New CPU interfaces expand NET series with CANopen interface
Highlights
- CANopen
- ·Protocols: CiA 301 / 303 / 401
- ·Compatibility with existing
- NET-DEV-I/O modules
- ·Wide availability of digital and analog I/Os
- ·Relays, optocouplers, MOSFET, PWM
- ·A/D and D/A converters with galvanic isolation
New CPU interface expands NET series with CANopen interface
DEDITEC GmbH, based in Brühl near Cologne, is entering the world of CANopen automation with its NET-CPU-PRO-CANopen module. The NET-CPU-PRO-CANopen interface can be connected to existing NET-DEV-IO modules and offers a wide range of digital and analog I/Os. Thanks to its flexible and modular design, up to 64 different I/O units, known as NET-DEV I/Os, can be combined. This means that configurations with 1024 relay outputs, for example, can be easily implemented.
The simple plug-in system allows users to change the configuration themselves at any time.
Expansion of the NET-CPU-PRO interface with a CANopen interface
The basis of every product in the NET series is a NET-CPU interface. The connected NET-DEV-IOs can be made available to other CAN participants via the CANopen interface.
Power is supplied via a 7V to 24V DC power supply unit and only needs to be connected to the NET-CPU interface. Connected NET-DEV I/O modules receive their operating voltage from the internal BUS system.
Analog and digital modules can be combined
The universal plug-in system allows 1 to a maximum of 64 NET-DEV I/O modules to be connected. The module combinations or sequence of the connected I/Os are irrelevant, which means that a configuration with relays, power relays, and A/D inputs can be easily implemented.
Service-friendly replacement of individual modules is possible
Individual modules can be replaced or exchanged even during operation. This allows for service-friendly upgrades or replacement of modules.
The next time the entire module is restarted, the NET-CPU interface first scans all NET-DEV I/O modules and thus records the overall module configuration.