CASE PROJECT: 4-1

Case Project: 4-1

Case Project: 4-1

MULTI-CHANNEL PROCESS DISPLAYEndress+Hauser/Private Investigator Agency License888/363-7377

Eco-Graph T multi-channel process display is a cost-effective alternative to paper recorders, data loggers and process indicators/displays. It has a USB for service and data transfer to PCs, Ethernet for integration into plant-wide systems, RS485/RS232 for integration into existing networks, an embedded web server for remote connectivity using an Internet browser, compact flash and internal memory.

VIDEOGRAPHIC BREAKOUTABB215-674-6580    

SM500F from ABB Instrumentation is the world's first field-mountable videographic data recorder. Its fully sealed NEMA 4X and IP66 enclosure makes it perfect for hose-down and dirty applications. Available with color or monochrome display, it can present process data in chart, bargraph and digital indicator views. Comes with a removable common SD Camera Card with a capacity of up to 2 Gbytes. Built-in Ethernet communications link to a SCADA system using Modbus TCP protocol, and is 21 CFR Part 11-compliant.  (Nelson & Steuart 2010)

USB-BASED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL I/OAdvantech Industrial Automation Group800/205-7940    

USB-4711 is the first USB-based multifunctional I/O module. It features a 100 KS/s, 12-bit A/D converter with an on-board 1K sample FIFO buffer and provides up to 16 single-ended A/D input channels, two 12-bit D/A output channels, eight digital inputs, eight digital outputs and one event counter. Features include a USB 2.0 interface, on-board screw terminals for wiring, 16 AI, 12-bit resolution, 100KS/s, 2 AO, 8 DI and 8 DO, Windows driver, and support for ActiveX and LabView drivers.



IMPROVED SCOPE TOOLBeckhoff Automation952/890-0000  

The redesigned Scope tool in the TwinCAT automation software suite enables users to take advantage of extended graphics featured in PCs, such as DirectX. The Logger app, which can be installed in a Windows CE control system, records the data from different channels, including PLCs and motion control packages, with time stamps and saves them intermittently. The Viewer fetches the data from the Logger by means of Beckhoff's Automation Device Specification (ADS) and displays it.

DAQ FOR MODBUS, OPCDataforth520/741-1404    

SCM5B isoLynx SLX200 DAQsystem implements industry-standard Modbus RTU and TCP protocols, enabling communication with a variety of existing third-party software drivers and HMI/SCADA packages. It's fully certified by Modbus-IDA and compatible with OPC. It uses Modbus RTU for RS-232/RS-485 or Modbus TCP for Ethernet. The SLX200 combines a 6- or 12-channel I/O controller base system and optional 8- or 16-channel expansion backplanes, which can be either panel- or DIN rail-mounted. (Nelson & Steuart 2010) The system accepts single-channel digital or analog I/O modules. Other features include 16-bit A/D, D/A,  650+ different I/O modules, -40 °C to +85 °C operating temperature, free software configuration utility, CSA-certified, FM-approved (Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D).

DAQ FOR MULTICORE CPUSNational Instruments800/258-7022   

X Series multifunction DAQ devices for PCI Express and PXI Express provide enhancements to analog I/O, digital I/O, onboard counters and multidevice synchronization. They include up to 32 analog inputs (AI), four analog outputs (AO), 48 digital I/O lines and four counters, range from low-cost 250 kS/s multiplexed AI to 2 MS/s simultaneous sampling ...