TEST & MEASUREMENT ✴️ Technical features from Design World

8 port Class A IO-Link module

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:54:58 +0000

New from Turck, an expanded family of IO-Link products now includes an 8-port Class A IO-Link module. This new solution helps improve cost efficiency in typical IO-Link applications for complex sensor systems and terminal devices. This IP69K-rated block offers 8 IO-Link master channels and 8 configurable PNP I/O channels, or you can configure the IO-Link…

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CMTH SENSOR FOR SMART CONDITION MONITORING

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:30:30 +0000

Monitor temperature and relative humidity in one device. Now users can more easily track environmental conditions over time. Tapping into the CMTH sensor’s IO-Link capability provides continuous feedback and remote monitoring options. If the temperature and humidity exceed specified limits, operators are alerted via the local switching outputs. Alternatively, cloud-based functionality can send out alerts…

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Belden launches data acquisition and orchestration products for mission-critical environments

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:21:00 +0000

Belden announced new products around data orchestration and management and data acquisition and transmission that enable better connectivity, faster speeds, and more power to help mission-critical environments perform at their peak. The data orchestration and management products include: Belden Horizon Console includes enhancements that allow organizations to take greater control of data collection and transfer.…

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IO-Link Gateway for networkable LOCC-Box ECBs

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:24:23 +0000

The IO-Link Gateway provides a wide range of valuable functions, such as advanced energy management, monitoring status information like flowing current or operating voltage, as well as remote control and parameterization of all connected LOCC-Box-Net modules. By incorporating a gateway into DC applications, each LOCC-Box-Net module can be configured and controlled individually or collectively as…

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ProductivityOpen P1AM-200 CPU & Productivity1000 TTL I/O modules

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:43:12 +0000

AutomationDirect has added the P1AM-200 open-source CPU to their ProductivityOpen line of controllers. This CPU can be programmed in C++ using the Arduino IDE or in CircuitPython using any text editor. CircuitPython is a derivative of the Python programming language built specifically for microcontrollers and uses a runtime interpreter instead of a compiler for more…

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WAGO updates Compact Controller 100

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:36:21 +0000

A new member has been added to WAGO’s Compact Controller 100 family. The 750-9401 Controller has a dual-core processor with a mix of 18 digital and analog onboard I/O channels. It also comes with a RS-485 serial port, dual Ethernet ports, a USB-C port for direct configuration connection, and CANopen communication port. The CANopen port…

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Opto 22’s groov RIO firmware version 3.5 adds realtime control to remote I/O

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:15:51 +0000

Opto 22 now offers the latest firmware version 3.5 for groov RIO edge I/O. This latest release includes the CODESYS runtime engine, allowing the groov RIO to now function as a realtime controller coupled with software-configurable I/O. The new firmware for groov RIO delivers a compact, configurable, and secure PLC for end-user or OEM engineers,…

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Festo Electric and Pneumatic Motion reaches a pinnacle in North America

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:43:16 +0000

With the recent introduction of its distributed I/O solution CPX-AP-A, along with its established CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O, Festo now offers a range of electric and pneumatic automation solutions that is unmatched in North America in terms of performance, flexibility, cost savings, and engineering productivity. AP stands for Automation Platform and this backplane-based remote I/O system…

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IO-Link expands IoT insights

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:15:36 +0000

Manufacturing companies and machine builder OEMs have been digitalizing their automation designs for decades. But in recent years, the iterative process of identifying and solving problems using data and technology to support the work of people has been termed digital transformation, which encompasses many aspects, from the plant floor up to the cloud. One trend…

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IO-Link expands IoT insights

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:12:17 +0000

By Alan Mathason, Emerson Manufacturing companies and machine builder OEMs have been digitalizing their automation designs for decades. But in recent years, the iterative process of identifying and solving problems using data and technology to support the work of people has been termed digital transformation, which encompasses many aspects, from the plant floor up to…

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