ProSoft Technology’s series of in-rack PCs for ControlLogix now offer a 500 MHz CPU with the speed to handle even more demanding applications.BAKERSFIELD, Calif., September 22, 2006 - ProSoft Technology’s high-speed in-rack PC (PC56-LX800) is backplane compatible and fully-customizable, which allows the module to easily integrate into an existing network without any modifications to the ControlLogix controller program. The powerful PC56-LX800 module creates a reliable and flexible solution for a number of application scenarios and industries. These include: Packaging: The PC56-LX800 is ideal for performance optimization in such packaging-related equipment as multihead weighers and Vertical Form Fill Seal Bag Machines (VFFS).
Backplane connectivity and this powerful module provide a reliable and high speed data exchange rate, vital for the speed of calculations required in multihead weighers, and in turn, is pivotal to the speed and efficiency of VFFS applications. Oil and Gas: This powerful module’s backplane connectivity, high-speed data exchange rate, and data archival capabilities enable the polling of oil heads, the retention of data despite potential loss of connectivity, and make this data accessible either remotely or at the enterprise level. Water and Wastewater: The PC56-LX800 is ideal for applications where the use of paperless automation systems is required for compliance reporting in accordance with the EPA and other regulatory agencies.
Its high-speed data exchange rate allows the module to integrate seamlessly into large-scale systems (including SCADA) while its data archival capabilities enable the retention of data despite potential loss of connectivity and makes this data accessible both remotely and at the enterprise level, which in turn maintains the integrity of the data and the network.
General features include:
- Space saving, in-chassis, industrial hardware
- Supports Microsoft’s Windows (XP, CE) environments
- Supports applications using Serial, Ethernet, and USB
- Communicates with the ControlLogix controller directly through the backplane, using the provided software toolkit.
- No modifications to the ControlLogix controller program are necessary.
- Supports communication to multiple ControlLogix controllers.
- Supports both local and remote (via 1756-ENET or -CNET) controllers.The open platform of the PC56-LX800 module supports Microsoft’s Window XP and Windows CE, enabling users to tightly integrate their applications into the ControlLogix world as either a stand-alone PC or as an industrial PC with network and/or backplane connectivity.
- Run typical PC-based applications such as data storage, and custom applications
- Space saving industrial hardware
- Open flexibility to work with or without the ControlLogix processor2) Industrial PC with Network Connectivity
- Run typical industrial applications, i.e.
- Provides network connectivity, i.e.
- Resides in the ControlLogix system3) Industrial PC with Backplane Connectivity
- Provides platform for custom development of process-intensive applications, i.e.
- Backplane connectivity for data with read/write capability
- Processing power of a PC fully integrated into the ControlLogix environment
- Software Development Kit (SDK) includes API calls to:1.
- HMI and SCADA integration
- IT Server applications – Java, CGI, HTML, PHP
- Embedded WEB Server
- eDiagnostics
- Integrated Barcode Management System
- Relational Database Management w/ SQL
- OEM/User C/C++ application development
- Automated Process Quality and OptimizationProSoft Technology: Where Automation ConnectsProSoft Technology, Inc. specializes in the development of communication solutions compatible with the large automation supplier’s controllers such as Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric.
The PC56-LX800 can be used for three levels of solutions.
1) Stand-alone Industrial PC
HMI, ladder logic, Windows and IT server applications
Ethernet, serial, USB
Turbine control, OEM soft control, high-speed data collection, OEM C/C++ applications
Backplane read/write2.
User LED3. 4 character ASCII display4.
Ethernet, Serial & USB ports5.
Data storageThe powerful API toolkit for the PC56-LX800 is ideal for OEM manufacturers and companies wanting to integrate their applications into the ControlLogix world.
The PC56-LX800 becomes a high performance tool for those tasked to meet the new IT and e-commerce requirements that influence today’s applications with plant floor control and information automation designs.
Specific applications for the PC56-LX800 include:
The primary focus is to provide connectivity solutions that link dissimilar automation products.
ProSoft Technology’s offerings consist of four primary product families: Protocol and network connectivity modules known as inRAx for Rockwell Automation and ProTalk for Schneider Electric, stand-alone gateways, protocol converters, and wireless gateways known as ProLinx, and industrial serial and/or Ethernet wireless modules known as RadioLinx.
Over the last 16 years, ProSoft Technology’s product lines have grown to over 400 communication modules supporting more than 60 different protocols.
ProSoft Technology provides field-proven connectivity and communication solutions that bridge between various automation products as seamlessly as if they were all from the same supplier.
These connectivity options enable controller platforms to provide solutions in areas such as computing gas flow calculations and SCADA telemetry applications.
These solutions also enable interfacing to motor controls, drives and other devices in industries such as water/wastewater, power generation, oil & gas, machinery, packaging, and production.ProSoft Technology is committed to providing localized sales and support to customers worldwide.
Sales, product engineering and support services are provided internationally by over 500 distributors in 52 countries and served by Regional Area Offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.All ProSoft Technology products come with a minimum warranty of one year and unlimited technical support.