Increase availability, installations costs are reduced, more Performance, open/flexible fieldbus concept
Increase availability
A compound like enclosure contributes to the operating safety. Usual operating interferences are eliminated (such as shock, vibration, temperature).
Installations costs are reduced
Distances between connections allow simple and quick field installations. Accurate and safe connections can be attributed to standardization. All of which makes it possible to assemble an easy to handle, well placed, and lower costing module.
More Performance
Monitoring for short circuits in both input and output produces a higher degree of capabilies. The output load is 2A per channel (max. 2.4A) or 15A per module.
Open/flexible fieldbus concept
Because the input and ouput drivers have a unit concept, thus if a fieldbus in going to be exchanged, it is not necessary to replace sensors or actuators. This benefits any application that uses INTERBUS today and changes to DeviceNet tomorrow. Exchanging the module is even further simplified because the modules have the same dimensions and wiring scheme.