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News Release from: Moeller Electric | Subject: XI/ON gateway
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 December 2005
Gateway added to I/O modules
A programmable gateway, which combines PLC-like functionality with a Canopen Fieldbus interface, has been added to Moeller Electric's XI/ON range of remote I/O products.
A programmable gateway, which combines PLC-like functionality with a Canopen Fieldbus interface, has been added to Moeller Electric's XI/ON range of remote I/O products The gateway makes it easy to add intelligence to remote I/O assemblies, simplifying system design, reducing Fieldbus loading and improving fault resilience
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Capable of supporting up to 74 I/O modules from the XI/ON range, the gateway is programmed using the company's XSoft Professional software, which is based on the Codesys programming system.
Programs are stored in flash memory which requires no battery back up, and are accessed via the gateway's integral serial port or over the network.
By allowing simple control functions to be implemented in the gateway without the need for sending signals back and forth to a central PLC, the modules reduce Fieldbus traffic and therefore improve response times.
Local control also makes it possible to implement routines for a safe controlled plant shutdown in the event of a Fieldbus failure.
Modules that can be used with the gateway include digital and analogue inputs and outputs, serial ports, counters and thermocouple inputs.
The modules allow the production of I/O assemblies that match the user's needs.
All have a Din-rail mounting base unit with screw or cage-clamp terminals for field connections, and a separate plug-in electronic module.
This arrangement lets modules be hot swapped to save time during commissioning and fault finding, and means modifications can be easily made.
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