Posted to News on 26th Mar 2012, 00:00
Allen-Bradley Micro800 - Now on EPLAN
Machine builders and end users who need a cost-effective control solution for their small applications will benefit from the new family of Allen-Bradley Micro800 micro programmable controllers and Connected Components Workbench software from Rockwell Automation. Micro800 controllers are among the 20,000-plus Allen-Bradley items currently listed on the EPLAN portal. When used with the freely available Connected Components Workbench software, they offer fully customisable solutions for nano- and micro-level controller applications
>Together, the controllers and software are easy to configure, install and maintain. Designed to be used with other Allen-Bradley component class products, such as drives, motion control and operator interface products, the controllers are part of a solution bundle that offers machine builders easy selection, installation and commissioning of their low-cost, standalone machines. Because the Micro800 EPLAN macros are all readily available to download, design and engineering times are also greatly reduced.
>Ideally suited for standalone machine applications with fewer than 88 digital I/O, the current offer consists of two controllers; the Allen-Bradley Micro810 and Micro830 controllers. Embedded USB and serial ports enable machine builders to quickly program the controllers and link them to human-machine interfaces (HMI) and other serial devices, helping to minimise selection and installation time for themselves, as well as the total cost of ownership for end users.
>The Micro800 controllers offer a wide-range of plug-in modules for analogue/digital I/O, communications and expanded memory. The plug-in modules enable machine builders to personalise the controllers to increase functionality without expanding the product footprint. Plug-in options for weigh scales, temperature sensing and high-power outputs are also available.
>As the smallest of the Micro800 family, the Micro810 controller features embedded smart relay function blocks that can be configured from a 1.5-inch LCD and keypad. The function blocks include Delay OFF/ON Timer, Time of Day, Time of Week and Time of Year for applications requiring a programmable timer and lighting control. The Micro830 controller provides flexible communications and up to six, high-speed counter inputs. It also provides easy incorporation of as many as five plug-in modules on the 48pt models, making a total of 88 digital I/O available.
>The Micro800 PLC family and EPLAN design software are available from Routeco at routeco.com. Allen-Bradley Connect Components Workbench programming software is available free-of-charge on DVD or can be downloaded.
