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Posted: Monday, October 15, 2007
New SNAP PAC System hardware & software products available
It's been super busy around here lately, but you'll be excited to hear (if you haven't already) that we've released a slew of new
SNAP PAC System components guaranteed to dazzle your eye, spark your intellect and, of course, help you get your automation projects done better, simpler, and faster. So with without further adieu, here's the new lineup of Opto 22 products:
PAC Project 8.1 - the latest version of our automation software suite for the SNAP PAC System, offers a full-featured integrated development environment that includes control programming, HMI development, OPC connectivity, and enterprise database integration software. New features found in PAC Project 8.1 include commands for frequency measurement, period measurement, analog and digital totalization, and loads of other distributed I/O functions. And naturally, we've also added support for our new hardware (listed below).
Read the PAC Project 8.1 press release.
The
SNAP-PAC-S2 - our newest S-series standalone programmable automation controller boasts four serial ports, all configurable for RS-232 or RS-485 communication, making it easier than ever for you to combine both Ethernet and serial distributed I/O in the same control system architecture. You can also use the serial ports for direct connection to weigh scales, RFID and barcode readers, and printers, or even for modem connections using PPP.
Read the SNAP PAC S2 press release.
And speaking of serial, the
SNAP-PAC-SB1 and
SNAP-PAC-SB2 are two new SNAP PAC Serial I/O brains that provide an RS-485 serial interface between our SNAP PAC S-series controllers and SNAP I/O modules. The great thing about these brains is that they're designed to coexist right alongside our Ethernet-based brains in any SNAP PAC System architecture. This gives you all kinds of new options for I/O network design, without having to worry about replicating control strategies or other hassles. The SB brains are ideal for new installations or for upgrading older serial
mistic SNAP I/O units. Read the
SNAP PAC Serial I/O Brains press release.
And finally, we have a trio of new SNAP analog input modules. The
SNAP-AIMA-8,
SNAP-AIV-8, and
SNAP-AICTD-8 represent our latest current, voltage, and temperature input modules, respectively. All of these modules are high-density 8-channel versions of existing modules, and they're used to connect to analog sensors, devices, and equipment in applications involving process control, monitoring, and data acquisition of temperature, pressure, flow, level, and other analog values. Field wiring to the SNAP-AIMA-8, SNAP-AIV-8, and SNAP-AICTD-8 terminates at the top of the module--which means higher density I/O without having to add extra racks, more modules, or external breakout boards. Read the
SNAP PAC High Density Analog Modules press release.
PAC Project 8.1, the SNAP-PAC-S2, and the new SNAP Serial brains complement the SNAP PAC System launched earlier this year with new serial network options previously only available using older Generation 2 PACs (the
SNAP-LCM4) and
B3000 I/O brains. Now you can use Ethernet and/or serial networks for your remote I/O, all using the same distributed, intelligent command set found in the open and documented
OptoMMP protocol.
Download the new PAC Project 8.1 Basic here.
Until next time...
David Crump
Posted by dcrump at October 15, 2007 1:03 PM
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