To complement the launch of the Idec PLC Pentra range, Idec has introduced four new analogue modules which are also compatible with the MicroSmart PLC family
To complement the launch of the Idec PLC Pentra range, the company has introduced four new analogue modules.
These modules are also compatible with the MicroSmart PLC family.
The main improvement is module density.
With only two channels available on the earlier Microsmart analogues this has been significantly improved to four for the FC4A-J4CN1 and eight for the FC4A-J8C1, resulting in a considerable reduction in cost per channel.
Both types have 16 bit resolution, voltage and current input and with a system transfer time of 6ms/channel for the eight input module high speed analogue readings are achievable.
An eight channel thermistor input and a two channel voltage/current output module have also been introduced.
The thermistor module has 12 bits resolution and the output module 16 bit resolution.
The introduction of these modules have ensured that lower cost analogue capability is now a feature of the Idec MicroSmart and Pentra PLC ranges at a performance comparable with any of the competition.
Options.
Four and eight channel (two for analogue output), 12 and 16 bit resolution, voltage (0-10v), current (4-20ma), thermocouple (K,J,T) and thermistor (Pt and Ni) capability.
