Acquire real-time data from PROFIBUS DP I/O devices

Enabling successful implementation of control applications, the solution is offered with the NIC, configuration software, development libraries and OPC data server. It is delivered with applicomIO version 4.1, which includes Windows 8 support. Capable of running in Master and/or Slave modes, the PROFIBUS DP protocol allows the card to behave as a controller or a device on the network.

The NICs enable OEMs and system integrators to develop PC-based applications with limited (or no) knowledge in fieldbus technology. Eight cards can be plugged into a single PC to allow simultaneous connection of multiple fieldbuses. Integrated software tools allow the user can configure and diagnose the industrial environment. The 'Automatic Equipment Detection’ function, for example, scans the network to provide a list of connected devices that can be inserted directly using a simple ‘Drag & Drop’ command.

Eric Gory, Product Marketing Manager, Industrial Communications, Integrated Products division, Molex, comments: “Delivered with applicomIO version 4.1, which includes support for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit environments (8, Server 2012, 2012 R2), the second generation of PROFIBUS cards are available in PCI, PCI Express, and CompactPCI 3U formats. In addition, real-time operating systems such as Linux RT, VxWorks, QNX and IntervalZero RTX are supported. The Brad applicomIO products include many other features, which are proving especially popular with OEMs. These include the ‘Watchdog’ application, flash memory for auto-boot, diagnosis tools, and remote configuration for embedded systems diagnosis - all these benefits make applicomIO reference product solutions for your industrial communication.”