ICP DAS XP-8331-CE6 and XP-8731-CE6 embedded PACs

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ICP DAS has released its XP 8331-CE6 and 8731-CE6 series of embedded compact PCs. The products are Windows CE 6.0-based programmable automation controllers (PACs) that come equipped with an x86 CPU (1 GHz, dual-core), a VGA connector for video output, 2x USB 2.0 port, 2x Ethernet ports and 4x serial ports and 1/3/7 I/O slots for high-performance parallel I/O modules and serial I/O modules.

The series come with expandable I/O ports, three for the XP-8331-CE6 and seven for the XP-8731-CE6. These ports allow the products’ capabilities to include functionality like motion control, frequency input, PWM output, memory, counter input and more.

The benefits of running Windows CE 6.0 on XPAC include hard real-time capability, small core size, fast boot speed, interrupt handling at a deeper level and achievable deterministic control. The XPAC is also capable of running PC-based control software such as Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, etc. The series offers features of both traditional PLCs and Windows-capable PCs.