 inputs, voltage and current outputs and digital and relay I/Os.

They are supplied with the IO Studio configuration software.

The optional DAQ Studio software can be used to provide a data acquisition, trending and alarm management interface for the PC.

The units are also compatible with all Scada packages such as DAQFactory.

These I/O modules offer good reliability with a low-cost solution for distributed control applications.

They are compact, easy to integrate with existing Modbus networks and simple to use.

Various types of I/O modules are available for different kinds of requirements.

All I/O modules have LED indications of IO status and fault diagnostics.

All I/O modules have an isolated two-wire RS485 interface.

The use of Modbus RTU protocol allows for easy integration with most Scada software packages such as DAQFactory.

There are four digital I/O modules, the 16DI has 16 digital inputs which also double as 32-bit pulse counter inputs.

The 16DO has 16 open collector transistor outputs, while the 4RO has four mains-capable power relays, and the 8DIO is a combination unit with eight digital inputs and eight transistor outputs.

The analogue I/O modules include the 8AIIS and 8VIS which accept eight 4-20mA or voltage inputs.

The 8TCS accepts eight thermocouples including K, E, T, N, B, S, R, mV, C, D and G types.

The 6RTD accepts six 3-wire RTD temperature probes and the 8AOI and 8OV are eight-channel 4-20mA and voltage output models.

IOStudio is a free software package supplied with the units used to configure the communication settings for I/O modules on the Modbus network.

Once a module is detected, it is possible to view real-time data of the module directly on the PC and it can be used for diagnostic purposes.

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