OEM PLC analog
comparison requiring a minimum number of digital
I/O
From
Development to Production!
In
our last comparison we evaluated the
analog capabilities of the Smart-PAK PLUS with
several well known micro PLCs and discovered that
their capabilities weren't even close to what the
Smart-PAK PLUS can provide.
How
will the Smart-PAK PLUS compare to other embedded
PLCs on the market when it comes to analog
capabilities?
To
answer that question, let's look at what the
Smart-PAK PLUS offers in comparison with other
embedded PLCs on the market today.
| Item |
Entertron |
Divelbiss |
Divelbiss |
Splat |
Tri PLC |
Zworld |
| Model
|
Smart-PAK
PLUS |
Enhanced Baby Bear |
PCS |
SL99 |
T100MD888+ |
BL2600 |
| Maximum
Number of Inputs |
8 |
N/A |
6 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
| Resolution |
12 Bit |
N/A |
10 Bit |
8 Bit |
10 Bit |
11 Bit |
| Voltage
Inputs |
0-1 VDC up
to 0-60 VDC Standard =
0-5 VDC or 0-10 VDC
Hardware
Configured
|
N/A |
0-10 VDC |
0-10 VDC |
0-5 VDC |
0-1, 0-2, 0-2.5, 0-5, 0-10,
0-20 VDC Software Selectable Ranges
|
| Millivolt
Input |
0-50 mV up
to 0-1000 mV Hardware
Configured
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0-1000 mV (0-1 VDC option) |
| +/-
Voltage |
+/- 1 VDC
up to +/- 10 VDC Hardware
Configured
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
+/- 1, +/- 2, +/- 5, +/- 10
VDC Software
Selectable
|
| Milliamp |
0-20 mA or
+/- 20 mA Hardware
Configured
|
N/A |
N/A |
0-20 mA |
N/A |
up to 4 @ 4-20 mA Hardware Configured
|
| Thermocouple
|
Type K - up
to 4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| RTD |
PT100 - up
to 4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Maximum
Number of Outputs |
4 |
N/A |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Resolution |
12 Bit |
N/A |
8 bit |
8 Bit |
8 bit |
12 bit |
| Voltage |
0-1 VDC up
to 0-10 VDC |
N/A |
0-5 VDC |
0-10 VDC |
0-5 VDC |
0-10 VDC |
| +/-
Voltage |
+/- 5 VDC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
+/- 10 VDC |
| Current |
0-20 mA -
up to 2 |
N/A |
0-20 mA |
0-20 mA |
N/A |
4-20 mA |
Not only does the Smart-PAK
PLUS offer a greater variety of signals that can
be interfaced, but we can also provide a custom
configuration of individual signals in one
solution.
Therefore,
when looking for an OEM PLC solution with analog
capabilities, The Smart-PAK PLUS offers a greater
variety of analog signals, within a similar
digital I/O platform.
Entertron
has customers that take advantage of our flexible
design and manufacturing. We have one application
posted on line. To find out more about what our
customer is doing...and how they are able to
satisfy their requirements, review our application article
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