ICP DAS iDCS-8830 modular remote redundant I/O system

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ICP DAS has released the iDCS-8830 modular remote redundant I/O system. The product supports Modbus/TCP and Modbus/UDP with eight I/O slots designed to work in duplex or simplex applications. It provides easy installation of the I/O modules and process cabling. The product is highly modularised and flexible so that the I/O modules can be combined to suit many applications including most types of signals, digital, analog, counter and HART.

The station of the system consists of power modules, communication modules, I/O modules and termination boards. The power modules provide the isolated power to the system. The communication modules are the interface to the iDCS-8830 I/O modules and the iDCS-8830 I/O modules sense or control the device in the field. Termination boards are used to connect between signals to/from the field and I/O modules.

All of this supports hot-swap, allowing modules to be easily replaced. The communication component of the system comprises a pair of partnered ethernet adapter modules that communicate with Modbus/TCP or Modbus/UDP protocol, and the I/O modules that are configurable in simplex or duplex modes. Modules that are part of an unnecessary pair can be removed and replaced without system interruption.

The system supports up to four redundant pairs of I/O modules that work in duplex mode. The product is achievable with various industry applications by using its I/O modules in any combination of configuration in either simplex or duplex mode.