Industrial PC bridges automation, IT

Wago Corp. says its industrial PC with embedded PC technology, Wago-I/O-IPC Series 758, integrates standard PC functions, including network and fieldbus interfaces, to quickly and easily achieve decentralized control, sub-networking with popular fieldbuses, as well as recording, analyzing, and measuring even large amounts of data.

By Staff January 1, 2005

Wago Corp. says its industrial PC with embedded PC technology, Wago-I/O-IPC Series 758, integrates standard PC functions, including network and fieldbus interfaces, to quickly and easily achieve decentralized control, sub-networking with popular fieldbuses, as well as recording, analyzing, and measuring even large amounts of data.

Wago-I/O-IPC provides flexible interfaces, including 2x USB ports; 1x RS-232 Serial (Com1) 9 pin d-sub; DVI for graphic interfaces (HMI/OI); 2x digital in, 2x digital out, 2x fast Ethernet 10/100 Mbps; and compact flash type 1 drive. The unit can also be ordered with optional interfaces for DeviceNet, Profibus, or CANopen for sub-networking tasks. Also, built-in LED diagnostics for power supply, watchdog, IDE, internal bus, and run/stop mode enable easy status indication.

Using a 266 MHz Intel Pentium processor, Wago-I/O-IPC offers 32 MB of memory; 128 KB PLC SRAM; battery back up; and RealTime Linux or Microsoft Windows CE embedded operating systems. It’s programmable according to IEC 61131-3 standard via Wago-I/O-PRO CAA programming tool, which supports all six programming languages. The programming tool is compliant with the CoDeSys automation alliance, which allows free upgrades and downloads of new features. Wago-I/O-IPC 758 PC-based controller is compatible with all 750 series I/O modules, allowing interface with over 100 modular (2, 4, or 8 channel) digital, analog, and special function I/O modules. www.wago.com

Compact, industrial PC in a PLC-style package

Expandable I/O in granular 1, 2, 4, or 8 channels (digital, analog, and special functions)

Ethernet, DeviceNet, CANopen, Profibus network masters

On-board interface COM1, USB, DVI, LAN, and compact flash

Supports Windows CE, RT-Linux, or IEC-61131-3