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Velocio’s Branch PLCs
The Branch PLC is a member of the Velocio’s
groundbreaking series of programmable logic controllers.
These PLCs introduce revolutionary new concepts,
capabilities, performance and ease of use features to the
automation market. They constitute a generational leap over
the staid products that have comprised the PLC world for
years.
A key feature of the Velocio PLC line is distributed
operation. By placing IO and optionally, program
intelligence, right at every point of application, historical
problems with accuracy, reliability, safety, installation cost,
maintenance and others are radically reduced or eliminated.
The Branch PLC is the top of the tree for a distributed system.
It contains the main system program and up to 30 points of
IO. vLink communications ports on the Branch communicate
autonomously with Branch Expansion PLCs for either
expanded IO, or distributed operation. In a large, distributed
processing system,
the Branch is the
main, supervisory
controller in the
system. Through
a tree structure,
one Branch PLC
can act as the
main controller
for a system of
up to 15 PLCs.
These PLCs can
be distributed
in a variety
of locations.
They can act as
expansion IO, or as a system of tightly integrated, distributed
processing controllers.
Branch PLCs are programmable, using Velocio’s vBuilder
software. They connect to a PC using a standard USB
communications cable and to Branch Expansion PLCs
through vLink communications cables. Through a single
USB communication link to a PC, an entire system of Velocio
PLCs can be programmed, debugged and deployed.
Branch PLCs feature integrated local IO. Up to 12 digital
inputs, 12 digital outputs and 6 analog inputs are available.
In addition to basic input/output capabilities, the Branch can
be configured for high speed digital pulse counting for either
simple pulse or quadrature inputs. It can also be configured
for high speed stepper motion pulse and direction control.
This PLC, which fits in a shirt pocket, is a building block of
the most advanced, flexible, easiest to develop and deploy
automation technology available anywhere.
Available Versions of the Branch PLC
Branch 11 : 6 digital in, 6 digital out, 2 vLink ports
Branch 22 : 12 digital in, 12 digital out, 2 vLink ports
Branch 221x : 12 DI, 12 DO, 6 Analog in (3 ranges), 2 vLink
Branch 1430 : 6 DI, 12 DO, serial, 2 vLink
Branch 1450 : 6 DI, 12 DO, 2 TC, serial, 2 vLink
Branch 1486 : 6DI, 1DO, 2TC, 4 AI (3 ranges), 2 AO, 2 vLink
Features
• Up to 30 Inputs and Outputs (model # dependent)
- Digital Inputs
- Digital Outputs
- Analog Inputs
- Thermocouple inputs
- Analog outputs
• Distributed IO Expansion
• Distributed Processing Platform
• Two vLink Expansion Communications ports
• vLink communications up to 100 meters (328 feet)
• USB connection to PC and other Host devices
• Smallest physical footprint of any PLC
• Software features at or beyond those of the most advanced
PLCs and Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs)
• Program development via vBuilder
- Graphical program development
- Flow Chart Programming
- Ladder Logic Programming
- Distributed Processing
- Integrated deployent and debug of distributed processing
systems
- Interactive, graphical full system debug functionality
- Software reusablity
Applications • Machine control
• Process control
• Entire manufacturing line control
• Building automation
• Distributed system control
• Motion system control
• Robotics
• Machine to Machine applications
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