WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM Opens up to Open Linux Applications
The new Linux Controller 750-860 from WAGO proves that good things come in small packages.
The WAGO Linux controller is a programmable fieldbus controller. The Controller is an excellent platform that allows users to develop custom applications using a variety of userspace applications that comes with the uClinux operating system, which features the 2.6 kernel. I/O control is provided by an API, which provides access to the internal process images from userspace applications. An additional highlight is the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) of the Web server which allows the creation of powerful Web applications provided with total access to the process data.
The WAGO Linux controller is part of the WAGO-IO-SYSTEM 750 family, which is one of the most compact I/O System in the industry. The electrical and mechanical properties of this product family are designed for the conditions prevalent throughout this industrial sector. Nearly any combination of up to 64 modules from the 750 and 753 I/O Series can be attached to the controller. The controller can interface with a network via Ethernet connection and a remote terminal connection with serial interface. At the heart of the controller is a 32-bit processor operating at 44 MHz. The memory consists of 16 MB RAM, 32 kB NOVRAM and 4 MB Flash. 2.5 MB of the flash memory hold the JFF2 file system. The features of the controller are rounded out by an internal real-time clock (RTC).
The controller is delivered with a base image which is the ideal platform for many user space applications. It allows fast access via the Linux console, which is provided by both the Ethernet and the serial interface. The base image is part of the Bord Support Package (BSP) for the Linux fieldbus coupler. The BSP contains the source code of the 2.6 kernel, the ARM elf toolchain for x86 systems and a variety of user space applications.
