The 9331-TI handles 2 and 3 wire RTD, thermocouple, voltage and resistance inputs, with each unit supporting eight independently configurable temperature inputs. In applications like distillation columns, tanks, reactors, boilers, etc., it can reduce installed costs by as much as 70% per point when compared to traditional single temperature inputs.

SeaI/O-OEM family of bus-independent I/O boards offer a choice of host connectivity and a wide range of digital, analog, and serial control capabilities. The boards are suitable for expanding OEM computing platforms including ITX, EBX, EPIC, and ATX designs.

Using on-board data archival, the Fast Analog module increases system throughput by reducing the overhead required in collecting high-speed data. Featuring four archiving inputs and two outputs, the module generates extremely fast sample rates, while decreasing backplane traffic for optimized system performance.

The 6.2mm wide PLC relay interface consists of a base terminal block and a pluggable relay. The heavy-duty long life electromechanical relays are rated for AC or DC circuits and are ideal for all types of inductive applications. The pluggable relays can be replaced quickly and economically without having to remove the wiring.

The XPort Direct embedded device gateway is a complete, miniaturized communications subsystem targeted at applications that need to move commands, status and information over IP networks or the Internet, to or from remote devices.

Operational Insight Lite, a software tool to acquire, display, and analyze OPC data, is available as a free download to a limited number of beta users in February, then will be free to all in April. It includes the ability to access both real-time and historical data.

M8 sensor distribution boxes are now available in a PUC and PVC cable version, a version with M12 connectors for common power connections along with sensor signals, and a version with terminal blocks, allowing for field wiring installation by the customer.

IOB 49 and 89 work with the company's counters for applications on any machine tool, including milling, turning, boring and drilling machines up to three axes.

The SWIMS (Simple Wireless Information Management System) programmable data collection and satellite telemetry platform is suitable for remote and offsite monitoring. The unit features multiple analog, digital, RS232 serial, pulse, and frequency inputs. An optional power pack adds a 10 watt solar panel and sealed battery with digital charge regulator for a fully self contained system.

The boards offer 8 analog output channels with maximum update rates of 100 kHz per channel (800 kHz per board), 1500 Volts of isolation, one D/A per channel (allows simultaneous D/A updates), double buffering, low glitch outputs, and three utility digital I/O channels. The boards work with the company's PowerDNA data acquisition system.

National Instruments released six USB modules for high-speed and low-speed/fault-tolerant Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) monitoring, logging and testing,

The MA2 miniature absolute magnetic shaft encoder provides 1024 unique positions per 360° of shaft rotation. The miniature encoder is less than 5/8 in. in diameter and just over one inch in length, including the shaft and bushing. Its magnetic single chip sensing technology makes it ideal for applications in harsh environments.

The PCM-3240 stepping/pulse-type servo motor control card starts at $845. The card's intelligent NOVA MCX341-motion ASIC provides a variety of motion control functions, such as 2/3-axis linear interpolation, 2-axis circular interpolation, and T/S-curve acceleration/deceleration rate. The PCM-3240 performs these functions without requiring any main CPU processing. The PCM-3240 fits onto a standard PC/104 board.

The USB-6221 and USB-6229 DAQ devices provide up to 32 analog inputs with a 250 kS/s single-channel sampling rate. Both have signal streaming technology, which uses the bandwidth and performance of Hi-Speed USB technology to allow bidirectional high-speed transfer of data between the USB device and a computer.

The Allen Bradley 1799 Embedded I/O product line for conveyor applications now includes the On Machine solution, which combines I/O circuits, a power supply and network adapters into a single IP00 module that provides local control of outputs using DeviceLogix technology. The built-in DeviceNet communications links the machine to the controller for increased speed and efficiency.

The fiber interface extends the maximum distance between a PowerDNA I/O Cube and its host computer from the 100 meter Ethernet/100BASE-T limitation to 2 kilometers. The 2 km limitation reflects the use of standard, off-the-shelf multimode fiber.

The PCI-1739U 48-channel digital I/O universal PCI card for both 3.3 V and 5 V PCI bus signaling starts at $195. It uses Opto-22 compatible 50-pin connectors for interfacing to many signal conditioning and termination options.

The JRBS line of spur blocks for FOUNDATION fieldbus and PROFIBUS PA provides the convenience of DIN-rail mounting in a rugged IP 20 design. All JRBS products contain a selector switch for segment termination, and allow the segment to be continued for distribution of instruments in other locations with no additional accessories required.

SeaDAC PLC-16H digital I/O module combines high-current Form C outputs and optically isolated inputs. It has eight SPDT high-current Form C relays that can directly switch up to 6A loads at 250VAC and 100VDC. Additionally, eight non-polarized inputs can monitor 5-30VDC and provide optical isolation to protect the host computer and other sensitive equipment from voltage transients.

The mini-IPm PLUS has Ethernet, up to 4 serial ports and a built-in mix of 26 discrete and analog I/O. It is pre-loaded with open-source Linux and the IPm firmware which offers automation, control and data acquisition capabilities. For utility applications, IPm+ also includes pre-loaded software for AGA gas flow calculations and DNP-3 time stamped communications.