INSIGHTS 2018 65PLC WITH LARGE I/O CAPACITY
IDEC Corporation has released its MicroSmart FC6A Plus, a PLC
with up to 2060 local I/O. With its expanded I/O capacity, the FC6A
Plus is said to be able to control and monitor the largest machines
or entire small-scale manufacturing facilities.
Basic instructions can be executed at a speed of 21 ns and pro-
gram memory is 800 kB (100k steps). These features, along with a
large data memory, allow the product to handle large programs with
complex control requirements such as PID, flow totalisation and recipes.
Two models are available: a 16 I/O model and a 32 I/O model.
Each model includes a 0–10 VDC analog input with 12-bit resolution.
Each can accommodate up to three plug-in discrete, analog, serial
or Bluetooth cartridges. Each discrete cartridge has four I/O points,
either four inputs or four outputs. Each analog cartridge has two analog I/O points, either two inputs or two outputs.
Up to 63 I/O expansion modules can be added, providing the ability to handle up to 2060 I/O with a maximum
of 511 analog I/O.
The Bluetooth wireless communication adapter allows the monitoring of the PLC and transfer of programs from
any device with Bluetooth capability. FTP communication is also available, as well as full-featured app access for
iOS or Android.
All models have two built-in Ethernet ports, and optional plug-in cartridges can create additional RS232C/RS485
ports (up to 33 ports). The PLC’s Ethernet port supports the Modbus TCP protocol and the serial port supports
the Modbus RTU protocol.
IDEC Australia Pty Ltd
http://www.idec.com/australia
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