I/O-Modules Model: RIO

Low space requirement
Interfaces for all important field buses
Combination channels can be used as inputs or outputs
Spring terminals for fast installation
Individual components can start operation without bus connection
Integrated diagnosis support
Product Design Award Winner
Responding to the growing trend to distributed installation engineering in machine-building and plant engineering, Schleicher Electronic GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin has introduced the RIO standard I/O system. It uses a bus coupler to adapt individual modules to the selected bus protocol - for example Profibus DP, InterBus-S, CAN DeviceNet or CANopen. The bus coupler has an integrated power supply and comprehensive commissioning and diagnosis functions.
The modularity of the RIO field bus system means it can provide the right solution for every problem.
As well as compact modules with an integrated connection for just one bus type, the system also includes bus-independent modules with various numbers of combination channels which can be used as inputs or outputs, and the choice of analog or digital inputs/outputs.
Based on the RIO system, the microLine field bus PLC has gained a tremendous record solving distributed automation problems. microLine control units have a powerful PLC operating system with integrated field bus interface and diagnosis unit. They have an additional RS232 interface for programming. During operation it can be used to connect additional components. All the digital and analog modules from the RIO system can be connected to microLine control units. A real-time clock and buffered memory round off the range of functions. The program is stored safely on a flash-EPROM.
In complicated plant and machines the integrated field bus interfaces connect these compact but powerful PLC units, using parallel processing to match the performance of larger controllers. This solution is ideal for distributed data preprocessing, using the CANopen (Controller Area Network) multimaster field bus to transfer the condensed data to other microLine modules or a control centre. This parallel data processing results in short reaction times with a low bus load. This means that bus operation does not interfere with time-critical machine functions.