CRISP Technologies announces launch of Moxa's "Active Remote I/O"
The launch of a new way for PC-based data acquisition & control applications to transmit real-time I/O data over an open network has been announced by CRISP Technologies.
Moxa has developed an Active Remote I/O concept to provide real-time I/O data transmission over an open network using easily-configured local logic control.
Designed for Ethernet, the new Active Remote I/O supports Modbus/TCP and SNMP protocols for use in both industrial automation and IT environments.
Moxa’s Active Remote I/O products give system integrators a new option that relies on conditionally triggered I/O status notification with customizable output messages and simultaneous local output control. Rather than simply waiting for a request for information, the remote I/O server intelligently transmits data over the network only when certain customizable I/O conditions are met. Network and host resources are not expended continually polling the server when I/O conditions remain within the customizable threshold. Network communication between the host computer and remote I/O server is thus concise and efficient, and data transmission is 20 times faster than with traditional SCADA systems (50 ms compared to 1 sec).
A key component of Active Remote I/O is the patent-pending Click&Go™ logic control, which is used to configure the remote I/O server’s local intelligence. Rather than laboriously programming in C or PLC-Ladder-Logic, the intuitive “If-Then” structure of Click&Go™ allows users to easily notify the server of what I/O conditions to watch for and what actions or events to trigger.
3-Nov-2006