Industrial Networking Protocols Discrete I/O, analog channels, and valve manifold control over an industrial network with all the supporting cables and connectors required for controls applications.
- Overview
You can gain significant advantages when evolving to more technical I/O architectures. When moving from hardwired I/O to distributed I/O you gain faster setup/tear-down and shorter cable runs and everything becomes easier to troubleshoot. When transitioning from distributed I/O to network I/O, you gain all of the benefits of distributed I/O plus easier setup repair in the hardware side and easier troubleshooting from diagnostic data in the software side. Finally, if you move from networked I/O to decentralized I/O using IO-Link you gain more diagnostic as well as the ability to change parameters of smart devices on the fly.
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Hardwired I/O (< 50 I/O points) | |
| Hardware Bill of Materials | Advantages | |
| - Single-ended corsets - Power supplies |
- Low capital costs - Basic electrical knowledge needed |
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| Hardwired I/O with Junction Blocks | ||
| Hardware Bill of Materials | Advantages | |
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- Single & double-ended cordsets |
- Low capital costs |
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| Networked I/O | ||
| Hardware Bill of Materials | Advantage | |
| - Single & double-ended cordsets - Power supplies - Field attachables - Network I/O blocks - Network cables - Auxiliary power cables |
- Diagnostic - Fast troubleshooting - Smaller controls cabinets - Lower maintenance costs - Shorter sensor cables - More up time |
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| Distributed Modular I/O using I/O-Link | ||
| Hardware Bill of Materials | Advantages | |
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- I/O hubs |
- Scalability - Parameterization - Decentralized |
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