Programmable Logic Controllers
Integrated PLCs are optimized for connectivity.
Press Release Summary:
In addition to respectively offering 8 and 16 DIO connections, FMD88-10 and FMD1616-10 provide connections for 10 analog I/O, I/O expansion, LCD, RS232 and RS485, and Ethernet. Each PLC further integrates i-TRiLOGI Ladder+BASIC software with features such as PWM, PID, encoders, and stepper controls. Support of MODBUS TCP/IP protocols and iTRILOGI client/server software make PLCs remotely accessible while also enabling integration into mixed-brand PLC environments and networks.
Original Press Release:
New Integrated PLCs from Triangle Research
The FMD88-10 and the FMD1616-10 PLCs are Triangle Research International's (TRi) latest Ethernet-equipped programmable logic controllers for OEMs. With the new FMD PLCs, Triangle Research now has a full range of highly integrated 'Super PLCs', starting from the compact Nano-10 to the powerhouse F-series. This super PLC series combines the powerful and easy-to-use i-TRiLOGI Ladder+BASIC software with a wide array of features, including but not limited to: built-in digital and analog I/Os, PWM, PID, encoders, stepper controls, and on-board communication ports for connecting to other devices.
As the model name implies, the FMD88-10 comes with 8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs and 10 analog I/Os while the FMD1616-10 comes with 16 digital inputs, 16 digital outputs and 10 analog I/Os. Both models are equipped with an I/O expansion port, a LCD display interface, RS232 and RS485 serial ports, and of course, the Ethernet port, which has become increasingly indispensable today. Triangle Research's iTRILOGI client/server software and the support of MODBUS TCP/IP protocols not only make the FMD model PLCs remotely accessible for machine monitoring and OEM troubleshooting/reprogramming, but also enables their easy integration into mixed-brand PLC environments and networks.
As with TRi's compact Nano-10 PLC, the FMD models allow users to easily create their own graphic web page for remote interaction with the controlled equipment without the need to write any Internet program. To do a quick set-up one's own custom-made control web page, a user simply defines a background image (eg., picture of the automated machine) and modifies relevant variables that define the I/O labels and their locations over this image on a browser screen.
The sub-$300 pricing of the FMD PLCs is rare for full-feature, Ethernet PLCs in this popular I/O range, making this PLC a particularly accessible choice for value-conscious OEMs. The FMD88-10 and the FMD1616-10 single unit prices are $229 and $295 respectively, and are further discounted with OEM quantity price breaks.
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