Modbus/TCP Coupler Module enables remote I/O adoption.
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Available with 1- and 2-slot backplanes, APAX-5070 allows any PC, controller, or HMI device that supports Modbus/TCP protocol to add Remote I/O functionality to access data and perform read and write actions. Analog input modules let users configure multiple inputs in one module, and each channel can be configured with different ranges and types. Other features include flexible Modbus address mapping (automatic or manual) and ability to connect to DIO and analog I/O modules.
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New APAX Modbus/TCP Remote I/O Solution - APAX-5070
Taipei, Taiwan - The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech is proud to introduce a new high-density Modbus/TCP Remote I/O solution as part of the growing APAX product line, APAX-5070. This new Modbus/TCP coupler module allows any PC, controller or HMI device that supports the Modbus/TCP protocol to easily and cost-effectively add Remote I/O functionality to access data and perform read and write actions. Leveraging the APAX features of high density I/O, flexibility, scalability, and hot swap functionality, users can build remote I/O systems to fulfill PLC or control application needs.
The APAX series is perfect for the control market, with analog input modules that have dynamic configuration allowing users to configure multiple inputs such as voltage, current, and thermocouple functions in one module, and each channel can be configured with different ranges and types. Furthermore, the APAX-5070 Modbus/TCP coupler is equipped with two RJ-45 ports with same IP address which can build daisy chains to connect remote I/O devices directly without an additional Ethernet switch.
APAX-5070 also features flexible Modbus address mapping which allow users to allocate Modbus address mapping automatically or manually, so that it can minimize the data size transferred between APAX-5070 and Modbus/TCP master, like PC, controller or HMI and shortens data response time. APAX-5070 can perform alarms without a controller, with only the help of a utility to control the output module based on input conditions, making it more intelligent. APAX-5070 allows connection to digital I/O modules (max. 768 points) or analog I/O modules (max.192 points) with a large connecting capacity, effectively allowing users to build cost-effective remote I/O systems.
To enrich the I/O system flexibility and scalability, APAX-5000 couplers and I/O modules can be equipped as either local I/O or remote I/O through Ethernet backplane and any standard switch. APAX-5000 offers 1 and 2 slots backplanes, APAX-5001 and APAX-5002. Each APAX-5002 backplane offers one expansion port. Using a standard Ethernet cable to connect the expansion port on the two backplanes, a remote expansion with local-bus speed is built, and the distance can be up to 100 m.
