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Product category: Smaller-Sized PLCs
News Release from: AutomationDirect | Subject: D2-260
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 22 January 2003

PLC gains more powerful CPU

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AutomationDirect has added the D2-260 CPU to its DL205 line of micro-modular PLCs.

AutomationDirect has added the D2-260 CPU to its DL205 line of micro-modular PLCs The new D2-260 CPU offers over 230+ RLL instructions, making it the most powerful of all the DL205 CPUs

Other key features include easy-to-use ASCII instructions, and 16 PID loops with auto-tune.

The D2-260 has total memory of 30.4Kbyte, with support for a maximum of 16,384 I/O points.

The D2-260 CPU supports local expansion up to five total bases (one CPU base and four expansion bases).

The CPU also offers two communication ports that provide a vast array of communication possibilities.

The top port can be used for programming, connection to an EZText/EZTouch or DV-1000 operator interface panel, or as a K-sequence or DirectNet slave.

The bottom port supports RS232C or RS422/RS485.

Protocol options for the bottom port include K-sequence, DirectNet master/slave, Modbus RTU master/slave, and ASCII in/out communications.

The D2-260 CPU is priced at $299.

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