The ioLogik E1200 industrial remote Ethernet I/O has two embedded Ethernet switch ports that allow information to flow to another local Ethernet device or connect to the next ioLogik in the daisy-chain. Applications such as factory automation, security and surveillance systems, and tunnel monitoring, can make use of daisy-chained Ethernet for building multi-drop I/O networks over standard Ethernet cables. Many industrial automation users are familiar with the multi-drop configuration typically used in fieldbus applications. The daisy-chain function on the remote Ethernet I/O ioLogik E1200 not only increases the connection between machines and panels, but also lowers the cost of buying separate Ethernet switches, and at the same time reduces labor fees and cabling by a large percentage. For example, if a production facility contains 700 stations (20 points per station), the wiring cost reduction can reach 15% of the total implementation cost.
Saving Time and Wiring Costs with Peer-to-Peer Communications
In remote automation applications, the control room and sensors are
often far removed, making wiring over long distances a constant
challenge. With peer-to-peer networking, users may now map a pair of
ioLogik E1200 series modules so that input values will be directly
transferred to output channels, greatly simplifying the wiring process
and reducing wiring costs.
User-definable Modbus/TCP Addressing for Painless Upgrading of Existing Systems
For Modbus devices that are controlled and detected by fixed
addresses, users need to spend a vast amount of time researching and
verifying the configurations. Users need to locate each device’s
networking details like I/O channels, or vendor-defined addresses to
enable the initial or start address of a SCADA system or PLC. The
ioLogik E1200, with user-definable Modbus/TCP addressing, offers greater
flexibility, and setup is easy. Instead of worrying about individual
devices, users simply configure the function and address map to fit
their needs.
