Rack allows for expansion of I/O.
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ControlWave I/O Expansion Rack consists of 2, 4, or 8 slot Control Wave Chassis containing Ethernet communication engine dedicated to communications between main processor and expansion I/O. Communication engine also supports timing functionality and battery backed RAM to retain outputs during short power outages. Rack is connected to main or host ControlWave controller rack via Ethernet physical link.
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Bristol Babcock Announces ControlWave I/O Expansion Racks for ControlWave Automation Systems
Watertown, CT, August 26, 2002 - Bristol Babcock introduces ControlWave I/O Expansion Racks for ControlWave Process Automation Systems.
ControlWave I/O Expansion Racks allow for expansion of I/O up to and including total plant wide control consisting of hundreds of I/O points. The process control application program resides in the main ControlWave process controller. It controls both local I/O as well as the I/O in the Expansion Racks. No control functionality is required in the I/O Expansion Rack.
The ControlWave I/O Expansion Rack consists of a 2, 4, or 8 slot Control Wave Chassis. The chassis contains an Ethernet communication engine dedicated to communications between the main processor and the expansion I/O. The communication engine also supports timing functionality and battery backed RAM to retain outputs during short power outages. The ControlWave I/O Expansion Rack is connected to the main or host ControlWave controller rack via an Ethernet physical link. Ethernet is widely accepted as a networking standard physical data link that allows the ControlWave I/O Expansion Rack to fit into any local or wide area Ethernet based network, thereby increasing flexibility and providing an economical, reliable, I/O system.
ControlWave I/O Expansion Racks allow for increased system flexibility depending on the process I/O count. The expansion racks provide a cost effective solution to large I/O count projects, and an economical approach to low or medium I/O count applications. ControlWave meets the needs of a wide range of applications.
Bristol Babcock is a worldwide leader in the supply and commissioning of products, services, and engineered systems to the oil, gas, process control, power, water, and wastewater industries. Bristol Babcock Inc. is a member of the Energy Technology Group of FKI plc, headquartered in Loughborough, England.
