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Logic Controllers, Timers and Relays
News Release from: Xycom Automation | Subject: Counter/timer module
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 06 November 2000
Counter/timer for processor boards with
IP sites
Xycom Automation has introduced a new counter/timer module, which can be used as an event counter, rate monitor, pulse generator, square-wave generator, watchdog timeout and many other applications
Xycom Automation, the market leader in Industrial PC, VMEbus and PC-based control products, introduces a new Industry Pack (IP) counter/timer module The new module is the latest in the line of four Xycom Automation IP module families to become available, including digital, analogue, communications and counter/timer modules
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new module can be used on processor boards with IP sites, on XVME-9660 6U carrier cards (four per card) or XVME-9630 3U carrier cards (two per card).
The XIP-2480 Counter/Timer module features six 16-bit or 3 32-bit channels supporting both internal and external clock triggering.
The non-isolated outputs can each sink up to 250mA and are protected up to 60Vdc.
The output range is 0-5Vdc from the internal power supply or 0-60Vdc with pull-up to an external supply.
Each counter has a SPDT (form C) relay output available rated at 125Vac and 1A and controlled in watchdog timer mode.
The internal clock can be set at 1,4 or 8MHz.
At 8MHz the counter/timer speeds are 4MHz maximum square wave, 130ns minimum event pulse width, 250ns minimum pulse-width measurement and period measurement.
Typical applications include: event counters, rate monitor, pulse generator, square-wave generator, watchdog timeout and many others.
The four product families that comprise Xycom Automation's new line of IP modules enable users to mix and match different types of I/O points to match specific user needs either across the backplane or within a single slot.
All Xycom Automation VME processors include software to help users to configure and control the operation of the IP modules on the VME bus.
Xycom Automation has maintained its position as a leading global supplier of innovative industrial automation solutions for three decades.
The company's principal products include industrial PC products and PC-based, open architecture, visualisation or control products.
Xycom Automation products serve wide markets sectors including, industrial, machinery, scientific, automotive, food and beverage, materials, utilities etc.
The company's hardware and software products have been installed in nearly 200,000 applications worldwide.
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