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Bases, Ethernet, I/O Modules and Operator Panels

OptiLogic OL 4058

Optimation's OptiLogic™ Remote Terminal Unit provides point of use I/O and operator panel capabilities with a high speed link to a PC. OptiLogic™ delivers the highest levels of flexibility, ease of use and performance at the lowest cost of any PC-based distributed I/O subsystem on the market.

The OptiLogic™ Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) is modular in design. It allows you to plug together any combination of analog and digital inputs and outputs that will fit in the available slots. The card cage base snaps onto a standard DIN rail for back panel mounting. If an operator panel is required, the base snaps onto any variety of available OptiLogic™ operator panels, which can in turn be panel mounted. The Ethernet connection provides a 10BaseT connection to the network.

A System built with OptiLogic™ RTUs allows you to monitor and control equipment and systems spread throughout a building. A PC with a standard Ethernet connection can serve as the central controller. Input data, output control and operator panel operation are only a millisecond response away.

If you are a software professional, you can easily develop your own software to run on the PC and interface OptiLogic™ RTUs. A Software Development Kit is available for such purposes.

Features
. Modular design, card cage based system
. 10BaseT Ethernet communications
. Variety of digital I/O and analog I/O modules available
. Variety of snap-on operator panels available
. Specialty module for specific functions available for plug-in application
. DIN rail or panel mount
. Snaps together to create a single-piece RTU
. Easy to use SDK available
. Compatible with easy to use graphical programming packages

Benefits
. Extreme flexibility
. Low cost
. High speed I/O for PC-based applications
. Easy to configure and use
. Reduces system integration and retrofit costs
. Attractive, eye-appealing appearance

OptiLogic Base Description

The figure above shows an OptiLogic™ Ethernet RTU base. The particular base shown is a 8 slot base. (Bases with different numbers of slots are available and have the same basic features.) An OptiLogic™ Ethernet RTU base consists of a card cage containing an OptiLogic™ motherboard. The base unit has a built in Ethernet port, as well as an RS232 port. The OptiLogic™ Base mounts by snapping onto a standard DIN rail, or by snapping onto the DIN rail built into OptiLogic™ operator panels. When attached to an OptiLogic™ operator panel, the complete assembly can then be panel mounted. I/O and specialty modules plug into the available slots in the OptiLogic™ base.

Specifications

Physical (RTU Base)
. DIN rail mount to 35mm DIN rail
. Overall dimensions (OL4058) 8.4"L x 3.25"H x 3.00" D
. Color : Dark gray
. Material : Polycarbonate plastic
. I/O slots : 8

Electrical
. Power : 8 - 30 VDC input power
. Minimum load current (no I/O boards or operator panel attached)
. 75mA @ 24VDC
. 150mA @ 12VDC
. Maximum load current (actual depends on the particular modules attached)
. 700 mA @ 24VDC
. 1.4A @ 12VDC
. Power Connection : Terminal block, 2 terminal
. Power available to I/O modules : 2.8A @ 5VDC

Environmental
. Storage Temperature : -20 to 70 C
. Ambient Operating Temperature : 0 to 55C
. Humudity : 0 - 95% non-condensing

Communications:
- Ethernet
. Type : 10Base-T ethernet
. Data Rate : 10 Mbps
. Connection : RJ45
. Ethernet Protocols : IPX, UDP/IP

- RS232 Port
. Baud rates : 300, 1200, 2400, 4821, 9600, 19.2K (selectable)
. Data bits : 7 or 8 (selectable)
. Parity : odd, even, or none (selectable)
. Stop bits : 1 or 2 (selectable)
. Connection : RJ12