IO Controller
I/O Controller PL is a unit containing 8x digital input over ethernet, 8x digital output over ethernet and RS-232/485 serial (Terminal server) interface. All the interfaces are accessible over a network using the M2M (Machine to Machine) protocol on TCP/IP.
I/O Controller ER84a is an industrial converter that connects a serial port (RS-232/485), 8 dry contact inputs and 4 relay outputs to a LAN (Telnet protocol).
I/O Controller ER88a is an industrial converter that connects a serial port (RS-232/485), 8 DI (dry contact inputs) and 8 DO (Digital Outputs) to an Ethernet network. Industrial model, fits on a DIN rail.
Two devices can be connected to each other (the Box-2-Box mode), digital signals and RS232 can then go back and forth across the network.
The product can not only be a "TCP Server", but also can act like a "TCP Client/Server". This means, when your digital input value changes, IO Controller connects to the server via TCP/IP and sends a 7-byte information packet about the input change over the M2M (Machine to Machine) protocol.
The RS-232/485 serial port can be connected to your PC's virtual serial port using the HW Virtual Serial Port software, the remote digital I/O can be dirrectly controlled from this software.
Overview of the IO Controller Range
- 1x RS-232 or RS-485 serial port accessible over Ethernet or as a COM5 in windows .
- 8 optocoupled digital inputs
- 8 digital open-colector outputs
- The inputs and outputs are controlled over a M2M (Machine to Machine) protocol. They can be controlled directly from a windows software (see examples), WWW page (PHP / Java) or from the HW VSP software (Virtual Serial Port)
- 2 I/O Controller's can be connected to each other, so they can "tunnel" a serial port + 8x Ethernet input + 8x Ethernet output.
- The device supports TCP Server, TCP Client/Server, UDP modes.
- You can use a 128 bit authorisation encryption (TEA), or limit the access to the device to a predefined IP address range.
- Libraries for MS Visual Basic, Delphi, Borland C++,JAVA, PHP and others..
| IO Controller PL | IO Controller ER84A | IO Controller ER88A | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethernet | 10BaseT | ||
| Configuration | Telnet | ||
| Inputs | 8 digital ( dry contact) inputs | ||
| Outputs | 8 Digital outputs (open collectors) | 4 digital outputs (50V relay) | 8 Digital outputs (open collectors) |
| Interface | 1 serial RS232/RS485 port | ||
| Box to Box Mode | Two units can be connected/paired on the network | ||
| M2M Protocols | Telnet, TCP Server, TCP Client/Server | ||
