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OPERATOR CONTROL STATIONS - OCS I/O SERIES
SmartStack™ Modular I/O
Expandable, Stackable I/O System for OCS
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 Unlike conventional PLC I/O, SmartStackT I/O is not a rack-based design. SmartStack
I/O modules are snapped onto the Operator Control Station (OCS) or an off-mounted
base, and then stacked onto each other. They utilize a very small amount of panel
space for the number of I/O provided. SmartStack modules are encased in metal
housings and meet stringent noise, vibration, and shock standards. A maximum of
4 modules can be stacked directly onto an OCS, and another 20 modules can be
added by using the fiber optic FOX I/O System. Color-Touchscreen OCS models can
have up to 20 SmartStack modules using the FOX I/O System.
There are over 50 SmartStack I/O modules available.They include a variety of mixed
I/O modules offering a combination of inputs and outputs, digital and analog, and
specialty modules: High Speed Counter (1 MHz), Stepper Indexer, ASCII BASIC, and
AC Power Monitoring modules.You can select from a full complement of temperature
input modules (Thermocouple, RTD,Thermistor), and SmartStack communication options
include Ethernet TCP/IP, DeviceNetT Master and Slave, PROFIBUS Master and Slave and CANopen Master.
Click here for the SmartStack™ Product Sheet
Many Ways to Expand
You have several ways to expand the number of SmartStack modules. Connecting a miniRCS via the CsCAN port adds
one more SmartStack module; networking an RCS controller allows you to add up to 4 more SmartStack modules. If you
use a FOX100 I/O Expansion Module and the FOX I/O System, you can have up to 23 SmartStack modules (3 modules
and the FOX100 mounted on the OCS plus 20 modules with the FOX I/O System). When using a Color-Touch OCS,
you may connect 5 bases and have up to 20 SmartStack modules. Here is a summary of expansion options: |
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