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The SNAP-PAC-S1-W programmable automation controller (PAC) provides all of the same features as the SNAP-PAC-S1 and adds a wireless LAN interface as well.
Compact and industrially hardened, this controller provides powerful, real-time control and communications to meet your industrial control, monitoring, and data acquisition needs. One of the four components of the SNAP PAC System, the SNAP-PAC-S1-W is fully integrated with PAC Project software, SNAP PAC brains, and SNAP I/O modules to form a complete control system. The SNAP PAC System includes digital and analog control, serial string handling, PID loops, and enterprise connectivity.
Programming
The SNAP-PAC-S1-W is programmed using the included PAC Control software. PAC Control is a flowchart-based tool for developing control applications, or
strategies. You create and debug the strategy on your computer and then download it to the PAC, where it runs independently.
REST API: All I/O point and strategy variable data is available for secure access using the built-in HTTPS server and RESTful API, with data delivered in JSON format. For complete API documentation and steps for getting started, see
developer.opto22.com. In addition, two Node-RED nodes are available. Note that minimum
firmware R9.5a and
PAC Project R9.5a are required to use the REST API.
You can build full-featured operator interfaces (HMIs) using the included PAC Display software, which taps the same tagname database you've already developed in PAC Control.
OR take advantage of Opto 22's groov to quickly build and view HMIs you can use on virtually any computer, tablet, or smartphone—any screen size, from any manufacturer—using just a modern web browser (like Firefox or Chrome). Learn more at
groov.
Networking
The SNAP-PAC-S1-W includes a wireless LAN interface that supports 802.11a, b, and g network standards. The controller can be used in infrastructure or ad-hoc mode. For security, 802.11i standards are supported, including WPA2-AES as well as WPA and WEP for backwards compatibility.
In addition, the PAC includes two independent, 10/100 Mbps wired Ethernet network interfaces. You can use the PAC wirelessly, on a wired network, or both at once. All three interfaces—one wireless and two wired—have separate IP addresses. They can be used to segment the control network from the company network or to provide Ethernet link redundancy in case of link failure or maintenance. You can also set up a system with redundant controllers using two identical S-series controllers, the
SNAP PAC Redundancy Option Kit, and
PAC Project Professional 9.0.
The SNAP-PAC-S1-W also has three serial ports: an RS-232 port with full hardware handshaking, ideal for PPP communication using a modem; another RS-232 port for connecting directly to serial devices; and an RS-485 port for connecting to SNAP PAC Serial brains or to legacy
mistic I/O units. (Note: If you are using the S1 with
misticI/O units, use the legacy versions of the PAC Control, PAC Display, and PAC Manager guides.)
Protocols
In addition to control, the SNAP-PAC-S1-W provides communication. Because it is based on the Internet Protocol (IP), the SNAP-PAC-S1-W can communicate simultaneously using several different protocols, including TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, PPP,Modbus/TCP, SNMP for network management, SMTP for emailing, and OptoMMP, the open memory-mapped protocol used by all Opto 22 Ethernet-based devices.
If you need additional serial ports, see the
SNAP-PAC-S2-W.
If you do not need a wireless LAN interface, see the
SNAP-PAC-S1.
For more details, see the Specifications tab and the Data Sheet.
To compare controller features, see the
SNAP PAC Controller and Brain Comparison Chart.