With the CX9000 and CX9010 Embedded PCs Beckhoff presents a further extension of the CX Embedded controller family. The CX90xx devices offer a compact, high performance and cost effective PLC and motion control system for DIN rail installation.
The device features a modular mechanical design, in its basic configuration the unit measures 58 x 100 x 91 mm. The CX9000/CX9010 controllers are available in two versions: with K-bus for direct connection of bus terminals and as an E-bus version for direct connection of EtherCAT terminals. TwinCAT is used to program the CX9000/CX9010 for automation applications. The device itself contains the run-time environment for PLC and motion control.
In the basic configuration, two RJ45 sockets connected to an integrated switch are available as interfaces. This simplifies wiring of several CX9000/CX9010 in a line topology since no separate switch hardware is required. The two externally accessible Ethernet ports are independent of the EtherCAT interface, which is served by a second MAC (media access controller) provided by the CPU.
Further interfaces may be added as required: a screen display can be realised using a CX90x0-N0x0 device and touch functionality can be connected via USB. As further options, two RS232 modules or two RS422/RS485 modules can be configured. All serial interfaces are optically isolated. Mass storage in the form of a Compact Flash card offers physical storage capacity in the range of several gigabytes.
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